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Rachid MIDNI

Objective / Improve both my capabilities and skills to contribute for the success of the HSE policy of your company.
Experience / Actual function (since January 2010 ) Sonatrach/ Ourhoud Ourhoud field (Algeria)
HSE Prevention Inspector
  • Take a proactive approach to the implementation of the HSE culture within the staff and the workers.
  • Daily inspection of the site to identify hazards associated with the work, if any, and initiate appropriate measures to overcome them.
  • Inspect the work site activities to identify potential hazards and advise supervisors/workers the risk factor involved with the particular activity and the corrective measures to be adopted.
  • Report unsafe acts and conditions and initiate corrective actions.
  • Report and investigate all near miss incidents and accidents and identify the root cause and take necessary steps to eliminate dangers and recurrence.
  • Preparation of HSE monthly statistics reports.
2005-2010 Sonatrach/ Ourhoud Ourhoud field
Senior HSE Prevention Technician
  • Participation in the OHSAS 18001 implementation.
  • Outline safe operational practices & procedures to the general workforce, ensuring that all operational activities are carried out in accordance with Company’s safety policies, statutory regulations & guidelines.
  • Identify and reporting various work-site accident hazards, and performing risk assessments designed to mitigate such.
  • Deliver safety induction training to new starts.
  • Develop & maintain training & competency records.
  • Carry out periodic inspections of, and prepare inspection reports for, Company equipment (including safety equipment),
  • Take part in all accident/incident/near miss investigations, ensuring accident report forms are completed.

2004–2005 Sonatrach/ Ourhoud Ourhoud field (Algeria)
Safety and Fire Technician
  • prepare and assist in safe conducting of fire/safety training
  • organize dispatch and receipt of materials and maintain records
  • Supervising of the hazardous works in the CPF (central processing facility) and the off site (wells & satellites) at OURHOUD field.
  • Maintenance of the fire existing materials and installations.

2002-2004 Sonatrach/Transport by canalization HEH region
Safety and Fire Technician
  • Watch over and supervising the works which represented big hazards for the construction of the two oil pumping stations (Mesdar & Nezla) projects.
  • Commissioning of the fire automatic materials as the: foam, CO2, dry powder, and fire water installations; and the intervention Mobil materials of the project (tracks, ambulance….)
  • Co-ordinate of work permits.

Jan 2002-May 2002 Brown & Root Condor Oran ( Algeria)
Safety Engineer
  • Conduct Safety Induction Course for workers, Supervisors of the military hospital construction project.
  • Co-ordinate, and maintain the Company management system controls and support processes required to satisfy current legislation, safety/environmental standards, common Best Practice and the Company HSEQ systems
  • Carry out safety inspection for all areas, identifies potential hazards & recommended solutions.
2000-2001 Sonatrach /TRC HEH region (Algeria)
Safety and Fire Technician
  • Maintenance of the fire existing materials and installations.
  • Team leader of the fire fighters, and many emergency simulations (fire and rescue) in the different unities of HEH (Haoud El Hamra) oil facility.
1998-1999 COSIDER, piping works. Hassi messaoud (Algeria)
Piping Engineer
  • Construction of gas pipe Line, GR2, 48’’ (between Rhoude Nouss and tin fouyé) In-Amenas area.
  • Co-ordinate all the piping construction phases.
February 1996-May 1996 Sonatrach /TRC In Amenas (Algeria)
Professional Training
  • Study of hazards linked to the storage of crude oil.
  • Study of hazards linked to transportation of hydrocarbons through pipe lines.
  • Study of leakage caused by corrosion of pipe line (OH1) (bacterial, electrochemical corrosion…).
  • Checking calculations of fire water reserves and HALON1211, necessary for extinguishing.

Education / 1993-1996 Institut National des hydrocarbures Boumerdes (Algeria)
Diploma of Elaborate University Studies «DEUA».
  • Speciality courses: fire fighting ,work safety, incident investigation, HSE statistics, work hygiene, environmental engineering, ergonomics notions, industrial equipment corrosion, equipment of petrochemical and drilling unities, refining and petro-chemistry ,oil chemistry ,hydrocarbons transportation..
  • Other studies: IOSH managing safely certificate. (December 2006).
Electrical hazard and prevention. (January 2006).
Job work station risk analysis, with DNV (Det Norske Veritas) (June2008).
  • Internal audit of the QHSE management system, with DNV (Det Norske Veritas) (July 2009).
  • ISRS SUMMIT with DNV (December 2009).
  • Risk assessment at work, with IAP (Algerian Petroleum Institute) (December 2009).

Interests / Sport, travel, music, cinema.