Description
Job PurposeAccountable for preventing catastrophic events, including molten metal explosions, high-energy electrical incidents, structural failures, toxic gas releases, and major fires.Ensures that major hazard risks are systematically identified, controlled, verified, and reported to Executive Management and the Board.Safeguards people, assets, reputation, and business continuity by strengthening governance, assurance, and operational discipline across all major hazard activities.Strategic AccountabilitiesMajor Hazard GovernanceEstablish and maintain an enterprise-wide Major Hazard Risk Management Framework.Define, implement, and oversee Critical Controls for major hazard exposures, including:Molten metal handling and transfer operations.Potline integrity and high-voltage electrical systems.Gas systems (e.g., natural gas, hydrogen, compressed gases).Pressure systems and stored energy hazards.Confined space entry and associated high-risk activities.Ensure governance and control frameworks are aligned with recognized international standards and best practice, including:International Council on Mining and Metals Critical Control Management guidance.Center for Chemical Process Safety Risk-Based Process Safety framework.Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM) principles.Fatality & Serious Injury Prevention (SIF Focus)Lead the strategic shift from traditional lagging safety metrics (TRIFR/LTIFR) toward Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention, ensuring the organization prioritizes catastrophic risk exposure and Major Accident Event (MAE) prevention.Establish and govern a robust SIF and High Potential (HiPo) Event Framework, including clear definitions, classification criteria, and escalation thresholds.Monitor and report barrier health and Critical Control effectiveness, ensuring early detection of control degradation, overdue verification activities, weak signals, and operational drift.Ensure all high-potential events, critical control failures, and repeated systemic weaknesses are reviewed directly with the committee, including:Credible worst-case outcomes.Failed or degraded controls.Immediate corrective actions.Long-term systemic improvements.Implement and oversee an independent verification program for Life-Saving Rules and Critical Controls, ensuring that high-risk controls are:Tested against defined performance standards.Verified through field validation and evidence-based assurance.Tracked through governance dashboards.Escalated when non-compliant or ineffective.Ensure leadership accountability through structured governance, including SIF performance reviews, barrier assurance reporting, and Board-level visibility of major hazard exposure and control performance.Engineering & Asset IntegrityProvide governance and oversight of engineering systems that protect against major hazards, including:Mechanical integrity programs.Electrical integrity and arc-flash risk controls.Management of Change (MOC) governance.Safe design reviews for new smelter technologies and modifications.Ensure process safety requirements are embedded into all capital projects, expansions, and major upgrades from concept through commissioning and handover.Automation & AI in Process SafetyLead the integration of advanced technologies to strengthen process safety performance and reduce catastrophic risk exposure, including:AI-based predictive analytics for early anomaly detection and emerging risk trends.Real-time monitoring of critical parameters (temperature, pressure, gas concentrations).Smart sensors for molten metal transport systems and high-risk equipment.Digital barrier management and critical control verification platforms.Automated shutdowns and interlock systems to eliminate or minimize human exposure.Ensure digital and automation initiatives are aligned with Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention principles and leading practices highlighted by the National Safety Council.Board Reporting & Risk TransparencyProvide quarterly Board-level reporting on key process safety and major hazard indicators, including:Tier 1 & Tier 2 Process Safety Events.Critical Control Effectiveness Rate.Barrier Health Index.High-Potential Incident (HiPo) trends.Mechanical Integrity backlog and risk exposure.Major Hazard Risk Heat Map.Ensure the Board has clear, timely visibility of catastrophic risk exposure, emerging threats, and the effectiveness of mitigation and critical control performance.