Position: EHS & Safety Compliance Head

Qualification: Related Education in EHS & Safety

Experience: 10-18 Years

Job Location: Gandhidham, Kutch, Gujarat

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Role & responsibilities

- Lead the overall Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) function of the chemical manufacturing plant.
- Develop and implement the plant's EHS strategy, policies, standards and annual action plans.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable EHS laws, rules, regulations, permits and statutory requirements.
- Maintain a comprehensive EHS legal and statutory compliance register.
- Ensure timely renewal of licenses, consents, approvals and statutory permissions.
- Develop and monitor the annual EHS compliance calendar.
- Ensure zero critical statutory EHS non-compliances.
- Lead environmental compliance and pollution-control initiatives.
- Monitor air emissions, wastewater, effluent, hazardous waste and environmental parameters.
- Ensure effective operation of ETP, STP and other pollution-control systems.
- Ensure safe handling, storage, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste.
- Coordinate with Pollution Control Board and other regulatory authorities.
- Manage environmental inspections, notices, reports and corrective actions.
- Establish occupational health and industrial hygiene programs.
- Ensure periodic medical examinations and health surveillance as applicable.
- Monitor employee exposure to chemicals, dust, fumes, noise, heat and other hazards.
- Identify and control occupational health risks.
- Lead Process Safety Management activities across the plant.
- Coordinate HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA and other process hazard assessments.
- Ensure implementation and closure of process safety recommendations.
- Establish and control the Management of Change (MOC) process.
- Ensure Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR) for new and modified facilities.
- Review process hazards associated with hazardous, toxic, flammable and reactive chemicals.
- Ensure appropriate engineering and administrative controls for identified risks.




- Develop and maintain comprehensive emergency preparedness systems.
- Maintain and periodically update the On-Site Emergency Plan.
- Conduct emergency mock drills and evaluate response effectiveness.
- Ensure readiness of fire-fighting and emergency response systems.
- Inspect fire hydrants, fire pumps, extinguishers, alarms, emergency showers and eyewash systems.
- Establish and monitor Permit-to-Work systems for high-risk activities.
- Ensure effective LOTO and energy-isolation practices.
- Control risks related to confined space, work at height, hot work and electrical activities.
- Conduct regular workplace safety inspections and risk assessments.
- Implement Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Job Hazard Analysis (JHA).
- Identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions and high-risk activities.
- Establish and monitor corrective and preventive action (CAPA) systems.
- Lead investigation of accidents, incidents, near misses and dangerous occurrences.
- Conduct Root Cause Analysis and implement lessons learned.
- Track incident trends and develop preventive action plans.
- Establish a robust contractor EHS management system.
- Ensure contractor induction, training, competency verification and PPE compliance.
- Conduct contractor safety audits and performance evaluations.
- Develop and implement an annual EHS training and competency program.
- Conduct training on chemical safety, fire safety, PPE, emergency response and safe work practices.
- Establish strong employee participation in safety programs and initiatives.
- Promote near-miss reporting, safety observations and Stop Work Authority.
- Conduct periodic EHS audits, inspections and compliance reviews.




- Coordinate internal, external, customer, certification and regulatory EHS audits.
- Ensure timely closure and effectiveness verification of audit observations.
- Develop and maintain EHS SOPs, procedures, manuals, registers and records.
- Ensure proper chemical labelling, SDS availability and chemical compatibility management.
- Review chemical storage, unloading, transfer and handling practices.
- Participate in plant expansion, CAPEX and new-project design from an EHS perspective.
- Ensure EHS requirements are incorporated during plant design, commissioning and start-up.
- Review safety-critical equipment, systems, alarms, interlocks and emergency shutdown arrangements.
- Establish EHS requirements for new chemicals, processes, equipment and technologies.
- Prepare monthly EHS MIS, dashboards, trends and management reports.
- Define and monitor EHS KPIs, objectives and improvement targets.
- Track safety, process safety, environmental and occupational health performance.
- Prepare annual EHS budgets and recommend risk-reduction investments.
- Conduct regular Management Review Meetings with Plant Head and senior management.
- Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Engineering, HR, Quality, Purchase, Stores and Security.
- Build a solid safety culture based on ownership, accountability and continuous improvement.
- Empower employees to report hazards and stop unsafe work without fear.
- Ensure business continuity and emergency response preparedness for major incidents.
- Benchmark plant EHS performance against industry standards and best practices.
- Ensure implementation and continual improvement of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 systems, where applicable.
- Provide expert EHS advice to Plant Head and senior management on critical operational risks.
- Exercise authority to stop activities presenting unacceptable or imminent EHS risks.
- Drive the overall objective of Zero Fatality, Zero Major Incident, Zero Critical Non-Compliance and Sustainable Manufacturing.

📌 EHS and Safety Head (Gandhidham)
🏢 G K N Chemical
📍 Gandhidham