Upendra Kumar Verma

Experience

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  Shriram Institute For Industrial Research

  Dec 2008 - Jun 2012

  Jr. Scientist (Environment Division)

  • Rapid EIA Studies for various projects of Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (HSIIDC).• QRA/HAZOP/HAZID study of various industries.• Physico-chemical study of Stationary Source Emission (Stack), Municipal Solid Waste, Hazardous Solid.• Waste, Sludge, Leachate, Ambient Air, Water, soil and pollution control devices & products.• Perform data collection, data quality assurance, data management and technical report writing of surface water quality, ground water quality, ambient air quality, ambient noise and DG set noise.• SOPs for water, wastewater, air, noise and municipal & hazardous solid waste testing lab.• SOP preparation of operation & maintenance of sewage treatment plant & effluent treatment Plants.• Assessment of nature pollution and toxicity of newly developed products or pollutants.• Perform Carbon Footprint calculation, Green House Gases Emission calculation for climate change study.• Technical document design of surface water quality mapping for Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan.• Conducting Environment Audit, water audit and water footprint calculation of product and projects.• Coordinating in Consent Management and Environmental Compliances management of industries.• Plant Safety Audit, inspections and reporting of various production/manufacturing industries.• Collecting desirable data and document preparation for implementation of ISO: 14001 & OHSAS: 18001. Show less

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  Unitech Limited

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2015

  Sr. EHS Engineer (Environment Safety & Sustainability)

  • Preparation and implementation of EHS policies and procedures in accordance with the safety plan and company’s overall objectives and strategy to provide incident free working environment.• Coordinating with site safety officer for implementation of EHS policies and procedures.• Reviewing issued work permits and its conditions to all Gurgaon site weekly.• Surprise safety inspection to facilities in all areas in compliance with policies and procedures.• Responsible for notification of Management on serious issues related to work place safety and issues.• Reviewing the periodic inspection reports of safety equipment such as First aid kit, Fire extinguishers, Smoke detectors and other inspection such as Vehicle, Heavy equipment’s/plants and weekly inspection on Power tools, Hand tools and all Electrical Equipment’s.• Taking daily reporting of all unsafe conditions/unsafe act of workers.• Implementation of safety information, instruction, warnings and danger signs throughout the site.• Taking daily reporting of all incidents, near miss, and accident happened at site and keeping the records for further proceedings.• Ensuring incident investigation after an incident/near miss or accident in order to identify immediate, underlying cause and to prevent reoccurrence of such incidents.• Conducting mock drill and ensuring all emergency procedures are to be handled and creating an emergency rescue team.• Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (HIRA), and ensuring Implementation of Control Measures.• Implementation of BOCW Act, NBC – Fire & Life Safety.• Assisting in solid & hazardous waste management services for residential, commercial and high rise buildings as per norms.• Providing safety training and toolbox talk to workers for construction safety practices as per IS SP 70:200.• Pollution management plan preparation as per NGT order requirements & its implementation of all under construction project sites. Show less

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  LT Foods LTD (D A A W A T Basmati Rice)

  Jul 2015 - Sept 2018

  Assistant Manager- Environment Health & Safety (EHS)

  • Maintaining and applying all current polices regulations and industrial processes legal compliances regarding Factory Act & Rules and Environmental Acts & Rules.• Periodically conduct safety audit, identify unsafe conditions & drive CAPA implementation across the plant towards achieving ZERO accident status.• Conduct risk assessment and hazard analysis for current operations, recommends corrective actions and ensures timely implementation to comply with EHS standards.• Recommend process and product safety features that will reduce employee exposure to chemicals, physical and biological hazards• Evaluate new and advanced systems and technologies in the area of EHS and drive continuous improvements in EHS performance of the Organization.• Evaluate new and advanced systems and technologies in the area of EHS and drive continuous improvements in EHS performance of the Organization.Ensuring Fire Safety of plant through daily random check of firefighting equipment’s to ensure serviceability & health condition of all the equipment’s in healthy condition and maintenance of equipment’s like Fire Pumps, fire hydrants, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, Sprinklers, fire buckets, emergency lighting, emergency hooters, Public Address Systems, emergency doors, earthling systems Ensuring Fire Safety of plant through daily random check of firefighting equipment’s to ensure serviceability & health condition of all the equipment’s in healthy condition and maintenance of equipment’s like Fire Pumps, fire hydrants, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, Sprinklers, fire buckets, emergency lighting, emergency hooters, Public Address Systems, emergency doors, earthling systems • Management and updation of Sewage & Effluent treatment plants.• Implementing EHS Programs, meeting business expectations & ensuring continuous improvements through implementing and maintaining ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.• Managing timely updation of EHS Manual, SOPs, and Work Instruction Show less

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  TDK

  Oct 2018 - Apr 2023

  Environment, Health and Safety Lead

  • Develop, review of site safety plans and ensure its implementation through project level reviews.• Develop, review of various SOPs and ensure its implementation through JSA, PTW, LOTO, Checklist and audits of charging station for smooth and incident free business Model.• Risk assessment of various business models of battery charging station/swapping stations, battery and charger and ensure its effectiveness through inspection/audit of mitigation measures.• Ensuring effective incident management system through recording, investigation, communication, implementation and cross audit of preventing and corrective.• CFT team member for Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA) of battery and charger.• Process Safety Management through quantitative risk assessment and HAZOP study of battery and charger and business models.• Fetching safety requirements and it's installation at warehouse of Li-Ion battery.• Understanding the various requirements of National and International standards like Indian Standard/Central Electricity Authority/ ISO and IEC in manufacturing of Battery Pack.• Preparation of Legal Register for Li-Ion battery infrastructure under various acts/rules of Central Electricity Authority, National Building Code, 2016 and Fire Service Act/Rules, National & International Safety standards.• Promoting better EHS culture by driving various EHS performance improvement initiatives and employee engagement activities through safety induction training, train the trainer, mock drills and effective toolbox talk based on JSA/on-job training for incident free workplace.• Ensuring fire safety of Lithium ion storage through regular inspections of all fire safety equipment and automatic fire detection & suppression system of charger.• Providing inputs in preparing automatic alter systems of various safety functions of battery.• Leading TPM SHE pillar for CII certification.• Corporate Social Responsibility & Reliable Business Alliance audit compliance's. Show less

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  Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Ltd.

  Apr 2023 - now

  Environmental Health Safety Specialist

  EHS & Sustainability Management System Implementation