Eric Owusu Ansah
Kumasi
Summary
A versatile Safety and Environmental Officer with a proven track record at AngloGold Ashanti, excelling in risk assessments and safety procedure development. Adept at training teams in first aid and emergency response, ensuring compliance with OSHA standards while fostering a culture of safety and accountability. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency and environmental stewardship.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Safety and Environmental Officer
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Ltd.
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Company Overview: Underground Dam Desilting Project
- Conduct Risk Assessment, toolbox meetings and job evaluation on the project
- Facilitate the required underground work permit and progress report on the project
- Communicate underground activities to AGA Supervisor in charge of the project
- Conduct weekly safety and progress report on the project
- Underground Dam Desilting Project
Loan Officer
Macro and Small Loans Center (MASLOC)
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Assessment and evaluation of businesses earmarked for loan disbursement
- Training of traders and entrepreneurs on financial discipline
- Ensuring a successful retrieval of financial credit issued to clients
Site Technician
Cocobod Ghana
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Cocoa Health Extension Division
- To orientate and train farmers in basic farm economics
- To train farmers on consider cocoa farming as a rewarding business
- To strengthen farmer groups to mobilize savings and access to credits
- Cocoa Health Extension Division
National Service Personnel
Lands Commission of Ghana
01.2020 - 01.2021
- Conduct report for land title document registration
- Conduct field surveys on prospective lands earmarked for rezoning
- Conduct surveys on lands for cadastral plan plotting for clients
Site Supervisor
Asanko Gold Ltd
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Sewage & Hydrocarbon waste Project
- Formulating programs for management of waste from the mine village and the waste treatment plant
- Develop and implement quality control and safety programs, procedures
- Sewage & Hydrocarbon waste Project
Site Supervisor
Perseus Mines
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Hydrocarbon Waste Management Project
- Formulate programs for management of hydrocarbon waste from the mine’s integrated waste management facility (IWMF)
- Conduct Training for employees on Paramedics and first Aid administration
- Hydrocarbon Waste Management Project
Safety and Environmental officer
AngloGold Ashanti
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Company Overview: Coffer Dam reconstruction works
- Conduct Risk Assessment, procedures and evaluation on the project
- Conduct toolbox meetings and safety talks for employees
- Conduct training sessions on Paramedics and first Aid administration
- Coffer Dam reconstruction works
Site Supervisor
Newmont Gold Limited
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Company Overview: Hazardous waste management Project
- Coordinating activities to ensure workforce compliance to Newmont’s health, safety and labor policies on site
- Conducting Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) for employees on Newmont’s site
- Conducting toolbox meetings and safety talks for employees on site
- Hazardous waste management Project
Field Technician
Presank Ltd
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Preparation of reports on incidents and toolbox and trainings and for employees on site
- Designing of work procedures and programs to ensure compliance to safety and environmental act
- Drafting of safety and environmental reports for business and audit purposes
- Conduct and coordinate environmental audit, evaluation and compliance
- Conduct Training on Paramedics and first Aid administration
Education
Certificate - Health, Safety and Environmental Officer
Minerals Commission of Ghana
Ghana01.2024
Certificate - Occupational Health for Developing Countries
University of Bergen
Norway01.2016
Diploma - Occupational Health and Safety Management
Institute for professional and Executive Development (IPED)
Ghana01.2015
Diploma - Human Resources Management
Institute for Professional and Executive Development (IPED)
Ghana01.2015
Certificate - First Aid at work
St. John’s Ambulance Services
Ghana01.2015
Certificate - Basic Fire-fighting
CAJNAK Fire Rescue and Hazmat Institute Limited
Ghana01.2015
BSc. - Natural Resource Management
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana01.2014
Skills
- Incident investigations
- Root cause analysis
- Risk behavior analysis
- Safety and environmental policy formulation
- OSHA standards compliance
- Safety procedure development
- Loss control program development
- Environmental evaluations
- Safety and environmental measures formulation
- Training on Paramedics
- First Aid administration
- Entrepreneurship
- Road transport management
- General merchandising
References
- Mr. Jeffery Obiri Yeboah, Administrative Manager, Presank Limited, info@presank.com, (+233) 501266755
- Mr. Akwasi Duah, Area Supervisor, Macro and Small Loans Center (MASLOC), duah.akwasi@masloc.gov.gh, (+233) 242712924
- Mr. Sampson Appiah, Safety Officer, AngloGold Ashanti Ltd., sappiah@anglogoldashanti.com, (+233) 243529200
- Mr. Appiah Desmond, Unit Manager, Cocoa Health and Extension Division (Cocobod Ghana), adesmond.ched@cocobod.org, (+233) 249612086
- Dr. Evans L.K Dawoe, Snr. Research Fellow and Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST), elkdawoe.canr@knust.edu.gh, (+233) 244928115
- Mr. Douglas Marfo, Mine Maintenance Superintendent, Newmont Gold Ghana Limited, (+233) 246867477
- Mr. Daniel Twumasi, Environmental Manager, Asanko Gold Limited, d.twumasi@asankogold.com, (+233) 540645036
Timeline
Safety and Environmental Officer
AngloGold Ashanti (AGA) Ltd.
01.2023 - 01.2024
Loan Officer
Macro and Small Loans Center (MASLOC)
01.2022 - 01.2023
Site Technician
Cocobod Ghana
01.2021 - 01.2022
National Service Personnel
Lands Commission of Ghana
01.2020 - 01.2021
Site Supervisor
Asanko Gold Ltd
01.2017 - 01.2019
Site Supervisor
Perseus Mines
01.2017 - 01.2018
Safety and Environmental officer
AngloGold Ashanti
01.2016 - 01.2017
Site Supervisor
Newmont Gold Limited
01.2014 - 01.2016
Field Technician
Presank Ltd
01.2012 - 01.2014
Certificate - Health, Safety and Environmental Officer
Minerals Commission of Ghana
Certificate - Occupational Health for Developing Countries
University of Bergen
Diploma - Occupational Health and Safety Management
Institute for professional and Executive Development (IPED)
Diploma - Human Resources Management
Institute for Professional and Executive Development (IPED)
Certificate - First Aid at work
St. John’s Ambulance Services
Certificate - Basic Fire-fighting
CAJNAK Fire Rescue and Hazmat Institute Limited
BSc. - Natural Resource Management
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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