Amol Deshpande
Ankleshwar
Summary
Accomplished Process Safety Professional with a proven track record at Aarti Industries Limited, enhancing safety culture and executing comprehensive risk assessments. Expert in Process Hazard Analysis and adept at fostering team competency in safety management. Achieved significant reductions in safety incidents through diligent audits and CAPA implementations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Manager - Process Safety
Aarti Industries Limited
04.2021 - Current
- Play a Key Role in Improving Process safety culture at Shop floor
- Review of MOC (Management of Change) and participate in Process Hazard Analysis like HAZOP, What-If for the changes
- Responsible for HAZOP Red Risk Recommendations closure at Plant level
- Participate in the Process Safety Incidents RCA of deviations and ensure 360 degree implementation of CAPA to prevent Re-occurrence
- Monitoring of Process Parameters and Process Safety Deviations of identified critical process on daily basis and release the report
- Ensure implementation of all SOPs as per Management Information System of identified critical operations and tracking points for closure
- Conduct Process Safety Audits like H2 Venting, Vacuum Audit, Quench System, Storage tank condition, Emergency quenching system to ensure system is working as per intended design
- Familiar with mass and energy balance
- Knowledge of API, ASME and NFPA regulations
- Familiarization with process studies like DSC, TSU and RC1e
- Impart identified PSM and other specified trainings for employees to build the Process safety competency among all job family
- Implementation of harmonized system of recommendation tracking and driving 360 degree implementation of QRA, Process Safety Incidents, applicable learnings from corporate driven LFI meetings
Assistant Manager
Aarti Industries Limited
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Play a Key Role in Improving Process safety culture at Shop floor
- Review of MOC (Management of Change) and participate in Process Hazard Analysis like HAZOP, What-If for the changes
- Responsible for HAZOP Red Risk Recommendations closure at Plant level
- Participate in the Process Safety Incidents RCA of deviations and ensure 360 degree implementation of CAPA to prevent Re-occurrence
- Monitoring of Process Parameters and Process Safety Deviations of identified critical process on daily basis and release the report
- Ensure implementation of all SOPs as per Management Information System of identified critical operations and tracking points for closure
- Conduct Process Safety Audits like H2 Venting, Vacuum Audit, Quench System, Storage tank condition, Emergency quenching system to ensure system is working as per intended design
- Familiar with mass and energy balance
- Knowledge of API, ASME and NFPA regulations
- Familiarization with process studies like DSC, TSU and RC1e
- Impart identified PSM and other specified trainings for employees to build the Process safety competency among all job family
- Implementation of harmonized system of recommendation tracking and driving 360 degree implementation of QRA, Process Safety Incidents, applicable learnings from corporate driven LFI meetings
Senior Executive
Aarti Industries Limited
04.2023 - 10.2023
- Play a Key Role in Improving Process safety culture at Shop floor
- Review of MOC (Management of Change) and participate in Process Hazard Analysis like HAZOP, What-If for the changes
- Responsible for HAZOP Red Risk Recommendations closure at Plant level
- Participate in the Process Safety Incidents RCA of deviations and ensure 360 degree implementation of CAPA to prevent Re-occurrence
- Monitoring of Process Parameters and Process Safety Deviations of identified critical process on daily basis and release the report
- Ensure implementation of all SOPs as per Management Information System of identified critical operations and tracking points for closure
- Conduct Process Safety Audits like H2 Venting, Vacuum Audit, Quench System, Storage tank condition, Emergency quenching system to ensure system is working as per intended design
- Familiar with mass and energy balance
- Knowledge of API, ASME and NFPA regulations
- Familiarization with process studies like DSC, TSU and RC1e
- Impart identified PSM and other specified trainings for employees to build the Process safety competency among all job family
- Implementation of harmonized system of recommendation tracking and driving 360 degree implementation of QRA, Process Safety Incidents, applicable learnings from corporate driven LFI meetings
Senior Executive
Aarti Industries Limited
04.2021 - 04.2023
- Responsible for all day to day operations of specialty chemical manufacturing plant
- Responsible for better execution of safety systems (Permit system, LOTO, PSSR, HIRA, HAZOP, RCA, MOC)
- Carrying out Safety Inspections/Audits of plant area – JSA/HIRA/Safety Walk through
- Assess various hazardous activities on site and work towards rectifying the same effectively
- Perform PSSR before starting any operation for New Projects in any of the plant in site with cross functional
team to ensure safe startup of new project - Handling independently DCS as well as field operations.
- Maintaining all data in SAP.
- Day to day MIS preparation & report to Plant Manager
Senior Executive
Atul Limited
07.2020 - 04.2021
- Responsible for all day to day operations of specialty chemical manufacturing plant
- Responsible for better execution of safety systems (Permit system, LOTO, PSSR, HIRA, HAZOP, RCA, MOC)
- Carrying out Safety Inspections/Audits of plant area – JSA/HIRA/Safety Walk through
- Assess various hazardous activities on site and work towards rectifying the same effectively
- Perform PSSR before starting any operation for New Projects in any of the plant in site with cross functional team to ensure safe startup of new project
- Handling independently DCS as well as field operations.
- Maintaining all data in SAP.
- Day to day MIS preparation & report to Plant Manager
Executive
Thermax Limited
04.2017 - 07.2020
- Responsible for all day to day operations of specialty chemical manufacturing plant
- Handling independently DCS as well as field operations.
Graduate Apprentice Trainee
Apcotex Industries Limited
07.2016 - 04.2017
- Maintaining the Production Documentation such as Preparation of Daily Production Report, Weekly
Production Report, Monthly Production Report, Total Plant Down Time Record and other Plant related Documentations
Education
PDIS (Post Diploma in Industrial Safety) - Industrial Safety
Technical Examinations Board
Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India09.2020
Bachelors of Engineering - Chemical Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
Surat, India06.2016
HSC -
Shree Gattu Vidyalaya
Ankleshwar, Gujarat, India06.2012
Skills
- Process Hazard Analysis
- Process Safety Management
- Process Safety Audits
- Risk Assessment (HAZOP, What-If)
- Top Risks & Barrier Management
- SIL Assessment through LOPA
- Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA)
- PSV Sizing and validation
Accomplishments
- Finalization of Top ten Risks of Hydrogenation, Nitration and Chlorination Process at Plant and Division levels
- Closure of Recommendations and Compliance assurance audit of identified Barriers as per guidelines
- QRA of H2 line and Re-validation of Cl2 line in accordance with Chlorine cross-country pipeline safety assurance drive
- Achieved 150 Manhours building Process Safety competency among all Job family at Shop floor by imparting Specific trainings (Thermal Hazard Screening, LOPA, SIL & Storage tank recommendations)
- Safe Startup of Continuous Nitration (2,5 DCNB), Continuous Hydrogenation (o-PDA) Process
- Participated and Independently drive the Responsible Care (RC) External Audit for Process Safety Code
- Identification of Critical Process Safety Parameters of Hydrogenation, Nitration and Chlorination Process for RTMI (Real Time Manufacturing Insights) for daily monitoring
Certification
- Chemical Hazards and Process Safety by University of California, Davis (Coursera Platform) on Sep, 2024
- Chemical Process Safety by IIT Roorkee (NPTEL Platform) on Nov, 2024
- Process Design and Detailed Engineering by Texvyn Technologies on Mar, 2024
- Yokogawa Centum VP (DCS) Operations by Yokogawa India Ltd on Sep, 2021
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Gujarati
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Aarti Industries Limited
10.2023 - 04.2024
Senior Executive
Aarti Industries Limited
04.2023 - 10.2023
Deputy Manager - Process Safety
Aarti Industries Limited
04.2021 - Current
Senior Executive
Aarti Industries Limited
04.2021 - 04.2023
Senior Executive
Atul Limited
07.2020 - 04.2021
Executive
Thermax Limited
04.2017 - 07.2020
Graduate Apprentice Trainee
Apcotex Industries Limited
07.2016 - 04.2017
PDIS (Post Diploma in Industrial Safety) - Industrial Safety
Technical Examinations Board
Bachelors of Engineering - Chemical Engineering
Gujarat Technological University
HSC -
Shree Gattu Vidyalaya
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