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Reason Hove

Midrand

Summary

Experienced advisor skilled at effectively communicating with individuals of diverse backgrounds and age groups. Adept at identifying areas for improvement and developing strategies to help businesses achieve their goals. Strong focus on introducing efficient systems and processes to streamline operations and enhance productivity. Committed to excellence and dedicated to delivering results that drive success for individuals and organizations.

Overview

25
25
years of professional experience
2018
2018
years of post-secondary education

Work History

SHEQ Consultant

RISHETS (PTY) LTD
10.2017 - Current
  • Providing Client SHEQ guidance for Construction Projects during planning stages, from Stage 1 to 6 on different projects as outlined below
  • Developing, implementing and managing Health and Safety documentation for various projects from initiation stage up to close out stage
  • Developing Client, SHE Project scope, Legal Registers, Risk profiles, Baseline risk assessments, Specifications, tendering documentations and risk management process
  • Attending different scheduled meetings from stage 1 to 6 of the projects
  • Assist Client with Construction work permit application, SHE projects resources planning & budgeting
  • Assist in procurement of specialised service providers like Asbestos assessment, demolition, monitoring and safe disposal
  • Recommending geotechnical investigations in dolomitic areas during planning stages
  • Mentoring, coaching/training and guiding managers, officers and employees on SHE matters
  • Designing, developing and implementing SHE management systems/programs and Plans for different construction sites scopes
  • Implementing principles of cause-and-effect analysis during incident investigations/root cause analysis
  • Designing and implementing site specific emergency preparedness, response, drills & feedback reports
  • Conduct continuous, issue based and task-based risk assessments
  • Developing method statements, safe work procedures job safety analysis
  • Developing site specific fall protection plan monitor implementation thereof
  • Establishing SHE training and competence requirements & monitor effectiveness and validity
  • Monitoring + performance measuring i.e
  • Compliance, verification, audit and audit report result analysis & recommendations
  • Scheduling Site inspections, audits & report writing for submission to relevant authorities
  • Leading continual improvement i.e
  • System reviews, change management etc

SHEQ Manager

Cummins Africa
09.2013 - 05.2017
  • Company Overview: Cummins Emission Solutions South Africa
  • Implemented, managed, maintained and improved the 3 sites (Rosslyn-CES, Pietermaritzburg - CF & DC) HSE Management System/programs including leading preparation, achieving and maintaining ISO14001 and OHSAS18001 certification
  • Lead and managed the development and implementation of HSE strategy, targets and initiative programs
  • Conducted and recorded audit and inspection findings in the Corrective Action and Preventative Action Plan (CAPA) tracker to ensure complete close out of corrective action plans/reports and findings timeously
  • Audited subcontractors'/ service provider safety files for approval before starting any work on our site
  • Audited and spot checked issued hot work, confined space and working at height permits
  • Assisted weekly visiting medical sister deliver health talks and ensured that employees attend yearly medical assessments and have valid medical certificates of fitness
  • Develop, train and implement accident / incident and near miss reporting system
  • Facilitated engineers' training on ergonomics, assessment of ergonomics work related risks and developing solutions that were implemented on different work stations
  • Organised conduction of hygiene surveys, lead the interpretation of the survey reports and developed action plan and delegated responsible people to close out identified deviations
  • Organised and facilitated third party (WSP) environmental due diligence assessment on relocation of Pietermaritzburg site to Johannesburg
  • Managed and enforced compliance with HSE-related legal requirements
  • Facilitated environmental impacts and aspect assessments by external company and worked with the team to close non-compliances raised in the report
  • Maintained an efficient recording and documentation control system and ensured that all training as well as licensing of operators and any other safety and accident / incident records are kept in a place of safety and are easy to retrieve
  • Compiled and analysed monthly and annual HSE statistics and Key Performance Indicators as well as lagging & leading indicators for continual improvement
  • Identified with team the HSE training needs for the sites, developed HSE training matrix and ensured that the training was arranged, completed and captured on record
  • Conducted planned, unplanned and surveillance inspections, register incidents and recommended actions
  • Facilitated team risk identification and assessment of site's HSE risks, and assisted in establishing the necessary mitigation controls or contingency plans
  • Facilitated HSE incident investigations to ensure that correct root causes are identified, and checked that corrective actions are completed by responsible people
  • Ensured emergency response procedures for sites are in place and that the site conducted emergency evacuation drills quarterly on identified possible emergency situations and communicate feedback reports
  • Lead and managed the review and update of risk assessment on risk assessment team recommendations as a way of continuous improvement
  • Cummins Emission Solutions South Africa

SHEQ Coordinator

Wilson Bailey Holmes Ovcon (WBHO)
07.2005 - 10.2013
  • Company Overview: [Construction Industry]
  • Providing focused and effective SHEQ function at several construction sites that ran concurrently or overlapped
  • Co-ordinated the SHEQ team's activities on site - supervised three Safety officers thorough coordinated team work on inspections & planned task observations
  • Lead the process of risk identification, classification, mitigation and review & facilitated multi-disciplinary work groups to conduct site-specific occupational SHE risk assessments and audits
  • Provided guidance and direction to subcontractors in developing and implementing their safety programmes
  • Compiled accurate projections on the integrated SHEQ risks to ensure that legislative and business risks created by our operations are managed effectively to the benefit of all stakeholders
  • Established statutory compliant environmental management methods for each project
  • Monitored and enforced site compliance to safety, health, hygiene and environmental standards
  • Periodically reviewed and improved risk assessments and safe work procedures
  • [Construction Industry]

SHEQ Officer

Concor Holdings
09.2004 - 06.2005
  • Company Overview: [Construction Industry]
  • Successfully managed safety on the Turbo Project Sasol Secunda Petro-Chemical, constructing skyscraper smock stuck Chimney and completed without LTI
  • Managed and implemented appropriate SHEQ controls and activities through direct monitoring, supervising and assistance of Safety Representatives
  • Continuously drove a campaign of all-inclusive safety awareness
  • Training and visible leadership ensured that there was no lapse of safety concentration during the project life time
  • Harnessed workers' support and involvement on safety and maintained good team coordination
  • [Construction Industry]

SHEQ Officer / Coordinator

Sasol Synfuels
12.2002 - 08.2004
  • Company Overview: [Petro-chemical Industry]
  • Responsible for safety compliance of +/-160 subcontractor companies appointed by Sasol and ensured they meet Sasol safety requirements, follow their safety plans, as per OHS ACT & construction regulations
  • Addressed subcontractor safety compliance problems in scheduled bi-monthly joint meetings, especially if problems were from Sasol Synfuels (Client) side
  • Delivered Health & Safety representatives, Incident investigation training
  • Organised and conducted inter-departmental safety legal compliance competitions and system audits
  • Conducted routine and non-routine site and plant inspections, as well as risk assessments (safety, health & environmental impact and aspects analysis)
  • Lead incident investigations to determine root and direct causes and ensure corrective actions were implemented timeously
  • Compiled and developed trend analysis on injuries and compiled action plans; analysed and correlated SHE performance indicators statistics for continuous improvement
  • Generated incident recalls on lost time and serious injuries
  • Revised and updated all risk management guidelines and standards as per legislation requirements
  • [Petro-chemical Industry]

Junior Site Safety Officer

Wilson Bailey Holmes
04.2000 - 09.2002
  • Company Overview: [Construction Industry]
  • Implementing site safety management program for compliance
  • Inducting all contractors, employees and visitors as stipulated in the Safety program
  • Inspecting all daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly activities or operations or services or equipment as regularly as stipulated by regulations
  • Conducting task-specific risk assessments + DSTIs, PTOs, JSA, SOPs and SWMSs
  • Creating SHE statistics like FAC, MTC + LTI and submitting to SHE department for further analyses
  • Conducting weekly toolbox talks with all employees and Subcontractors on occasional times
  • Conducting half-yearly emergency drills with all employees & subcontractors as proactive emergency preparedness & response planning strategy
  • [Construction Industry]

Education

Honours BA - Environmental Management

University of South Africa (UNISA)

B-Tech - Quality Management

UNISA

B-Tech - Safety Management

UNISA

National Diploma - Safety Management

Technikon SA

Management Development Programme - undefined

University of Pretoria

Skills

Problem-solving

Accomplishments

  • Developing & managing Health, Safety, Environment & Quality programme for large multi-story building (high-rise) project sites such as the Emperor Apartments, Investec phase 2 and Sandton Eye.
  • Implemented a risk management plan aligned to the project activities programme for 1, 2 and 3 months look ahead. This reduced by 15% off the previous risk assessment time.
  • Reduced Lost Time Injury Frequency (LTI) rate from 1.7% to 0.3%.
  • Assisted with preparations and checking on High Tower Crane erection, operations and dismantling.
  • Assisted client ensure that quality checklists, registers, calibration certificates and meetings with subcontractors were up to date, filed and ready for project handover.
  • Won several times 2nd and 3rd places in the Gauteng Master Builder Association Construction Sites Safety Award Competition from 2007 to 2012.

Professionalbodiesregistration

  • South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), CHSM/734/2018, Construction Health and Safety Manager
  • South Africa Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (Saiosh), 59100494, Graduate member
  • Institute for Work at Height, DM160931/22, Fall Protection Planner / Developer

Professionaldevelopmentshortcourses

  • 04/11/22, Fall Protection Planner (FPP), Institute For Work at Height
  • 03/10/22, Fall Arrest Technician (FAT), Institute For Work at Height
  • 10/03/19, Perform Basic Fire Fighting, Learning Exchange
  • 09/26/19, Perform Basic Life Support & First Aid Procedures, Learning Exchange
  • 09/23/19, Convey Dangerous Goods By Road, Learning Exchange
  • 08/03/19, Operate a Counter Balanced Lift Truck, Learning Exchange
  • 07/19/19, Conduct moderation of outcomes-based assessments, Reats Training Services
  • 01/20/12, Conduct outcomes-based assessment, Q&A Consulting
  • 05/25/07, Modern SHEQ Risk Management, IRCA
  • 10/07/05, Scaffold Erection, Dismantling & Inspection, Primeserv HR Solutions
  • 11/11/05, Training for Construction Supervisors, IRCA
  • 11/08/05, Anglo Platinum Incident Causation Analysis Techniques (AICAT), IRCA
  • 02/13/04, Safety management training course (SAMTRAC), NOSA
  • 06/13/03, Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) Management, Townsend Van Der Walt & Partners (TWP)
  • 05/30/03, Accident Prevention Training Program, CBI & National Safety Council
  • 06/06/97, Instructional Techniques in Safety (ITIS) Licence to present SHE Rep. courses, NOSA
  • 12/13/96, Safety Management Training Course (SAMTRAC), NOSA
  • 1996, Accident / Incident investigation, NOSA
  • 04/11/96, 5
  • SHE System Coaching course II, NOSA

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 680418 xxxx 183
  • Date of Birth: 04/18/68
  • Gender: Male

Timeline

SHEQ Consultant

RISHETS (PTY) LTD
10.2017 - Current

SHEQ Manager

Cummins Africa
09.2013 - 05.2017

SHEQ Coordinator

Wilson Bailey Holmes Ovcon (WBHO)
07.2005 - 10.2013

SHEQ Officer

Concor Holdings
09.2004 - 06.2005

SHEQ Officer / Coordinator

Sasol Synfuels
12.2002 - 08.2004

Junior Site Safety Officer

Wilson Bailey Holmes
04.2000 - 09.2002

B-Tech - Quality Management

UNISA

B-Tech - Safety Management

UNISA

National Diploma - Safety Management

Technikon SA

Management Development Programme - undefined

University of Pretoria

Honours BA - Environmental Management

University of South Africa (UNISA)
Reason Hove