Surender Viswalingam
Summary
As a competent HSE practitioner holding a Yellow Book certification, I bring 4 years of robust experience in the construction industry. My credentials include basic first aid in-house certification, complemented by OGSP and Nestle Safety Passport credentials, allowing for seamless transitions across different industry sectors. Besides that, an individual familiar with ISO 45001, emergency response unit, on site safety and health educator. I am adept at conducting thorough training sessions and continuous monitoring to ensure comprehensive project compliance and maintain the highest safety standards.
Overview
1
1
Certification
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
EHS Supervisor
Eng Mech Sdn Bhd/ Cargill Port Klang
07.2024 - 01.2025
- Independently monitored site and report on progress.
- Actively reported daily work flow at site.
- Initiated to assist main-contractor on civil work inspection and tests.
- Calculated and recorded components of Doka Formwork.
- Liaised with construction team and other sub-contractors in order to plan work activity to avoid interface.
- Closely monitored, report and standby person during concrete casting to cover on critical progress.
- A safety committee member that represented safety concerns at site and integrated with other members.
- AESP card-holder.
- Actively observed, recorded findings and brought to attention the safety concerns largely from 30 meter below confine space pit to Management.
- Spearheaded morning toolbox talk.
- Arranged for Safety Induction.
- Initiated proactive measures to eliminate hazards of main priority implementing you see you act (UCUA).
- Daily safety harness and scaffold physical inspection concerning working at height.
- Initiated to assist Construction team to purchase and collect construction materials from store to work site.
- Effective implementation of Company procedures and safety policy.
- Energized workers and staffs through daily site toolbox meeting, safety induction training and successfully collaborated in safety programs.
- Performed safety and compliance machinery inspections quarterly and Permit to Work (PTW) prior to work activity.
Site Safety Supervisor
Aim Deal Group (ADG) Sdn Bhd
01.2024 - 06.2024
- Conducted daily and mass toolbox talks on conductivity and maintained manpower records.
- Delivered weekly safety, health, and environment (EHS) progress presentations to Cargill EHS representatives.
- Prepared comprehensive weekly and monthly EHS reports, covering key safety metrics and environmental compliance.
- Monitored compliance with life-saving rules on hot work, working at height, and lifting; actively identified and corrected unsafe acts and conditions.
- Coordinated monthly inspections of machinery, power tools, first aid supplies, and fire extinguishers with Cargill EHS to ensure uninterrupted safety compliance.
- Led the site team in weekly mass housekeeping initiatives to maintain a safe and organized work environment.
- Served as Secretary for the Safety Committee, managing meeting agendas, minutes, and action follow-ups.
- Prepared and conducted safety inductions for new employees, observed by Cargill EHS representatives.
- Organized and led bi-weekly Safety Awareness Training sessions to reinforce hazard awareness for all site personnel.
- Liaised with Cargill, DOSH, and local firefighters for site safety inspections and regulatory visits.
- Collaborated in the planning and execution of fire drills, ensuring readiness and compliance with emergency response standards.
Senior Executive Site Safety Supervisor
See Yong & Son Sdn Bhd
06.2023 - 11.2023
- Spearheaded to attend to daily site monitoring and regular inspections to verify all machinery is in safe working condition, rectifying unsafe condition/acts with immediate effect and steered daily toolbox meeting on accordance to site compliance.
- Familiarity to ISO 45001, assisted Safety and Health Officer to execute and maintain safety, health and environmental standards consistently.
Site Safety Supervisor
Sumitomo Mitsui Malaysia Construction
01.2023 - 06.2023
- Conducted Health, Safety and Environment Training Programs to educate workers on the safe operation of equipment and in charge for all monthly safety inspections such as earth moving equipment, powered tools, fire extinguisher, body harness and electrical equipment.
- Secured safety documentation, as directed, to facilitate the operational implementation of safety and health such as weekly and monthly safety report, site findings report, safety machinery checklist, first aid box checklist, fire extinguisher checklist and Incident report.
- Actively supervised confine space compliance on accordance to confined space code of practice at pipeline installation work area.
- Promptly alert line and functional site management to possible accidents and incidents more importantly at high risk confine space work site.
- Aided as part of Emergency Response Team during accidents, biological threat and evacuation emergencies.
- Collaborated in safety committee, risk management development and review meeting.
- Conducted daily toolbox meeting and constructed daily, weekly and monthly safety and health report highlighting issues to Project Manager and SHO.
- Ensured each site work carried out is complying with the HSE policy and procedures along with Permit to Work (PTW) prior to work.
- Compiled worker's documentation for safety induction and monitored each workers documentation validity frequently.
- Collaborated with Main-con to ensure machinery inspections are on accordance to site requirements along with safety programs such as mass-housekeeping and safe lifting.
- Compiled and kept records of all safety and health documentations.
- Performed daily site inspection on accordance to colour coding and prepared earth moving machinery checklist according to site inspection criteria.
- Liaised with clients, DOSH, main contractor and scaffolding team to resolve safety, health and environment concern.
- Responded unsafe act/ conditions on site immediately and rectified in an effective manner.
- Coordinated with client and main contractors to review JHA/HIRARC.
- Reports to SHO of any accident, unsafe act or condition at the work station.
- Supervised production unit regularly and ensured work activities carried out according to the SOP provided workstation especially overhead crane lifting works due to high risk.
- Identified and evaluated a near miss by employee psychosocial complication at MTC (Metal Cutting) unit.
- Volunteered to construct HIRARC table to improve the current work activity using scissors lift and welding.
- Interacted with the Safety Officer and PE to identify potential hazards from newly manufactured conveyor series during PDI (Pre-Delivery Inspection).
- Ensured Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worn by all employees through-out the duration at the workstation prior to work activity.
- Initiated and briefed a toolbox talk to workstation employees prior to start of work activity.
- Ensured every equipment/machinery are complying safety requirement and safe to use prior to usage daily.
- Assembled employees and assisted Safety Officer to conduct safety awareness program (manual handling of conveyor parts and ergonomics).
- Merged in weekly accident prevention meeting between Safety Officer and committee representing the production employees to highlight and rectify further complications at the production unit.
- Built Daily Site Activity Report for SHO's review.
Site Safety Supervisor
Jetta Construction Engineering Sdn Bhd
08.2021 - 09.2022
- Advising presence to all sub-contractors on measures taken in the interest of safety & health to create a conducive safe work place.
- Assisted and co-ordinate with subcontractors to spot and close findings on site.
- (UCUA) Approach on site along with stand down and re-educating supervisor's and worker's concerning safety, health, quality and property damage prevention.
- Closely monitored and regularly inspected the work place to determine the compliance of plants, machinery or process that was liable to cause an accident.
- A voicing presence during Safety & Health Committee to all sub-contractors.
- Actively conducted safety & health training/ induction, toolbox meeting to new employees and workers.
- Person in charge of Labors Centralized Labor Quarters (CLQ) concerning health and hygiene.
- Conducted induction and maintained workers records to tract validation to site requirement (CIDB, Work Permit).
- Collaborated with team to revise on HIRARC implementation effectiveness at the entire project site on a monthly basis.
- Role targeted more to excavation safety on site due to current designation.
Internship
North Soil Engineering Sdn Bhd
07.2020 - 07.2021
- Initiated proactive measures to eliminate hazards of main priority.
- Daily safety harness and scaffold physical inspection concerning working at height.
- Executed regular site inspections and closing findings of you see you act (UCUA) via Whatsapp.
- Liaised with clients, DOSH, DOE, BOMBA, IPD, main contractor and scaffolding team to resolve safety, health and environment issues.
- Responding to workers safety, health and welfare concerns.
- Coordinated with client and main contractors to review JHA/HIRARC.
- Spearheaded Covid-19 RTK test to all workers and staffs two weeks once.
- Lead construction team to conducting regular major/ minor housekeeping.
- Consistently validated and kept records of fire extinguisher (FE), first aid box (FA), purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Proactively display signage and installed soft barricades to alert workers of the potential hazards.
- Investigated and gathered details of accident/ incident on accordance to NADOPOD JKKP 6, 7, and 8 and submitted report to Management.
- Monitor and maintained scheduled clinical, construction and environmental waste generated.
- A voicing presence in safety committee meeting to highlight safety and health concerns at site.
- Constructed weekly and monthly OSH report and brought to Project Manager/Safety Officers attention.
- Regularly monitored and ensured workers documentation validated such as Passport, Work Permit and CIDB compliance to site rules.
- Conduct internal safety and health induction for new recruits.
- Manage workers time card/ concord and prepare worker swage voucher.
- Awarded workers monthly appreciation gifts to boost morale and motivate safe work practices at site.
- Collaborated with all safety practitioner's at site to conduct Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and part of the ERT Team.
Education
Diploma - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
KLIA Professional and Management College
12-2020
Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) -
12-2009
Skills
- Site Monitoring/Supervisory
- HSE Documentation and Record Keeping
- Site Machinery Inspection/accident/near miss investigation
- HIRARC/JHA
- Site Knowledge (OSHA 1994)
- Excavation Safety
- Administrative Roles
- Microsoft Office
- Interpersonal Communication
- Presentation Skills
- Confine Space (AESP card)
- Oil & Gas Safety Passport
- Nestle Safety Passport
Certification
- Site Safety Supervisor Competency Attendance Certificate (DOSH)
- Certified and Competent Site Safety Supervisor Yellow Book (DOSH)
- ERP Basic First Aid Certification
- Oil & Gas Safety Passport (OGSP)
- Nestle Safety Passport
Availability
1 week
Languages
- Bahasa Malaysia
- English
- Tamil
Timeline
EHS Supervisor
Eng Mech Sdn Bhd/ Cargill Port Klang
07.2024 - 01.2025
Site Safety Supervisor
Aim Deal Group (ADG) Sdn Bhd
01.2024 - 06.2024
Senior Executive Site Safety Supervisor
See Yong & Son Sdn Bhd
06.2023 - 11.2023
Site Safety Supervisor
Sumitomo Mitsui Malaysia Construction
01.2023 - 06.2023
Site Safety Supervisor
Jetta Construction Engineering Sdn Bhd
08.2021 - 09.2022
Internship
North Soil Engineering Sdn Bhd
07.2020 - 07.2021
Diploma - Occupational Safety and Health Administration
KLIA Professional and Management College