OWEN KUNDA
Environmental Health & Safety Practitioner
Kalumbila Housing
Summary
Expert and reliable environmental, health, and safety practitioner with extensive experience in the mining and manufacturing industries. Result-oriented team player dedicated to the management of environmental and occupational health and safety. Self-motivated with strong organizational abilities and meticulous attention to detail to address all aspects of safety. Goal-oriented self-starter consistently driving results with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
Work History
Safety Officer - Health & Safety Management Systems (Process Plant)
First Quantum Minerals Limited
04.2024 - Current
- Ensuring that Standard Operating Procedures under the process plant are revised and kept up to date
- Communicate and report on site and Process Plant incident trends, IMIU and External audit outcomes, the corrective actions recommended and key learnings from the investigations and the monitoring process
- Tracking of all Health and Safety training compliances for all sections under the Process and Engineering Departments under Process plant to ensure full compliance
- Facilitating and actively participating in incident investigations, risk assessments, internal & external audits, workplace inspections, walkabouts and VFLs
- Monitoring and tracking achievement of leading indicators for continual improvement within the Process Plant
- Ensuring timely closures of all actions raised by enforcement bodies such as the MSD and through Reactive and Active monitoring methods on INX with a focus on reducing the Mean Time To close metric (MTTC)
- Assist in coordinating and implementing all Health & Safety management system programs at the Process plant to meet the required program standard
- Identification and implementation of continuous improvement opportunities
Safety officer
First Quantum Minerals Limited
01.2023 - 04.2024
- Promote occupational health and safety within the organization and develop safer and healthier ways of working
- Inspect workplaces and equipment, to ensure they meet safety regulations and to identify hazards and risks
- Ensure that workplaces conform to organizational procedures and safety standards
- Work with engineers, supervisors, coordinators, and other professionals to ensure the safety of worksites and work practices
- Ensure that personal protective equipment, such as hearing protection, dust masks, safety glasses, footwear and safety helmets, is being used in workplaces according to regulations
- Ensure that dangerous materials are correctly stored
- Identify work areas for potential accident and health hazards, such as toxic fumes and explosive gas-air mixtures and implement appropriate control measures
- Ensure that personnel are aware of, and complies with all legislation relating to duty of care, workplace activities and the use of plant, equipment and substances
- Record and report hazards, accidents, injuries and health issues within the workplace
- Assist with the investigation of accidents and unsafe working conditions, study possible causes and recommend remedial action
- Conduct training sessions for coordinators, supervisors and workers on health and safety practices and legislation
- Assist in coordination of emergency procedures, mine rescues, firefighting and first aid crews, if/where required
- Communicate frequently with management to report on the status of occupational health and safety programs/initiatives
- Develop occupational health and safety systems, including policies, procedures and manuals
- Review and verify action plan implementation
- Review, liaise, moderate and close-out events on INX InControl
- Conduct inspections and audits, as per key performance indicators
- Facilitate visual felt leadership (VFL) within their respective departmental areas
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Superintendent
Environmental Health and safety officer
ME Longteng Grinding Media (Zambia) Limited
10.2019 - 01.2023
- Responsible for implementing and monitoring ME Longteng's Environmental Health and Safety Management System and providing technical expertise and advice to Management on fulfilling legal requirements and other requirements relevant to the company's operations
- Promote occupational health and safety within the organization and develop safer and healthier ways of working
- Carrying out investigations into incidents and unsafe working conditions, study possible causes and subsequently recommend and track corrective actions to prevent recurrence
- Review and verify action plan implementation
- Maintain all safety training, health and medical records accordingly to ensure accuracy and privacy
- Developing and maintaining hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, illumination surveys and drinking water monitoring
- Conduct and facilitating training sessions for all relevant employees and contractors on safety practices and legislation (Formulated and implemented a strategic health and safety training needs identification program)
- Develop occupational health and safety systems, including policies, procedures and manuals in line with ISO 45001 of 2018
- Ensuring that health and safety meetings are scheduled, held, and attended as per statutory and systems requirements and guidelines and issue periodic feedback to Management
- Inspect workplaces and equipment, to identify hazards and risks and ensure they meet safety and health regulations
- Communicate with top management on a regular basis to report on the status of safety and health programs
- Report accidents, injuries, and disease breakouts within the workplace to Workers Compensation Control Board within the stipulated time
- Ensure that personal protective equipment is being used in workplaces accordingly
- Collaborating with other departments to ensure the safety of worksites and work practices
- Facilitate Planned Task Observations (PTO) and Visual Felt Leadership (VFL) within respective sections
- Ensuring that new-employees and visitors undergo health and safety inductions and orientations to ensure they comply with organizational procedures and safety standards (Developed various induction materials for different target audiences)
- Maintaining and updating emergency response plans and procedures
- Facilitating the inspection and audits to ensure compliance with health and safety standards as per key performance areas/indicators
- Assist with the coordination of site emergency procedures including prevention, preparedness, and response, and ensure participation of all emergency teams when required
- Design and attend daily toolbox talks
- Ensure that personnel are aware of and comply with all legislation relating to duty of care, workplace activities and the use of plant, equipment and substances
Environmental Officer
Universal Mining & Chemical Industries Ltd - UMCIL (Kafue Steel Plant)
01.2017 - 10.2019
- Compile and maintain environmental incident investigation reports
- Compiling weekly reports of the various activities that occurred in the week of interest
- Monitor compliance with and implementation of the Environmental Management Plan in accordance with the timetable contained therein
- Managing an in-house nursery of seedlings to be planted and donated to various schools and communities as part of Corporate Social Responsibility
- Schedule and conduct internal inspections and audits of facilities on site ensuring closure of identified non compliances in line with the company's set objectives and targets
- Carry out environmental incident investigations and provide corrective actions and preventive actions and ensure systematic tracking of actions
- Develop and implement environmental awareness activities to ascertain employee training needs and the set target of number of employees to be trained
- Conduct bi-annual Management Review presentations of UMCIL's environmental legal register and giving appropriate feedback to the HODs
- Ensuring point source waste segregation of all industrial waste and general waste and keeping the records for weekly as well as bi-annual reports
- Compile statutory reports such as but not limited to bi-annual returns, EPBs and any other reports required by the regulatory Agency
- Systematic environmental monitoring activities for air, water, and Noise
- Updating of the Iron Ore Mine and Steel Plant Monitoring database for water and air quality
Environmental Officer Trainee
Universal Mining & Chemical Industries Ltd - UMCIL (Sanje Iron Ore Mine & Kafue Steel Plant)
07.2016 - 01.2017
- Worked as Environmental Officer Trainee under the Environmental Department for six months and got exposed to diverse sections of the iron ore mining operations with focus on environmental management and general occupational health and safety aspects of the operations
Education
NEBOSH - INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE - undefined
SHEilds
01.2024 - 12.2024
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - FORESTRY
Copperbelt University (CBU)
01.2012 - 12.2015
CERTIFICATE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - undefined
University of Zambia (UNZA)
01.2018 - 12.2018
INTRODUCTION TO AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT - undefined
World Bank Group - Open Learning Campus
01.2018 - 12.2018
ISO 45001:2018 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - undefined
Alison Online Courses
01.2020 - 12.2020
ISO 14001:2015- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - undefined
Alison Online Courses
01.2020 - 12.2020
COSHH RISK ASSESOR - undefined
International Association of Chemical Safety
01.2020 - 12.2020
SAFETY DATA SHEET AWARENESS - undefined
International Association of Chemical Safety
01.2020 - 12.2020
GCE 'O' LEVEL GRADE 12 CERTIFICATE - undefined
Hillcrest National Technical High School
01.2007 - 12.2009
Skills
- Incident investigations & reporting
- Incident Cause Analysis Method (ICAM)
- Systematic Cause Analysis Technic (SCAT)
- data analytics & visualization with Power BI
- Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- technical report generation
- KPI (Lagging/Leading) trends and Metrics progress reporting
- Safety audits
- Inspections
- SOP development
- national regulation/international regulations
- ISO 14001 Implementation
- ISO 45001 Implementation
Certification
Data Analytics and Visualization in Power BI
References
Ms. Jane Sandando
Superintendent, Fixed Plant FQM - Trident,
C: +260964484838
E: Jane.Sandando@fqml.com
Mr. Valentine Mutale Palangwa
Country Safety Health & Environmental Specialist (Zambia, DRC & Angola)
C: +260976770811
E: valentine.mutale93@gmail.com
Mr. Kateule Kasenge
Specialist, Safety – Fixed Plant, FQM - Trident,
C: +260963277492
E: Kateule.Kasenge@fqml.com
Timeline
Data Analytics and Visualization in Power BI
11-2024
Best Practice Spreadsheet Modeling Level 1
11-2024
Safety Officer - Health & Safety Management Systems (Process Plant)
First Quantum Minerals Limited
04.2024 - Current
NEBOSH - INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE - undefined
SHEilds
01.2024 - 12.2024
INX: InControl Moderator’s Certification
05-2023
FIRST AID Certification
01-2023
Safety officer
First Quantum Minerals Limited
01.2023 - 04.2024
ZOHSA - Zambia Occupational Health & Safety Association
12-2022
FIRE WARDENSHIP Certification
04-2021
DRIVING LICENCE (B - Class 0 Vehicle restrictions)
01-2021
ISO 45001:2018 Implementation Training Course
05-2020
ISO 45001:2018 - OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - undefined
Alison Online Courses
01.2020 - 12.2020
ISO 14001:2015- ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - undefined
Alison Online Courses
01.2020 - 12.2020
COSHH RISK ASSESOR - undefined
International Association of Chemical Safety
01.2020 - 12.2020
SAFETY DATA SHEET AWARENESS - undefined
International Association of Chemical Safety
01.2020 - 12.2020
Environmental Health and safety officer
ME Longteng Grinding Media (Zambia) Limited
10.2019 - 01.2023
CERTIFICATE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY - undefined
University of Zambia (UNZA)
01.2018 - 12.2018
INTRODUCTION TO AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT - undefined
World Bank Group - Open Learning Campus
01.2018 - 12.2018
Environmental Officer
Universal Mining & Chemical Industries Ltd - UMCIL (Kafue Steel Plant)
01.2017 - 10.2019
Environmental Officer Trainee
Universal Mining & Chemical Industries Ltd - UMCIL (Sanje Iron Ore Mine & Kafue Steel Plant)
07.2016 - 01.2017
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - FORESTRY
Copperbelt University (CBU)
01.2012 - 12.2015
GCE 'O' LEVEL GRADE 12 CERTIFICATE - undefined
Hillcrest National Technical High School
01.2007 - 12.2009
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