Ian Case

Highly experienced and certified HSE Manager Professional with the ability to remain calm and work well in high-pressure situations. Possesses highly developed Health, Safety, and Environmental skills that mesh well with achieving maximum productivity from every situation and responsibility. 

A builder of high-performance teams, and a natural team leader, mentor, and motivator who thrives in environments requiring a high-level strategist and a big-picture thinker, as well as front-line practical experience.

Developing a sustainable, proactive safety culture through training, proactively inspecting, investigating, and mitigating risk factors for the organization.

Detailed knowledge of New Brunswick, Canadian and International regulations, standards and codes of practice - (Canadian & International) and combined HSE experience including:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Specialist                             

WorkSafeNB                                                                                                                                       2019 March - Present 

• Raise awareness and provide subject matter expertise to stakeholders on legislation and represent WorkSafeNB Human Resources Department.
• Provide strong safety leadership to the organization.
• Leading the development, implementation, and oversight of the organizations  health, safety and environmental compliance policies, procedures, and programs for various project work streams;
• Recruited, mentored and trained employees
• Oversees safety department and develops consistency within the organization to promote the safety culture.
• Develop, implement and continuously improve safety strategy, system policies, procedures and standards by working in close partnership with the executive leadership and divisions across the organization.
• Ensuring that the HSMS is in compliance with all health, safety and environmental compliance regulations and standards;
• Leading the development and implementation of emergency response plans and procedures, including drills and exercises;
• Coordinating with regulatory agencies to ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and permits;
• Leading investigations into incidents and accidents, determining the root cause and implementing corrective actions;
• Ensuring required documentation and performance reporting relating to health, safety and environmental compliance programs are accurate, properly maintained and submitted on a timely basis;
• Assist with tenders, bids, and quotes, including review of health, safety and environmental requirements in contracts;
• Prepared and managed the health and safety budget;
• Managed and developed the disability management program.

Corporate Occupational Health and Safety Specialist             

NB Power                                                                                                                                             2017 March –2019 March

• One of the lead members of the development team to develop and implement Behavior based safety systems.(human performance tools) corporate wide
• Develop, recommend and implement safety and environmental compliance programs, policies, and work procedures that comply with federal, province, and local legislation. 
• Conduct annual Health and Safety ProgramAudits. Conduct assessments to ensure the protection of employees, contractors, and the generalpublic, at all times during the planning, commissioning, operation, maintenance, or decommissioning of equipment, or facilities. Conduct observations on Safety Meetingsand the Joint Health and Safety Committee Meetings.
• Leader in safety mentoring and training to ensure that all employees and contractors are working in the safest manner
• Provided advanced training in Investigations and root cause analysis.
• Lead investigator (with supervisory personneland prescribed workplaceparties) including accidents, criticalinjuries, and near misses with high potential for injury or substantial property damage and makerecommendations. Such activities will be documented in a formal reportsuitable for use in litigation, and will include effective corrective actions and followup to ensure they have been acted upon.
• Analyzed injury and accident statistics identifying areas needing improvement and implementing corrective actions in order to decrease risk for accidents.
• Fostering positive relationships and influencing stakeholders in order to facilitate change
• Evaluate currentsafety programs and compliance and recommend changesas necessary

HSE Director of West Africa           

Kosmos Energy                                                                                                                                  2014 May - 2017 Feb

• Lead a team of over 40 HSE supervisors, safety specialist and safety coordinators in a way that engages them, develops  their talents by setting clear strategy and vision for the function 
• Recruited, mentored and trained employees
• Developed and implemented a company-wide behaviour based safety observation program with the ability to track and trend employee observations and identify high level action plans. 
• Provide direct case management for workers compensation, equipment/property damage and liability claims.
• Prepared and managed the health and safety budget;
• Develop, manage and conduct  new hire safety training for the organization
• Develops annual safety and health strategic initiatives, effectively communicate initiatives.
• Designed, developed and implementation of the Kosmos Global OIMS program from its inception.
• Developed and managed the disability claims management program 
• Created and facilitated safety leadership training for all supervisors and managers company wide.
• Implement software program to manage the corporate OIMS program. 
• Minimized subcontractor costs by 30% through competitive bidding and contract management while ensuring quality reports and compliance with project and shareholder requirements.
• Responsible for aligning worker safety and health with global business strategy and values.
• Responsible for managing and setting budgets for West Africa operations
• Ensure compliance with country, Government and local regulations and standards to include but not limited to constructions safety, field service operations, environmental health, chemical control and industrial hygiene, general safety and specialized safety considerations and per corporate needs.
• Assists the Commercial, Engineering and Operations Department in their dealings with Clients in all issues concerned with Health and Safety at work.
• Monitor contractor and third party contractor’s performance standards of managing health, Safety, and environment on field crews, assessment and improvement by a program of performance monitoring, audit and review.

QSSH&E Manager 

ExxonMobil Houston / ExxonMobil Canada Properties (Halifax & Newfoundland)          2004 Jan – 2014 May

• Lead a team of over 20 HSE supervisors, safety specialist and safety coordinators in a way that engages them, develops  their talents by setting clear strategy and vision for the function 
• Recruited, mentored and trained employees
• Prepared and managed the health and safety budget;
• Lead member of the development team to develop and implement Behavior based safety systems.(human performance tools)
• Initiate the development of a software program to manage the corporate OIMS program. (Impact)
• Senior HSE advisor to Project management of Multi-Million dollar projects (Sable field)(Hebron)(Hibernia)
• Senior Advisor to Regulatory and Environmental Operational compliance in accordance with Canadian Regulatory legislation. I.e. COHS, ISO 9001, 14001.
• Communicated with government officials after site visit to alleviate violations and fines with results of many ending with no fine or violation
• Lead, motivate and develop direct reports utilizing Annual Performance Reviews, Job Task Observations (JTO’s), and Hazard Assessments to reinforce or correct specific behaviors.
• Specialist audits (IMCA, OGP, OSHA 18001, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001)
• Lead initiatives to promote visible and pro-active management commitment and employee involvement in HSE
• Monitor contractor and third party contractor’s performance standards of managing health, Safety, and environment on field crews, assessment and improvement by a program of performance monitoring, audit and review.

QHSS&E Director

Maersk Oil Norway AS                                                                                                                      2000 Aug - 2004 Jan

• Lead a team of over 15 HSE supervisors, safety specialist and safety coordinators in a way that engages them, develops  their talents by setting clear strategy and vision for the function 
• Prepared and managed the health and safety budget.
• Instrumental in the creation of the, design, development and implementation of the Maersk Oil OIMS program from its inception
• Plan, prepare an implement occupational safety and health management training and employee educational programs, loss control engineering for risk management and insurance considerations, occupational noise/health surveys and fire prevention compliance/remediation, workers compensation investigation and health exposure-related risk assessments. Develop and apply safety-related orientations and training activities for all staff based on job hazard analysis.
• Continually maintain an appropriate level of awareness, knowledge and preparedness across the Company to create a culture that prioritizes effective HSE;
• Review existing HSE policies and practices of the Company to ensure they are current and appropriate; conduct hazard and risk assessments and change existing, or develop new recommendations from these assessments;
• Lead initiatives to promote visible and pro-active management commitment and employee involvement in HSE activities
• Provide advanced training in Investigations and root cause analysis.

• CRSP Designation                                                                                                                                             (2019)
• Advanced Psychological Safety Cert              University of Fredericton                                                    (2022)
• OHS Diploma                                                       University of New Brunswick                                            (2016)
• OHS Degree                                                         British Columbia Institute of Technology                        (2006)
• OHS Diploma                                                       NEBOSH (National Examination Board in OHS)          (2010)
• Master Mariner  (Nautical Science)                 Nautical Institute of Quebec                                              (2001)