Nicholas John Ross-Clunis (MIOSH, Dpl H & S)

Nationality: South African

Safety Qualifications:

• NVQ 4 Health & Safety Management BCS College, Nottingham
• Graduate Diploma in Health & Safety (1999)
• Corporate Member of the Institute of Occupational Safety & Health – IOSH United Kingdom
• Corporate Founder Member of CySha (Cyprus safety & Health Association) Cyprus
• Member of British Safety Council

Continual Professional Development

• “ The use of Information Technology in Occupational Safety & Health” – The Cyprus Safety & Health Association – Cyprus.
• Asbestos Safety awareness (Competent Initial Assessor) 2003 – BCS College Nottingham
• Electrical Portable Appliance Testing including the I.E.E. Code of practice for in-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment Competence 2003 - BCS College Nottingham
• Accident Incident Investigation Course 2004 – BCS College Nottingham.

Vocational Qualifications:

• Basic Refinery operations Course - 1971 (six months)
• Modified Fire Safety Course - 1971 (one month)
• Retraining Refinery Operatives course -1972 (one month)
• HAZOP OPERATION - 1972 (one month)
• Basics of Supervision - 1972 (one week)
• Lateiner Safety course - 1973 (Two months)
• DSS Special Training course - 1973 (six months)
• Safety Seminar by Octel Associates - 1973 (two days)
• GSS Special training programme – 1974 (six months)
• Supervisory Skills course - 1975 (one week)
• Cyprus Petroleum Practice & Procedures course -1975 (three days)
• P.I.B.T. Handling Fire Emergencies in Oil Refineries - Morton in Marsh, UK, 1976 (one week)
• Basic Combustion Techniques -KSLA Shell, Amsterdam 1976 (one week)
• Industrial Relations - Cyprus Petroleum Company 1978 (one week)
• Mechanical Seals - Flexibox - 1978 (one day)
• Energy Conservation - Shell, Hague 1981 (one week)
• Safety seminar on Lead Additives by Octel – 1983 (two days)
• Computerization of Refineries - Cyprus Petroleum Company 1985 (one week)
• Effective Communications and Human Relations (Carnegie) 1985 (six months).
• Employee Performance Appraisal -1986 (one week)
• Combustion Training - BP, Sunbury, UK (one week)
• Appraisal Interviewing Session -1986 (one week)
• Planning for Emergencies in the Oil Industry -P.I.B.T. Morton in Marsh, UK 1987 (one week)
• Training Supervisors Course - Cyprus Petroleum Company 1984 (five weeks)
• TCS Electronic Controllers -1987 (two days)
• ISRS Modern Safety Management & Loss Control - BP & International Loss Control Institute 1989 (one week)
• Training programme for Safety Committee members (by Factory Inspectorate, Ministry of the Labour & Social insurance) - Cyprus 1989 (one day)
• Basic Computer Operations - Cyprus 1989 (six months)
• Occupational Safety & health & Industrial Pollution - 1990 (two days)
• Computer Fundamentals & MS DOS - 1990 (two days)
• "Putting People First" - TMI 1992 (two days)
• "Safety & Health in the Service Sector – the road to Europe" - (by Factory Inspectorate, Ministry of the Labour & Social insurance) -Cyprus 25/9/92 (one day).
• "Hot Work in Confined Spaces" BP, Hull UK – 1993 (one week)
• "Personal Quality" -TMI 1993 (three days)
• "Employeeship" -TMI 1995 (two days)
• “ The use of Information Technology in Occupational Safety & Health” – The Cyprus Safety & Health Association – Cyprus.
• Asbestos Safety awareness (Competent Initial Assessor) 2003 – BCS College Nottingham
• Electrical Portable Appliance Testing including the I.E.E. Code of practice for in-service Inspection & Testing of Electrical Equipment Competence 2003 - BCS College Nottingham
• Accident Incident Investigation Course 2004 – BCS College Nottingham.

Institutional Membership:
Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, UK (IOSH) since 1991 – Membership grade: Corporate.
Founder Member of IOSH Cyprus established in 1991:
Membership grade: Corporate
The Institute of Petroleum 1998 – Membership grade: Affiliate.

30/6/2000. Contractor Leonardo Da Vince Program for the Development of an Integrated, Distance Learning, Training Module for the Oil Industry, with responsibility for the development of one of the training modules related to “Safety & Occupational Health”.

The program, is funded by the EU and 8 organizations from Cyprus, Greece, Spain and Rumania are participating. The 3 Modules in the Program are:

Safety & Occupational Health

Energy

Environment

The pilot implementation of the project took place in April 2001.

Career Synopsis:

1971- 1995 Twenty - five years in Cyprus Petroleum Refinery Ltd. Company from recruit to Senior General Shift Supervisor. The Cyprus Refinery Company produces petroleum products for the Cyprus market, LPG, Gasoline, Aviation Turbine Fuel, Kerosine, Gas Oil, Light Fuel Oil, Heavy Fuel Oil, and three grades of Bitumen.

Trainer and Consultant for ORCA Marketing and Consultancy Ltd for Refinery Operations and Safety in Refinery Operations, Refinery Emergency Planning and Operations.
Career
Responsibilities: Responsible as a General shift supervisor for all the above derivatives processing. Was responsible for the Utilities section (water distillation and treatment, steam and gas generation, air compression, sea water cooling etc. plus the receipt of crude oil tankers and the transfer of finished products to the market companies.

Other responsibilities included health and safety operations monitoring, safety planning, energy conservation, fire and emergency control.
Training duties: Training duties after completing a course on Instruction & Training included 'On the job' training in the refinery, academic and practical training for new operators and technologists, refresher training for operators and training for operators to supervisory levels. Also conducted courses in the new Crude distiller and Hydrotreater in Refinery operations.

Refinery Operations:
During major shut downs was shutdown supervisor and duties included - clearance certificates, gas testing and isolation and safety advisor.

Was a member of the refinery safety committee and recommended new safety working practices and improvements.

Made recommendations in processing operations to increase safe capacity and formulated documents for standard operating procedures that ensure compliance in work practice. Also assisted in re-designing start up and shutdown procedures of certain units.

1991: Member of a three man investigating team for a fire/explosion incident inside a Bitumen Hot Oil Heater.

1993: Member of a five man investigating team of an explosion incident that occurred at the Bitumen Blowing column.

1995 to 1999 Independent training consultant for Middle East, North
African countries and Cyprus Petroleum Company,
conducting basic refinery operations courses.

1999 to 2003 Chief Consultant in Oil Refinery and Plant Operations &
HSE, Emergency Response Planning in Refineries ORCA Marketing and Consultancy Ltd.

2003 to DATE ‘Manager of Health Safety & Environment Division’
ORCA Marketing and Consultancy Ltd.