MURUGANANTHAM BOOSAPATHI

Accomplished Process Safety and HSE professional with 26 years in oil & gas, petrochemical, and high-hazard industries. Extensive experience across the asset lifecycle, delivering technical assurance and strategic recommendations on risk management, safety audits, and emergency preparedness. Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams, enhance safety protocols, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Mechanical Engineer with multiple certifications, including CISP, ASP, and PMP.

• Title: PROCESS SAFETY /SENIOR TECHNICAL SAFETY ENGINEER /HSE SPECIALIST
• Driving License: Kuwait and India driving licences

• PMP
• LEED BD+C
• LEED Green Associate
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Certified ESG Practitioner
• ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor
• ISO 45001:2018 Lead Auditor
• NEBOSH IIRSM Certificate in Managing Risk
• Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Mitigation
• CSP - Certified Safety Professional (BCSP, USA)
• ASP - Associate Safety Professional (BCSP, USA)
• CPSA - Certified Process Safety Auditor (BGC, USA)
• CFPS - Certified Fire Protection Specialist (NFPA, USA)
• NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management
• CCPSC - Certified Process Safety Professional (AlChE/CCPS, USA)
• IDipNEBOSH - International Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
• NEBOSH International Technical Certificate in Oil & Gas Operational Safety
• OSHA Authorized Trainer for Construction Safety & Health (US DOL OSHA)

• English
• Tamil
• Hindi | Kuwait and India driving licences | Currently based in Kuwait

• Former NEBOSH IGC tutor and NEBOSH IGC-1 examiner.
• Conducted 25+ OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety & Health training batches for industry and HSE professionals in Kuwait.
• Presented 12+ papers at international conferences on occupational safety and process safety.
• Professional memberships/affiliations include CertIOSH, MIIRSM, ASSP, Kuwait Society of Engineers and Safety Engineering Association, India.

• Process Safety Strategy & Governance
• Technical Safety Engineering
• Major Accident Hazard Management
• Risk Assessment & Risk Assurance
• HAZOP /C-HAZOP / HAZID /ENVID Governance
• QRA/FERA
• SIL
• SIMOPS/PHSER
• PSSR
• FMEA
• FEED Safety Review
• P&ID Review
• Design Safety Assurance
• EPC Project HSE Assurance
• Engineering Assurance
• Safety-Critical Systems & Safeguards
• Protection Layers
• Risk Acceptance & Mitigation
• HSE Management Systems
• Process Safety Auditing
• Management of Change (MOC)
• Process Safety Performance & KPI Trends
• Audit / Action Closure Assurance
• Emergency & Disaster Risk Management
• Loss Prevention
• Incident Investigation (occupational/Process safety incidents)/Lessons learned/PROJECT HSE Lessons learned /Reflective LEARNING /HSE Inspection/HSE Audit Trend ANALYSIS/Incident Analysis/Action Tracking/Contractor HSE Assurance /HSE Meeting
• Root Cause Analysis
• Contractor Technical Compliance
• Pre-commissioning & Commissioning Safety
• PTW
• SIMOPS
• H2S
• HIRA / JSA
• Construction Safety
• Senior Stakeholder Communication
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Team Leadership & Mentoring
• Technical Compliance
• Continuous Improvement

• Process Safety Governance & Standards: Contribute to implementation, review and continual improvement of process safety/HSE governance requirements, procedures, checklists and technical requirements across projects and operating assets; identify gaps and recommend improvements to strengthen consistency, compliance and risk control.
• Management Risk Decision Support: Translate HAZOP/HAZID findings, audit results, major-hazard concerns and engineering risk issues into clear management recommendations; challenge inadequate safeguards, support escalation of material risks and drive disciplined action closure.
• Bid Evaluation / Confidential: Contractor Report / Senior Management HSE Review Meeting Deputy CEO Level/Lifecycle Technical Assurance: Provide multidisciplinary process-safety assurance from conceptual design/FEED through detailed engineering, EPC execution, SAT/ PSSR, Pre commissioning/Commissioning, handover, operations and asset modifications, helping embed safety requirements throughout the full asset lifecycle.
• Process Safety Performance & Maturity: Review incident, audit, action-closure and HSE performance information to identify recurring weaknesses, trends and priorities for management attention; support continual improvement of process-safety maturity, technical assurance and HSE performance.
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Mentoring: Guide safety engineers/officers when assigned, review remedial actions, support contractor HSE competency assessments and influence PMCs, EPC contractors, engineering, operations, maintenance and commissioning teams through technical review, management meetings and field assurance

• KOC EF/1989 - Upgrade of Chemical Injection & Monitoring System at North Kuwait facilities.
• KOC EF/2014 - Power Distribution Network for North Kuwait ESPS Phase II.
• KOC EF/1931 - Construction of New Gathering Center GC-32, South East Kuwait.
• KOC EF/1903 - New Gathering Center GC-31, North Kuwait.
• KOC EF/1975 - Installation of new desalter trains at GC-9, GC-10, GC-19 and GC-21.
• KOC EF/1926 - Production feeders and trunk lines for GC-29, GC-30 and GC-31.
• KOC EW/0030 - 36-inch Strategic Crude Supply Line to MAB Refinery and associated crude-feed modifications.
• KOC EF/1927 - 48-inch Crude Transit Line from North Kuwait to CMM.
• KOC EF/2030A / EF/2078 - Separation and water-injection facilities at North Kuwait gathering centers.
• KOC EF/1997 - 72 MW and 20 MW, 11 kV substations, emergency DG and related works.
• KOC pipeline, crude export, underground process piping upgrade, soil-remediation, and Unexploded Ordnance UXO / Explosive Ordnance EOD projects.
• GAIL Pata - LPG Recovery/IC2-C3 Recovery, Ethylene cracker, LLDPE/HDPE, LPG recovery, hydrogen production, hydrocarbon storage and utility systems/Reactors /DE Inventory