Description
HAFIZ ATIF TARIQ
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Management Professional
Email: atiftariq.hse@gmail.com
Cellular: +92 331 4033684
PROFILE
I am a very passionate and seasoned Health, Safety & Environment management professional (NEBOSH IGC-3 qualified) with more than 12 years’ experience of successfully steering numerous construction projects and field operations in compliance with international (FMCG) guidelines as well as local industrial laws. I have had the privilege of working with FMCGs as well as in the construction sector and also have the diverse experience of providing environmental monitoring consultancy services to prestigious organizations such as World Bank funded project, Asian development bank funded project of rehabilitation of barrages/head-works, 660 KVA HVDC transmission line’s CPEC project, Fatima fertilizers, Parco, DG cement, Bestway cement, Gharibwal cement, Fecto cement, and other sectors wherein i developed, implemented and monitored their systems, processes, framework and conducted environmental sampling of their processes in compliance with applicable international as well as local laws/guidelines and always work towards maintaining safe and healthy working conditions through efficacious teamwork.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HSE Manager at Harbin Electric International Co. Ltd. March 2023 to date
Working as an HSE Manager on a DASU transmission Line project of 765kV HVAC Lot-02 from Mansehra – Islamabad (98kM), responsible for the following activities:
§ Preparation of environment and social management strategies and Implementation Plan and submission to the employer for approval.
§ Preparation of Construction Environmental & Social Management Plan (CESMP) and submission to the employer for approval.
§ Preparation of occupational health and safety management plan as per World Bank for project execution and submission to employer for approval.
§ Development and implementation of HSE management system to achieve compliance with the World Bank’s operational policies, the World Bank Group General Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines (April 2007), National laws, and regulations.
§ Interface with federal, state, and local environmental and resource agency staff, as needed, regarding company’s project planning efforts and operations.
§ Third party environmental monitoring laboratory selection.
§ Compliance monitoring supervision and facilitation at site.
§ Preparation and submission of HSE compliance reports to the company’s management and employer.
§ Participation in monthly progress meetings of the project with employer and consultant to ensure smooth project execution.
QHSE Manager at Grand Square Consultancy, Lahore Pakistan Jan 2020 to Fab 2023
Worked as a Manager QHSE responsible for the following activities:
§ Conduct baseline studies to collect primary and secondary data
§ Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
§ Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
§ Environmental monitoring (field operations) i-e noise monitoring, dust sampling, drinking water sampling, waste water sampling & gaseous emissions
§ Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental Management System development and implementation
§ Training and development pertaining to Quality, Occupational Health, food safety, Environmental law, OHS Law, fire-fighting and emergency preparedness, safe driving and soft skills trainings
HSE Specialist at Pak Matiari Lahore Transmission Company (Pvt.) Ltd. April 2O19 to Dec, 2O19
Worked as HSE specialist/Engineer on a CPEC project of ± 660 KVA HVDC Transmission line from Matiari, Haiderabad to Nankana Sahib, Lahore, responsible for the following activities:
§ Support environmental assessment preparation, review, and monitoring and evaluation.
§ Support implementation of overall strategy for environmental permitting and compliance for construction of developmental project.
§ Interface with federal, state, and local environmental and resource agency staff, as needed, regarding company’s project planning efforts and operations.
§ Provide full time supervision and guidance to the team Environmental Engineers and Scientist for environmental and social studies.
§ Undertake overall management of the project activities.
§ Monitor the data collection strategies to be adopted during field surveys.
§ Keep continuous liaison with the client to carry out project activities effectively as per client directions, national standards, and international guidelines.
Achievements
• Successfully developed HSE management system, set the policy objectives, standard operating procedures (SOPs) that supported the implementation strategy.
• Interfaced with federal and local environmental and resource agency staff, as needed, regarding company’s project planning efforts and operations.
• Provided supervision and guidance to the field engineer(s) (construction team) by conducting TBT regarding the HSE related matters.
• Successfully prepared the contract as well as technical documents for environmental monitoring and water sampling to comply with EMP/EMMP provisions.
Manager QHSE at Matrix Islamabad, Pakistan January 2018 to April 2O19
Worked as Manager QHSE responsible for the following activities:
§ QHSE Policy matters
§ Programs development, implementation and Procedural changes
§ Recertification of ISO 14001: 2004 to ISO 14001: 2015,
§ ISO 9001: 2008 to ISO 9001: 2015,
§ UN certificate of Packaging Performance of Product (HDPE Jerry cans)
§ PAS 223 compliance
§ Calibration of instruments.
§ Qualitative and quantitative inspection of the jerry cans
§ Trainings of employees and workers
§ Supply chain management of finished product
Achievements
§ Integrated management system development and implementation
§ Recertification of above-mentioned standards
§ Monitoring of on-line production and quality assurance of finished products.
Deputy Manager HSE at Grand Square Consultancy, Lahore Pakistan December 2014 to December 2017
Worked as Dy. Manager HSE responsible for the following activities;
§ Conduct baseline studies to collect primary and secondary data,
§ Initial Environmental Examination (IEE),
§ Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA),
§ Environmental monitoring (field work) i-e noise monitoring, dust sampling, drinking water sampling, waste water sampling & gaseous emissions,
§ Health, Safety & Environmental Management System development and implementation
§ Training and development pertaining to Quality, Occupational Health, food safety, Environmental law, OHS Law, fire-fighting and emergency preparedness, safe driving and soft skills trainings
Achievements
§ Successfully submitted the above mentioned reports to the competent authority for different clients and No Objection Certificate (NOC) obtained.
§ Conducted environmental monitoring for the number of projects/clients to comply with the EPA’s standards.
§ Conducted trainings on QHSE related matters for clients to comply with their environmental management plans
HSE Specialist at SKB Engineering and Construction -JME JV June 2014 –November 2014
Worked as a HSE Specialist at Head Balloki, International Competitive Bidding (ICB-01), responsible for the following activities:
§ Training of company’s staff for an effective Implementation of Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
§ Briefing on various social as well as environmental aspects of project site to the National and International
§ Tool box talk (TBT) with the workers to achieve zero injury target
§ Site inspection & maintenance regarding health & safety on daily basis to avoid any harmful event
§ Facilitate in environmental monitoring
§ Drive a tree plantation plan in the project area to comply with the EMP/EMMP provision
§ Fumigation to control pests in project-site residencies and offices
§ Dust suppression and noise control during working hours and their monitoring to comply with the National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS).
§ Reporting of Compliance matters to the management and concerned stake-holders
Achievements
Above mentioned tasks were performed and compliance to EMP/EMMP achieved.
Environmentalist at Enviro Consult September 2011-September 2013
Worked as an Environmentalist, responsible for the following projects’ activities;
§ Submitted an IEE report of Parkview housing scheme in Bahawalpur and successfully produced (NOC)
§ Feasibility Study for Introducing Environment Friendly Technologies in Existing and New Brick Kilns situated in different districts of KP
§ Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) of Park View Housing Scheme situated at Bahawalpur
§ Third Party Audit of De-silting during Rainy Season in Lahore (Water and Sanitation Agency-Lahore)
§ Feasibility Study of Waste Generation Data Collection in Public/Private Hospitals in Peshawar district
§ Feasibility Study of Electronic Waste in Public and Private Sectors and suggestions for the Safe Disposal (Peshawar, Abbottabad, Swat, Kohat, charsadda, Bannu & D.I Khan)
Achievements
Above mentioned projects were successful completed in a given time frame
EDUCATION
BS HONS Environmental Sciences from CEES, University of the Punjab 2006-2010
Majors: Environmental Sciences, Occupational Health & Safety, Quality Management System, Environmental Law, Solid Waste Management, Soil Pollution etc
FINAL PROJECT: Study of HSE Communications Signs according to OHSA’s Regulations in a Transformer Manufacturing Industry (PEL)
F.Sc Pre Engineering from BISE Lahore: Majors: English, Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics 2004-2006
Matriculation from BISE Lahore: Majors: English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Biology 2002-2004
CERTIFICATIONS, WORKSHOPS & AWAIRNESS SESSIONS
§ Workshop on Global Positioning System (College of Earth & Environmental Sciences) University of the Punjab, Lahore. 2009
§ Workshop on Youth Empowerment Program (Pak Elektron Limited). 2010
§ Introduction to OHSAS-18001:2007 (Fire & Safety Training Centre, Lahore) 2011
§ ISO 9001: 2008 Standard (Conducted by TUV Austria Bureau of Inspection and Certification 2015
§ NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC), IGC-3 cleared. 2016
§ Train the Trainer from Qasim Ali Shah Foundation 2019
COMPETENCIES AND EXPERTISE
§ Integrated Management System
§ Health & Safety Management System
§ Food Safety Management System
§ Process safety
§ Risk Assessments,
§ QHSE and soft skill Trainer
§ Fault tree analysis,
§ Feasibility & baseline studies
§ IEE, EIA and public consultation public participation
§ EMP/EMMP implementation
§ Environmental Monitoring i-e drinking water, wastewater effluents, Particulate matter, noise sampling
§ NEQS & WHO guidelines,
§ Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) planning and implementation
§ Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point)
HAFIZ ATIF TARIQ
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Management Professional
Email: atiftariq.hse@gmail.com
Cellular: +92 331 4033684
PROFILE
I am a very passionate and seasoned Health, Safety & Environment management professional (NEBOSH IGC-3 qualified) with more than 12 years’ experience of successfully steering numerous construction projects and field operations in compliance with international (FMCG) guidelines as well as local industrial laws. I have had the privilege of working with FMCGs as well as in the construction sector and also have the diverse experience of providing environmental monitoring consultancy services to prestigious organizations such as World Bank funded project, Asian development bank funded project of rehabilitation of barrages/head-works, 660 KVA HVDC transmission line’s CPEC project, Fatima fertilizers, Parco, DG cement, Bestway cement, Gharibwal cement, Fecto cement, and other sectors wherein i developed, implemented and monitored their systems, processes, framework and conducted environmental sampling of their processes in compliance with applicable international as well as local laws/guidelines and always work towards maintaining safe and healthy working conditions through efficacious teamwork.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HSE Manager at Harbin Electric International Co. Ltd. March 2023 to date
Working as an HSE Manager on a DASU transmission Line project of 765kV HVAC Lot-02 from Mansehra – Islamabad (98kM), responsible for the following activities:
§ Preparation of environment and social management strategies and Implementation Plan and submission to the employer for approval.
§ Preparation of Construction Environmental & Social Management Plan (CESMP) and submission to the employer for approval.
§ Preparation of occupational health and safety management plan as per World Bank for project execution and submission to employer for approval.
§ Development and implementation of HSE management system to achieve compliance with the World Bank’s operational policies, the World Bank Group General Environmental, Health and Safety Guidelines (April 2007), National laws, and regulations.
§ Interface with federal, state, and local environmental and resource agency staff, as needed, regarding company’s project planning efforts and operations.
§ Third party environmental monitoring laboratory selection.
§ Compliance monitoring supervision and facilitation at site.
§ Preparation and submission of HSE compliance reports to the company’s management and employer.
§ Participation in monthly progress meetings of the project with employer and consultant to ensure smooth project execution.
QHSE Manager at Grand Square Consultancy, Lahore Pakistan Jan 2020 to Fab 2023
Worked as a Manager QHSE responsible for the following activities:
§ Conduct baseline studies to collect primary and secondary data
§ Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
§ Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
§ Environmental monitoring (field operations) i-e noise monitoring, dust sampling, drinking water sampling, waste water sampling & gaseous emissions
§ Quality, Health, Safety & Environmental Management System development and implementation
§ Training and development pertaining to Quality, Occupational Health, food safety, Environmental law, OHS Law, fire-fighting and emergency preparedness, safe driving and soft skills trainings
HSE Specialist at Pak Matiari Lahore Transmission Company (Pvt.) Ltd. April 2O19 to Dec, 2O19
Worked as HSE specialist/Engineer on a CPEC project of ± 660 KVA HVDC Transmission line from Matiari, Haiderabad to Nankana Sahib, Lahore, responsible for the following activities:
§ Support environmental assessment preparation, review, and monitoring and evaluation.
§ Support implementation of overall strategy for environmental permitting and compliance for construction of developmental project.
§ Interface with federal, state, and local environmental and resource agency staff, as needed, regarding company’s project planning efforts and operations.
§ Provide full time supervision and guidance to the team Environmental Engineers and Scientist for environmental and social studies.
§ Undertake overall management of the project activities.
§ Monitor the data collection strategies to be adopted during field surveys.
§ Keep continuous liaison with the client to carry out project activities effectively as per client directions, national standards, and international guidelines.
Achievements
• Successfully developed HSE management system, set the policy objectives, standard operating procedures (SOPs) that supported the implementation strategy.
• Interfaced with federal and local environmental and resource agency staff, as needed, regarding company’s project planning efforts and operations.
• Provided supervision and guidance to the field engineer(s) (construction team) by conducting TBT regarding the HSE related matters.
• Successfully prepared the contract as well as technical documents for environmental monitoring and water sampling to comply with EMP/EMMP provisions.
Manager QHSE at Matrix Islamabad, Pakistan January 2018 to April 2O19
Worked as Manager QHSE responsible for the following activities:
§ QHSE Policy matters
§ Programs development, implementation and Procedural changes
§ Recertification of ISO 14001: 2004 to ISO 14001: 2015,
§ ISO 9001: 2008 to ISO 9001: 2015,
§ UN certificate of Packaging Performance of Product (HDPE Jerry cans)
§ PAS 223 compliance
§ Calibration of instruments.
§ Qualitative and quantitative inspection of the jerry cans
§ Trainings of employees and workers
§ Supply chain management of finished product
Achievements
§ Integrated management system development and implementation
§ Recertification of above-mentioned standards
§ Monitoring of on-line production and quality assurance of finished products.
Deputy Manager HSE at Grand Square Consultancy, Lahore Pakistan December 2014 to December 2017
Worked as Dy. Manager HSE responsible for the following activities;
§ Conduct baseline studies to collect primary and secondary data,
§ Initial Environmental Examination (IEE),
§ Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA),
§ Environmental monitoring (field work) i-e noise monitoring, dust sampling, drinking water sampling, waste water sampling & gaseous emissions,
§ Health, Safety & Environmental Management System development and implementation
§ Training and development pertaining to Quality, Occupational Health, food safety, Environmental law, OHS Law, fire-fighting and emergency preparedness, safe driving and soft skills trainings
Achievements
§ Successfully submitted the above mentioned reports to the competent authority for different clients and No Objection Certificate (NOC) obtained.
§ Conducted environmental monitoring for the number of projects/clients to comply with the EPA’s standards.
§ Conducted trainings on QHSE related matters for clients to comply with their environmental management plans
HSE Specialist at SKB Engineering and Construction -JME JV June 2014 –November 2014
Worked as a HSE Specialist at Head Balloki, International Competitive Bidding (ICB-01), responsible for the following activities:
§ Training of company’s staff for an effective Implementation of Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
§ Briefing on various social as well as environmental aspects of project site to the National and International
§ Tool box talk (TBT) with the workers to achieve zero injury target
§ Site inspection & maintenance regarding health & safety on daily basis to avoid any harmful event
§ Facilitate in environmental monitoring
§ Drive a tree plantation plan in the project area to comply with the EMP/EMMP provision
§ Fumigation to control pests in project-site residencies and offices
§ Dust suppression and noise control during working hours and their monitoring to comply with the National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS).
§ Reporting of Compliance matters to the management and concerned stake-holders
Achievements
Above mentioned tasks were performed and compliance to EMP/EMMP achieved.
Environmentalist at Enviro Consult September 2011-September 2013
Worked as an Environmentalist, responsible for the following projects’ activities;
§ Submitted an IEE report of Parkview housing scheme in Bahawalpur and successfully produced (NOC)
§ Feasibility Study for Introducing Environment Friendly Technologies in Existing and New Brick Kilns situated in different districts of KP
§ Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) of Park View Housing Scheme situated at Bahawalpur
§ Third Party Audit of De-silting during Rainy Season in Lahore (Water and Sanitation Agency-Lahore)
§ Feasibility Study of Waste Generation Data Collection in Public/Private Hospitals in Peshawar district
§ Feasibility Study of Electronic Waste in Public and Private Sectors and suggestions for the Safe Disposal (Peshawar, Abbottabad, Swat, Kohat, charsadda, Bannu & D.I Khan)
Achievements
Above mentioned projects were successful completed in a given time frame
EDUCATION
BS HONS Environmental Sciences from CEES, University of the Punjab 2006-2010
Majors: Environmental Sciences, Occupational Health & Safety, Quality Management System, Environmental Law, Solid Waste Management, Soil Pollution etc
FINAL PROJECT: Study of HSE Communications Signs according to OHSA’s Regulations in a Transformer Manufacturing Industry (PEL)
F.Sc Pre Engineering from BISE Lahore: Majors: English, Physics, Chemistry & Mathematics 2004-2006
Matriculation from BISE Lahore: Majors: English, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics & Biology 2002-2004
CERTIFICATIONS, WORKSHOPS & AWAIRNESS SESSIONS
§ Workshop on Global Positioning System (College of Earth & Environmental Sciences) University of the Punjab, Lahore. 2009
§ Workshop on Youth Empowerment Program (Pak Elektron Limited). 2010
§ Introduction to OHSAS-18001:2007 (Fire & Safety Training Centre, Lahore) 2011
§ ISO 9001: 2008 Standard (Conducted by TUV Austria Bureau of Inspection and Certification 2015
§ NEBOSH International General Certificate (IGC), IGC-3 cleared. 2016
§ Train the Trainer from Qasim Ali Shah Foundation 2019
COMPETENCIES AND EXPERTISE
§ Integrated Management System
§ Health & Safety Management System
§ Food Safety Management System
§ Process safety
§ Risk Assessments,
§ QHSE and soft skill Trainer
§ Fault tree analysis,
§ Feasibility & baseline studies
§ IEE, EIA and public consultation public participation
§ EMP/EMMP implementation
§ Environmental Monitoring i-e drinking water, wastewater effluents, Particulate matter, noise sampling
§ NEQS & WHO guidelines,
§ Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) planning and implementation
§ Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Power Point)
Education
CEES, Punjab University
- 2006-2010 BS (Honrs) in Environmental Sciences