EHS Professional

Isaac is an ambitious, focused and results oriented professional with extensive experience EHS in large and medium scale mining, big construction projects and the Telecommunication Industry.

Sierra Rutile Limited (SRL), Sierra Leone: Mining (Rutile)
Environmental, Health & Safety Manager
February, 2008 – Present
My role with SRL is to plan, develop and implement strategies to bring the site performance to world standard in all three areas – Environment, Safety and Occupational Health. Total workforce 1,300. My other roles include but not limited to
• Establishing practical Environmental, Health and Safety procedures for the Company
• Implementing EHS Training programmes for the Company ensuring compliance to E,H&S Government policies
• Conducting appraisals and evaluating checks on H&S procedures through policy reviews.
• Ensuring compliance to E,H&S policies and procedures as agreed by management
• Training of SRL personnel on Behaviour Based Safety and Risk Management
• Ensuring effective implementation of the SRL Health & Safety Policy
• Conducting workplace inspections, accident investigation
• Implementing an Emergency Management Plan for the whole site

Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN): Ghana Telecommunication
Safety & Security Manager
June, 2005 – January, 2008
MTN Ghana is the biggest mobile phone company in Ghana. I was responsible for setting up and implementing safety and security management systems for the company countrywide. I conducted hazard identifications & planned Inspections and Audits for the company. My responsibilities included managing day to day safety & security issues and providing Safety & Security advice to management. I conducted comprehensive monthly analysis on safety & security issues. MTN has about 2,000 workforce and 1,500 contract staff.

Lycopodium Ghana Limited, Accra, Ghana: Construction – Gold Mine
Senior Safety Advisor
March, 2004 - May, 2005
Provided professional Health, Safety & Environment advice to the Lycopodium Team and the 18 Contractor Teams that built the Newmont Ahafo Gold Mine. Total project cost was in excess of $ 500 million. Actively promoted Health, Safety & Environmental culture that mitigated the risk of injury to personnel and damage to plant, equipment, environment and heritage aspects of the project. Provided Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Training, Risk Assessments, Internal HSE Inspections & Audits. Managed several sub contractors with a workforce of about two thousand five – hundred people.

• M. Sc. Quality, Safety &
Environment (QSE),
Otto – von – Guericke
University, Magdeburg,
Germany, 2003
• B. Sc. Mining Engineering
KNUST School of Mines,
Tarkwa, Ghana, 1998

• NOSA Certification in Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment (HIRA), February, 2002, Amansie, Ashanti Region, Ghana
• Certified NOSA Safety Auditor, March 2002, Amansie, Ashanti Region, Ghana
• Two –day Effective Management & Leadership Training – Institute for International Research (IIR), South Africa, 19 – 20 Oct, 2005, Accra, Ghana
• Project Management Fundamentals, Institute for International Research (IIR) South Africa, 2 – 4, June, 2006, Accra, Ghana

• Project Risk Management - Institute for International Research (IIR) South Africa, 19 – 22, June, 2006, Accra, Ghana


• Project Leadership, Management & Communication, Institute for International Research (IIR) South Africa, 4 – 8, Oct, 2007, Accra, Ghana

• Integrated Health, Safety, Environment & Quality Management Systems (HSEQms) – Euromatech, 26th Oct to 2nd November, 2007, Dubai, United Arab Emirates