Hemant Zod

I wish to be part of organization, to continuously enhance my knowledge, skills and experience by getting involved in challenging work environment utilize them for personal and organizational growth to the best of my ability.

Workplace Health & Safety Officer at AMAZON (2021-05-23 – Present)

• Conduct New Hire Orientation, Safety Induction, and Refresher Training for new and existing associates.
• Conduct comprehensive Dock & Yard Safety, Fire Safety, Critical Equipment, HOH Vehicle, Area Organization, Floor Safety, and Site Safety Inspections, Lead Leadership Safety Gemba Walks, Reptile Control Audits, and External Compliance Audits to identify and close safety gaps.
• Manage Compliance Calendar tasks and ensure timely completion of statutory and internal EHS requirements.
• Drive Concern Reporting, Dragonfly, STOP & Correct, Near-Miss Reporting, and Action Tracking System (ATS) closure.
• Manage and evaluate Permit-to-Work (PTW) for high-risk activities including Work at Height, Hot Work, Confined Space, and Electrical Work.
• Lead Daily Dive Deep (DDD) Meetings and WHS DDD Reviews, covering leading/lagging indicators, safety metrics, trends.
• Conduct Incident Investigation, Root Cause Analysis, and CAPA implementation to prevent recurrence.
• Manage Environmental Compliance, including Hazardous Waste Tracking, weekly hazardous waste area inspections, and quarterly Hazardous/E-Waste disposal.
• Facilitate monthly ASC, HOH, and Heat Stress Committee meetings and track action-item closure.
• Manage Emergency Preparedness & Response, including evacuation, shelter-in-place/in evacuation, scenario-based emergency drills, and fire emergency response.
• Manage EHS budgeting and expenditure tracking, including PR, PO, RFQ (professional consultancy/infrastructure) requirements and vendor coordination.
• Manage Wellness Center and Ambulance operations, including inspections, employee training, emergency readiness, and biomedical waste disposal.
• Drive Safety Campaigns and "Caught Working Safely" programs to strengthen employee engagement and promote a proactive safety culture.
• Implement and monitor GEMS procedures and ensure compliance with established safety standards and processes.
• Prepare and share weekly Safety Matrix Trends and performance updates with site leadership teams.
• Conduct Hazard Identification and Risk Assessments (HIRA) and review risk controls as part of the Management of Change (MOC) process.
• Manage Contractor Safety Management, including onboarding, safety induction, compliance monitoring, audits, PTW compliance, and performance evaluation.
• Drive continuous improvement through proactive hazard identification, risk reduction, safety observations, employee engagement, and corrective-action tracking.
• Implement site-level Safety Improvement Initiatives, including Convex Mirror Installation at Dock Areas, Shepherd Hooks for Conveyors, Brady LOTO Program, Staircase Safety Program, Portable PA Systems, Jib Arms, Dock Railings, and other engineering controls.
• Project Management & New Building Launch, Led EHS activities during the launch timely implementing safety standards, statutory requirement, risk controls and PTW before and during operational readiness

Safety Officer at Adani Power Udupi Power Corporation Limited (2020-12-02 – 2021-04-19)

• Conducted Safety Interactions and Safety Risk Field Analysis to identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and potential workplace hazards.
• Performed daily safety inspections.
• Conducted employee induction and refresher training on workplace safety procedures and statutory requirements.
• Conducted periodic Noise Level and Lux Level Monitoring and ensured compliance with applicable occupational safety standards.
• Performed Coupling Guard, Tools & Tackles, and other safety equipment inspections to ensure safe operating conditions.
• Managed Safety Concern and Near-Miss Reporting, including root-cause identification and corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensured Permit-to-Work (PTW) compliance for high-risk activities including Work at Height, Hot Work, Confined Space Entry, and Electrical Work.
• Conducted inspection of lifting equipment and machinery, including Cherry Pickers, Scissor Lifts, Forklifts, and EOT Cranes, ensuring safe operation and compliance.
• Implemented tool lanyard systems for work at height to prevent falling-object incidents and improve dropped-object prevention.
• Conducted monthly Cab and Bus Safety Audits covering vehicle condition, driver compliance, and passenger safety.
• Organized Safety Mela and employee engagement activities to promote safety awareness and strengthen the site's safety culture.
• Supported corrective and preventive implementation and followed up with stakeholders for timely closure of safety observations.
• Promoted a proactive safety culture through employee engagement, hazard identification, risk assessment, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Assistant Professor at International Institute of Industrial Safety Management (2019-08-19 – 2020-02-29)

• Fire Safety and Explosion

Nebosh IGC in International General Certification – Austustis Ltd

Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety Management – IIISM-Visvewaraya Technological University Bengaluru (2020)

BE in Chemical Engineering – MIT AOE Pune-Pune University (2018)

Diploma in Chemical Engineering – Govt Polytechnic Yavatmal-MSBTE (2015)