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Kok Siong Ang

Summary

Having 24 years of working experience with 17 years of EHS profession in multi-national companies (MNC) supporting their process operations regionally. These MNCs are in various industrial sectors, i.e. chemical, electronic, machinery, oil & gas/petrochemicals.

Experienced with environmental health and safety regulations and guidelines. Uses knowledge to develop and implement effective safety programs to mitigate risks. Track record of enhancing workplace safety and ensuring compliance through continuous improvement initiatives.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

EHS Advisor

Contractual
09.2024 - Current
  • Led safety audits to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal standards.
  • Developed and implemented EHS training programs for staff, enhancing awareness and compliance.
  • Conducted risk assessments to identify potential hazards and recommend control measures.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to improve workplace safety protocols and procedures.
  • Reviewed safe operating procedure (SOP), method of statement (MOS), risk assessment (RA).
  • Updated /renewed the licenses, permits and certificates.
  • Conducted Toolbox meeting, safety training, and safe committee meeting.
  • Conducted GAMBA walks, safety campaign.

SEA Regional HSEQS and Regulatory Affairs Manager

Atotech Chemicals Singapore Pte Ltd
09.2022 - 09.2024
  • Company Overview: Manufacturing of specialty chemicals
  • Drive for HSES-related legal compliance and Atotech corporate conformance in the region.
  • Roll out the global HSEQS programs in the region and support the implementation.
  • Team member of the HSEQS World Wide (ww) and the SME of the global HSEQS programs.
  • Facilitate discussions and exchanges between HSEQS ww and the stakeholders in the region to drive for optimization of the global HSEQS processes.
  • Cope with the stakeholders to secure HSES-related legal compliance and corporate conformance in the region: Ensure processes are in place to monitor and collect the new & updated laws & regulations, carry out impact analysis, issue management, internal/external communications, action plan, and action follow-up. Have an overall understanding of the status in the region.
  • Ensure the compliance/conformance needs form integral parts of the day-to-day operating processes.
  • Initiate projects to build/upgrade the compliance/conformance -related processes, systems, and tools.
  • Continuously improve and harmonize the HSEQS performance and culture in the region by Creating, maintaining, and improving HSEQS awareness and standards that aligned with HSEQS ww.
  • Enabling the implementation of HSEQS programs and activities.
  • Monitoring, analyzing, and acting according to the trend of HSEQS KPIs.
  • Overseeing and maintaining high quality of root cause analysis of the incidents, and risk assessment results at the workplace, EPC works, 3rd party works, and changes.
  • Establishing and maintaining an effective and efficient regional organization and building the competence of the HSEQS community.
  • Identifying training needs for the HSEQS community, developing training programs, and /or delivering the training.
  • Visiting the sites and carrying out audits/assessments.
  • Keep partnership and close contact with the regional operation/business leaders.
  • Support the preparation and action tracking of the IMS certification in the region.
  • Manage the HSEQS managers and establish internal processes on reporting, experience exchange, communication, and deputization in ASEAN region.
  • Resource planning and coordinate with operations and local HSEQS to prepare investment proposals for HSEQS-related compliance tasks and topics.
  • Lead in Process Safety Management/Hazard Analysis across the region and participate in reviewing hazards & risks, management of change, operating procedures and feedback from internal/external parties.
  • Company registered director and license holder for the Explosive Precursor (EP) and Hazardous Substances (HS) licenses for Singapore.
  • The compliance officer for Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
  • Responsible for site facility management for Singapore.
  • Manufacturing of specialty chemicals

APAC Regional Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Symrise Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
08.2018 - 07.2022
  • Company Overview: Manufacturing of chemicals
  • Manage EHS programs in Asia Pacific manufacturing plants at China, India, Japan and Australia.
  • Manage EHS programs in Asia Pacific laboratories and warehouses at Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan.
  • Managing the EHS operating activities at Singapore sites.
  • Organization representative for GHG and Energy Conservation to Singapore Authority National Environmental Agency (NEA).
  • Drive safety and related cultural change initiatives region wide to help region/sites achieve Corporate Safety Objectives. Assist in ensuring full safety compliance with Symrise policies and local regulatory requirements.
  • Lead team of EHS personnel at Singapore site and provide functional expertise to EHS personnel at other APAC sites of China, India, Australia and Japan. Support recruitments and on-boarding.
  • Lead gap analyses of EHS Programs, address shortcomings and support implementation of proper EHS Programs and structures across Asia Pacific sites.
  • Transfer best practices among regional sites and align EHS operating rhythm in terms of EHS Committee meetings, EHS Inspections, EHS Promotions, EHS Programs and reports.
  • Lead Risk Assessments/Process Hazard Analysis across the region and participate in reviewing risks, method statements, operating procedures and conduct feedback to internal/external parties.
  • Lead EHS Inspections/Management Safety Visits at Operational areas and Project Sites.
  • Lead refinement of core safety management systems and related processes such as permit to work (PTW), management of change (MOC), pre-startup safety reviews (PSSR), lock out tag out (LOTO), process hazard analysis (PHA), emergency preparedness and contractor safety management (CSM) programs.
  • Involvement in major projects screening, reviewing and selection.
  • Lead Hazardous Zoning and Ex-zone compliance for existing operation areas and new Projects, working closely with TESIUM.
  • Lead environment programs on legal compliance, aspects & impact assessment, radiation management, chemical & domestic wastes disposal and reduction, air emissions, trade effluent discharge, flammable materials storage, hazardous substances control, emergency response management.
  • Involved in sustainability projects in energy and water consumption reduction, reduce usage in packaging materials.
  • Lead assigned incident investigations/provide inputs in incident investigations and review investigation reports to ensure comprehensiveness.
  • Share EHS Performance across the region and update Management for various forums.
  • Support Audits/Certifications (OSHA18001, ISO14001, SAPRO, SMETA, BCMS, IKEA, Customers, Insurance renewals, CERT).
  • Lead Food Defence Program in Singapore and ensure compliance to requirements (AIB, FSSC 22000).
  • Manage security at site and regional, and one of main stakeholders in ISO 23001 Supply Chain Security Management System.
  • Lead EHS teams in warehouse EHS management on hazardous, flammable and dangerous goods storage.
  • Lead closures of internal/external audit findings.
  • Setup of EHS Objectives for Region and sites and track performance.
  • Conduct training on EHS/Food Defence Programs - site & regional.
  • Lead training need analysis for EHS jointly with support partners.
  • Mentor/Coach EHS Resources, formulate Individual Development Plans.
  • Conduct EHS Team Review Meetings at regional sites with updates to Management.
  • Provide EHS Support for Projects – Pre-qualifications, Contractor Safety, Permit to Work, Risk Assessments, Inspections, Pre-startup Safety Reviews.
  • Lead employee involvement programs like EHS Promotions, Safety Day.
  • Participate in Management of Change Safety Reviews, Pre-Start-up Safety Reviews and Risk Assessments as required.
  • Participate in EHS related budgeting process and capital expenditure projects.
  • Supporting internal and external customers.
  • Liaise with external authority, i.e. MOM, SCDF, NEA, LTA, TP, SFA.
  • Manufacturing of chemicals

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Heptagon Micro Optics Singapore Pte Ltd
10.2017 - 04.2018
  • Company Overview: Manufacturing of optical lens
  • Manage EHS at Singapore sites, Ang Mo Kio (8000 employees), Woodlands (1000 employees) and Tampines (200 employees).
  • Mitigate EHS risks and liabilities.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Apply, manage and sustain licences and permits, i.e. fire certificate, petroleum & flammable materials storage licence, hazardous substances licence.
  • Review programs and manage changes to reduce risks and liabilities.
  • Ensure business continuity if EHS emergency situation occurred. Lead in implement of business continuity plan for Singapore sites.
  • Conducting and giving directions and advises for incident investigation, corrective and preventive actions.
  • In charge of emergency preparedness program, i.e. conducting table-top exercises, fire drills and chemical spillage drills.
  • Manage and sustain ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
  • Involve in EHS related audits like Customer Social Responsible (CSR), Corporate internal audit, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001.
  • Manage EHS financial budget.
  • Ensure Singapore sites submit monthly EHS metrics and data.
  • Manage emergency response system, i.e. fire protective system, emergency response team (ERT).
  • Promote EHS awareness, i.e. EHS campaign, safety video shows.
  • Manage EHS programs, i.e. Risk Assessment (RA), area inspection, incident investigation & reduction programs, Business Continuity.
  • Conducting safety training to employees, i.e. new hire EHS orientation training, risk assessment, ERT in-house training.
  • Supporting internal and external customers.
  • Liaise with external authority, i.e. MOM, SCDF, NEA, LTA, TP.
  • Manufacturing of optical lens

South East Asia Regional Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Edwards Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd
09.2016 - 10.2017
  • Company Overview: Re-Manufacturing, servicing and maintaining of pumps.
  • Manage EHS at South-East Asia sites, Singapore, Malaysia, India and Australia.
  • Manage SEA EHS at 3 authorised services centres (Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia).
  • Mitigate EHS risks and liabilities.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Manage and sustain licences and permits, i.e. fire certificate, petroleum & flammable materials storage licence, hazardous substances licence.
  • Review programs and manage changes to reduce risks and liabilities.
  • Manage environment system on chemical & domestic wastes disposal, air emissions, trade effluent discharge.
  • Conducting and giving directions and advises for incident investigation, corrective and preventive actions.
  • Ensure business continuity if EHS emergency situation occurred. Lead in implement of business continuity plan for SEA sites.
  • In charge of emergency preparedness program, i.e. conducting table-top exercises, fire drills and chemical spillage drills.
  • Manage and sustain ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. Department representative to implement and involvement in certification for ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System.
  • Involve in EHS related audits like Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), Corporate audit, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001.
  • Manage EHS financial budget.
  • Integration of Leybold (newly acquisition) into Edwards EHS management system.
  • Ensure South-East Asia, including India and Australia, submit monthly EHS metrics and data.
  • Manage emergency response system, i.e. fire protective system, emergency response team (ERT).
  • Promote EHS awareness, i.e. EHS Week campaign, smoking cessation.
  • Manage EHS programs, i.e. Risk Assessment (RA), LeadSafe inspection, incident investigation & reduction programs, Facilities Risk Rating, Business Continuity.
  • Conducting safety training to Singapore site employees, i.e. new hire EHS orientation training, risk assessment, ERT in-house training.
  • Supporting internal and external customers.
  • Liaise with external authority, i.e. MOM, SCDF, NEA, LTA, TP.
  • Re-Manufacturing, servicing and maintaining of pumps.

Senior Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer

Seagate Technology International
03.2011 - 09.2016
  • Company Overview: Manufacturing of media recording which form part of the hard-drive.
  • Manage EHS at Woodlands W2 (3500 employees).
  • Leading and guiding 3 EHS engineers at 3 Woodlands factories (W1, W2 and W3).
  • Mitigate EHS risks and liabilities.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Manage and sustain licences and permits, i.e. fire certificate, petroleum & flammable materials storage licence, hazardous substances licence.
  • Review programs and manage changes to reduce risks and liabilities.
  • Conducting incident investigation, and advising corrective & preventive actions.
  • Ensure business continuity if EHS emergency situation occurred.
  • In charge of emergency preparedness program, i.e. conducting table-top exercises, fire drills and chemical spillage drills.
  • Manage and sustain ISO 14001 and OSHA 18001. In progress of being certified for ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System.
  • Involve in EHS related audits like Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC), Corporate audit, ISO 14001, OSHA 18001.
  • Part of Corporate EHS Audit team to audit Asia Pacific sites, i.e. China, Malaysia, Thailand.
  • Manage EHS financial budget for W2.
  • Manage emergency response system, i.e. fire protective system, emergency response team (ERT).
  • Promote EHS awareness, i.e. safety campaign, earth day, 3R campaign.
  • Manage EHS programs, i.e. Risk Assessment (RA), transportation safety, monthly area safety inspection, incident investigation & reduction programs, chemical management, air emissions, trade effluent discharge, radiation management, ergonomics, machine safety, LOTO, WAH, confined space, lifting/hoisting, contractor management, canteen management.
  • Conducting safety training to employees, i.e. new hire EHS orientation training, risk assessment, ERT in-house training.
  • Supporting internal and external customers.
  • Supporting contractors to achieve their BizSafe certification.
  • Liaise with external authority, i.e. MOM, SCDF, NEA, LTA, TP.
  • Manufacturing of media recording which form part of the hard-drive.

Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) Officer, Startup/Commissioning & Process Unit Leader/Technician

Tate & Lyle Pte Ltd
04.2005 - 10.2010
  • Company Overview: Manufacturing of diet sugar.
  • Mitigate EHS Risks and Liabilities.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Review programs and manage changes to reduce risks and liabilities.
  • Conducting incident investigation, and advising corrective & preventive actions.
  • Manage fire protection system and emergency response team.
  • Conducting table-top exercises, fire drills and quarterly ERT training.
  • Manage EHS training system.
  • Promote EHS awareness, i.e. family safety day.
  • Manage EHS programs.
  • Manage EHS spending account on safety items like PPE, spill kits.
  • Supporting internal and external customers.
  • Supporting contractors to achieve their BizSafe certification.
  • Starting-up, commissioning the new chemical plant from greenfield.
  • Managing the front-end process units in Operations.
  • Manufacturing of diet sugar.

Startup/Commissioning & Process Technician, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Technician

New Plant Startup (Akzo Nobel, Sumitomo, Celanese)
04.2003 - 03.2005
  • Company Overview: Manufacturing of chemical additives base material.
  • Starting-up, commissioning the new chemical plant and utilities units, i.e. chilled water system, compressed air system, waste water treatment, boiler and de-ionising unit.
  • Reviewing and establishing new procedures for new plant and boiler.
  • Field-manage chemical process, boiler and utilities units.
  • Control room manages chemical process, boiler and utilities units.
  • Lab analysis of chemical products.
  • Part of emergency response team.
  • Involved in the safety committee and activities.
  • Conducting safety inspection and EHS training.
  • Ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Promote EHS awareness, i.e. safety campaign.
  • Manage emergency response team and permit-to-work system.
  • Supporting internal and external customers.
  • Manage fire protective and emergency equipment, i.e. fire extinguishers, self-contain breathing apparatus, gas detectors.
  • Manufacturing of chemical additives base material.

Startup/Commissioning & Process Technician

SHELL Seraya Pte Ltd
09.1999 - 03.2003
  • Company Overview: Manufacturing of pertro-chemicals of SM, PO, Glycols and Polyols.
  • Starting-up, commissioning the new expansion Glycols, Polyols and Utilities plants, i.e. waste water treatment, chilled water system, compressed air system, boilers & power-generators, de-ionising unit.
  • Coordinating, connecting and commissioning the new chemical plant process to existing process units (brown field).
  • Field-manage chemical process and utilities units.
  • Control room manages chemical process and utilities units.
  • Part of emergency response team.
  • Involved in the safety committee and activities.
  • Manufacturing of pertro-chemicals of SM, PO, Glycols and Polyols.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Environmental And Occupational Health

The University of Newcastle
Singapore
01.2010

Diploma of Electrical Engineering -

Singapore Polytechnic
05-1995

Skills

  • Regulatory filing experience
  • Compliance strategy development
  • Engaged listening
  • Effective team management
  • Crisis management
  • Effective relationship management
  • Risk mitigation strategies
  • Operational audits
  • Detailed inspections
  • Strategic stakeholder involvement
  • HSEQS program management
  • Regulation compliance

Certification

  • Registered Workplace Safety & Health Officer (WSHO), Ministry of Manpower (MOM)
  • Registered Fire Safety Manager (FSM), Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)
  • Driving Licence Class 3A
  • Specialist Diploma in Environmental and Corporate Sustainability
  • WSQ Graduate Cert in Workplace Safety & Health Level D
  • Manage Hazardous Substances
  • Implementing ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System
  • Internal Occupational Health and Safety Management System Auditor (ISO 45001)
  • Lead Environmental Auditor (ISO 14001:2004)
  • Implement Incident Management Process
  • Managing Work At Height
  • Noise Monitoring
  • Confined Space Safety Assessor
  • Environmental Control Officer
  • Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health

Timeline

EHS Advisor

Contractual
09.2024 - Current

SEA Regional HSEQS and Regulatory Affairs Manager

Atotech Chemicals Singapore Pte Ltd
09.2022 - 09.2024

APAC Regional Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Symrise Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
08.2018 - 07.2022

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Heptagon Micro Optics Singapore Pte Ltd
10.2017 - 04.2018

South East Asia Regional Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Edwards Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd
09.2016 - 10.2017

Senior Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Engineer

Seagate Technology International
03.2011 - 09.2016

Health Safety & Environmental (HSE) Officer, Startup/Commissioning & Process Unit Leader/Technician

Tate & Lyle Pte Ltd
04.2005 - 10.2010

Startup/Commissioning & Process Technician, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Technician

New Plant Startup (Akzo Nobel, Sumitomo, Celanese)
04.2003 - 03.2005

Startup/Commissioning & Process Technician

SHELL Seraya Pte Ltd
09.1999 - 03.2003

Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Environmental And Occupational Health

The University of Newcastle

Diploma of Electrical Engineering -

Singapore Polytechnic

Personal Information

  • Ethnicity: Chinese
  • Date of Birth: 27 February 1975
  • Nationality: Singaporean
  • Driving License: Class 3A
  • Marital Status: Married

Introduction

Passion in cultivating positive and integrated Environmental, Health and Safety Values for the Organization. Independent and positive in taking up challenges. Able to show leadership in group work and coordinate project work. Able to work well with others as a team. Ability to work under pressure and within required deadline. Required minimum supervision.

Language It Proficiencies

English, Fluent (Spoken & Written), Mandarin, Native tongue and good in writing, Hokkien, Speaking (Local dialect), Microsoft Office

Hobbies

Collecting Playmobil

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