Victor Kimey

Environmental Health and Safety Roles

• Collaborated with other departments to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Provided technical advice regarding occupational health and safety matters.
• Ensured that all relevant safety records were kept up-to-date.
• Developed and implemented safety policies, procedures, and programs to ensure compliance with National and local regulations.
• Participated in incident reviews following an accident or injury at the facility.
• Reviewed contractor's safety plans prior to work commencing onsite.
• Coordinated activities between management, labor organizations, government agencies, consultants, contractors, vendors as needed.
• Developed training programs to educate employees on workplace safety practices.
• Inspected workplaces regularly to identify potential hazards or violations of safety standards.
• Organized regular meetings with department heads to discuss any new developments concerning EHS initiatives.
• Performed periodic evaluations of existing EHS systems to identify areas needing improvement.
• Implemented corrective action plans when noncompliance was discovered during inspections or audits.
• Investigated accidents and injuries involving workers at the facility.
• Analyzed incident data to identify trends in injuries, illnesses and accidents.
• Participated in business safety committee meetings and health and safety audits.
• Wrote technical reports, data entry and queries into various safety and health databases.

Certification Roles

• Conducted regular reviews of current policies governing the organization's overall certification program.
• Reviewed and approved applications for certification in accordance with established policies and procedures. (FSC standard, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 9001:2015)
• Prepared documents such as letters of intent, contracts, agreements required for obtaining new certifications.
• Participated in cross-functional teams focused on developing innovative approaches towards meeting certification requirements.
• Kept internal teams updated on certification status for different products and projects.
• Provided guidance and support to internal departments on the development of certification programs.
• Organized training sessions on best practices related to obtaining, maintaining, and renewing certifications.
• Actively participated in meetings between external customers, vendors, suppliers concerning their respective certification needs.
• Developed and implemented Certification Management system to ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Monitored changes in applicable laws or regulations related to certifications and updated policies accordingly.
• Conducted audits of certification processes to identify potential areas of improvement.
• Drafted reports summarizing findings from audit results and presented them to senior management for review.
• Maintained certification database and tracked all certifications, renewals, and expirations.
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Social Roles

• Developed and implemented strategies to increase community engagement such as grievance management, stakeholder management etc
• Managed multiple projects such as Social Development Fund (SDF), Community Projects (CDP), Carbon Fund Projects simultaneously, ensuring deadlines are met.
• Saved money by operating community within budget.
• Assisted with developing marketing plans for campaigns and promotions.
• Used communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills to settle grievance and disputes.
• Implemented strategies that increased company image and awareness across channels.
• Monitor and provide advice to the senior management on any emerging and current community issues that might have impact to the company
• Ensure that relevant stakeholder engagement components are completed in compliance with the IFC Performance standards

• Developed process descriptions for FSC standards, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 18001:2015, ISO 9001: 2015 certifications and maintained documentation.
• Reviewed and approved applications for certification in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Actively participated in meetings between external customers, vendors, suppliers concerning their respective certification needs.
• Maintained certification database and tracked all certifications, renewals, and expirations.
• Prepared documents such as letters of intent, contracts, agreements required for obtaining new certifications.
• Participated in cross-functional teams focused on developing innovative approaches towards meeting certification requirements.
• Coordinated activities between various departments involved in the process of obtaining a new or renewed certification.
• Conducted audits of certification processes to identify potential areas of improvement.
• Organized training sessions on best practices related to obtaining, maintaining, and renewing certifications.
• Provided guidance and support to internal departments on the development of certification programs.
• Assisted in preparing presentations related to the organization's certification program for stakeholders.
• Worked with external audit professionals and prepared documentation of process evaluations.

• Participated in regular meetings with upper management regarding progress updates on FSC standard
• Assisting in developing and implemented policies and procedures to ensure compliance with government regulations and FSC standard
• Provided guidance to team members on how to effectively implementing FSC standard requirement
• Managed training programs designed to improve FSC Awareness among staff members.
• Maintained accurate records related to FSC certification and budgeting.
• Ensured the safety of personnel, equipment, and materials through the enforcement of safety protocols.
• Recommended changes in procedures to emphasize effectively implementation of FSC program
• Conduct FSC internal Audits
• Analyses external and internal CARs with the aim of future improvement.