Nick Prentice, MSSc (Accident Investigation)

Experience

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  The Bullion Group

  Sept 2010 - Dec 2011

  HSE Field Advsior / Corporate Liaison

  Company position roles for The Bullion Group (Mackay Safety) included; Safety Advisor & Area CoordinatorClient position roles included; Anglo American / Arrow Energy Liaison Officer, Field Supervisor & Seismic "Bird Dog"

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  Arrow Energy (subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina)

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  The key roles and responsibilities of the team lead include:• HSE support to Well Delivery (comprising site construction, drilling & well completion activities)• Management and direction to the field HSE advisors• Support to operational personnel in the facilitation of safety management systems• Participate, monitor and review compliance, assurance and investigation programs• Conversant with current HSE legislation• Identify gaps, risk/hazard identification/opportunities and issues in the operation programs• HSE problem solving & resolution using applied analytical thinking and carrying these solutions through to implementation• Facilitate emergency/safety drills and other emergency preparedness activitiesSignificant accomplishments & achievements• Promotion within the first year• Considerable input into current safety management plans and processes • Well respected by the contractors and staff and seen as ‘first point of call’• Instrumental in changing the safety culture leading to a noteworthy reduction in TRCFR• Significant improvement in the relationship with the regulators Skills and experience gained • Proficient competencies around implementation and customisation of safety management systems• Development of analytical expertise especially around accident investigation to gain achievable outcomes • Finetuning inter-personal, trainer, assessor and public speaking attributes• Management of a team of HSE professionals Show less Other position responsibilities summarised:• Conversant with current HSE legislative requirements and OHS best practice and to ensure all tasks are undertaken in accordance with such,• Identify gaps, risk/hazard identification/opportunities and issues in the operations program and make recommendations for improvements,• Problem solving & resolution using organisational policies and business/professional principles with applied analytical thinking to diverse problems and carry these solutions through to implementation,• Conduct regular and random inspections and audits of the company’s and contractor’s operations against current HSE legislative requirements and within the boundaries of the company’s OHSMS,• Conduct incident and root cause analysis investigations as required and develop reports and monitor follow-up on required actions, • Facilitate emergency/safety drills and other emergency preparedness activities and supporting the work of contractor/3rd party safety representatives and committees. Show less

  • HSE Team Lead (Well Delivery)

    Oct 2012 - Dec 2014

  • HSE Field Advisor (Well Delivery)

    Jan 2012 - Sept 2012
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  Aramco

  Jan 2015 - now

  The key roles and responsibilities of the Lead LP Engineer in the Incident Investigation Group include:• In addition to the roles and responsibilities of the Senior LP Engineer (previous job-role below),• Facilitate 3rd party assurance activities and testing of Saudi Aramco (SA) and SA Group safety performance data as part of the ESG reporting requirements. • Building capabilities as Lead Instructor on senior leadership safety coaching.• Lead knowledge transfer of incident management programs and concepts to Loss Prevention. • Develop, maintain, and mentor to participants on the Incident Investigation & Performance Tracking Specialist Program.• Facilitate, develop, and publish internal & external lessons learned to foster a learning culture from incidents. • Analyse incident data to develop corporate level recommendations to address findings. Significant accomplishments & achievements• Promoted to Lead LP Engineer, again taking on more corporate level responsibilities.• Streamlined and simplified 7 governance documents into a single incident management process.• Successful year-on-year 3rd party assurance of Saudi Aramco safety performance data post IPO. • Publication of first-ever Saudi Aramco ‘public/external’ safety bulletins. • Well respected by the company, affiliates and contractors and seen as ‘first point of call’ for anything related to incident investigation and journey management.• Presented and panelist at several international conferences.• Saudi Aramco representative on IOGP Land Transportation Subcommittee.Skills and experience gained • Understanding and flourishing in working at a large multi-national company. Show less The key roles and responsibilities of the Senior LP Engineer in the Incident Investigation Group include:• Manage corporate governance on incident notification, response, reporting, investigation and sharing of lessons learned.• Design and review of corporate system of (incident) recordkeeping.• Facilitate major-level investigations and review all corporate level investigations against the governance requirements.• Manage and administer the corporate recommendation module for applicable learnings.• Support to operational management in the facilitation and evaluation of incident management programs.• Build capabilities through root cause analysis training and courses.• Manage corporate governance on journey management programs.Significant accomplishments & achievements• Transfer from field Loss Prevention to a senior corporate Loss Prevention role within my third year taking on more corporate level responsibilities. Show less The key roles and responsibilities included:• HSE support to multiple departments (over 20 departments at any one time, with over 10,000 employees and contractors), comprising of field types such as major civil-site construction, industrial security activities, research laboratories, schools, training centers, high-rise office & residential buildings, recreational facilities and other various specialized operations, while dealing with all levels and operations of the departments and developing close relationships with management• Management and direction to other field HSE advisors (including knowledge transfer)• Participate, monitor and review compliance, assurance and investigation programs• Conversant with current HSE legislation and safety codes• Identify gaps, risk/hazard identification/opportunities and issues in the operation programs• HSE problem solving & resolution using applied analytical thinking and carrying these solutions through to implementation• Facilitate emergency/safety drills and other emergency preparedness activities• Facilitate investigationsSkills and experience gained • European, US and International fire & safety codes (such as ICB, NFPA, BS)• Enhancement of analytical expertise especially around accident investigation to gain achievable outcomes • Understanding and flourishing in working at a large multi-national companySignificant accomplishments & achievements• Transfer within the first year to a more senior role taking on more responsibilities• Considerable input into current safety management programs and processes • Head-hunted to participate in internal & external company working groups around investigations, emergency preparedness, traffic safety, contractor safety and compliance reviews• Developed and implemented integrated companywide enhancements around emergency preparedness and emergency support pre-incident response plans Show less

  • Lead Loss Prevention Engineer

    Jul 2018 - now

  • Senior Loss Prevention Engineer

    Oct 2017 - Jul 2018

  • Loss Prevention Engineer

    Jan 2015 - Oct 2017