Seah Qiong Yang Colin
Singapore
Summary
Energetic and versatile problem-solver with a genuine interest in implementing and maintaining best safety standards for businesses. Engagement with business partners and all stakeholders. Keen to work for a reputable employer in a stimulating role where I can apply my excellent organizational and communication skills, professionalism and enthusiasm. Team player with good interpersonal skills. Believes in lifelong learning.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Safety Consultant/ Operation Manager
QE Safety Consultancy Pte Ltd
03.2020 - Current
- Recruit, select, train, assign, schedule, coach, counsel, and discipline employees
- Communicate job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions
- Develop operations systems by determining consultancy services handling and requirements; develop, implement, enforce, and evaluate policies and procedures
- Communicate all operating policies and/or issues at department meetings
- Assist client or other person in charge of the workplace to identify and assess any foreseeable risk arising from the workplace
- Recommend to the client of or other person in charge of the workplace reasonably practicable measures to eliminate any foreseeable risk to any person who is at work in that workplace
- Recommend and advise on machinery operation which includes Forklift, Scissor lift, Boom lift and lifting operation via lorry crane
- Audit client safety and health procedures and programs is aligned with their safety system that includes the policies, training programs, communication to stakeholders, up keeping of documentation, records and assessments
- Implement and monitor inspection and audit plans
- Ensure the effectiveness and compliance to statutory requirements, prepare client’s company for audits be it internal or external
- Performing duties to ensure regulatory requirements are met and conformed
- Conduct inspections, job analysis, audits and controls review
- Customize training materials for client in regards to their workplace and workers needs
- Conducts trainings and briefings for all to implement training programs.
Adjunct Trainer/ Adult Educator
Wong Fong Academy
10.2020 - Current
- Course conducted: Safety orientation course for workers, Building construction supervisor safety course, Supervise safe lifting operation, Managing work at height course
- Imparting safety protocol and procedures in operating machinery
- Conduct, facilitate, assessing and completing classes
- Bringing the right mindset of safety importance to learners
- Cultivating the right safety culture in learner’s day to day life
- Give appropriate guidance and necessary advice in regards to course
- Utilized resources and give real life example or scenario to help learners understand the concept or knowledge being taught
- Using props or equipment to show learners and demonstrate usage if needed
- Trial and review course materials and if there are any need for changes or improvement
- Mark assessment workbook and provide result of Competent or Not yet Competent
- Assess learner’s competency and provide necessary feedback.
Associate Trainer/ Adult Educator
Training Vision Institute
03.2020 - Current
- Conduct, facilitate, assessing and completing classes
- Identify learners that might need more time to understand the lesson
- Give appropriate guidance and necessary advice in regards to course
- Utilized resources and give real life example or scenario to help learners understand the concept or knowledge being taught
- Using props or equipment to show learners and demonstrate usage if needed
- Trial and review course materials and if there are any need for changes or improvement
- Mark assessment workbook and provide result or Competent or Not yet Competent
- Assess learner’s competency and provide necessary feedback.
Workplace Safety and Health Officer
Takenaka Corporation
02.2016 - 03.2020
- Projects involved: T2 Expansion Project (650M), T1 Fixed Gangway (36M), T1 Retail West Lounge (6M)
- Assist the occupier of the workplace or other person in charge of the workplace to identify and assess any foreseeable risk arising from the workplace
- Recommend to the occupier of the workplace or other person in charge of the workplace reasonably practicable measures to eliminate any foreseeable risk to any person who is at work in that workplace or may be affected by the occupier’s undertaking in the workplace
- Maintain and ensure procedures and programs is aligned with Safety system that includes the policies, training programs, communication to stakeholders, up keeping of documentation, records and assessments
- Supervise and overseeing of machinery operation which includes Forklift, Scissor lift, Boom lift and lifting operation via lorry crane
- Implement and monitor inspection and audit plans
- Ensure the effectiveness and compliance to statutory requirements, prepare the company for audits be it internal or external
- Performing secretariat duties and support meetings with stakeholders that includes senior management
- Performing duties to ensure regulatory requirements are met and conformed
- Conduct inspections, job analysis, audits and controls review in all work activities
- Conduct internal audits for safety system to prepared for mandatory external audits
- Communicate and liaise with all stakeholders, external parties and government bodies
- Conducts trainings and briefings for all to implement training programs
- Investigate and find out root cause of all near miss, accidents and/or dangerous occurrences and perform corrective actions
- Submission of required reports to required stakeholders and/ or governing bodies
- Evaluate and monitor effectiveness of implemented corrective and preventive actions derives from identified hazard/ incident/ and audits using of Non-Compliance report
- Raise awareness of safety and risk with constant engagement with stakeholders through meeting, training and campaigns
- Ensure that the provisions of the Workplace Safety & Health Act and any regulations are complied with
- Conducted quarterly/bi-annually safety promotions and emergency preparedness exercise.
Workplace Safety and Health Coordinator
Takenaka Corporation
02.2016 - 08.2019
- Projects involved: T1 Expansion (380M), T1 Fixed Gangway (36M)
- Maintain and ensure procedures and programs is aligned with Safety system that includes the policies, training programs, communication to stakeholders, up keeping of documentation, records and assessments
- Implement and monitor inspection and audit plans
- Ensure the effectiveness and compliance to statutory requirements, prepare the company for audits be it internal or external
- Performing secretariat duties and support meetings with stakeholders that includes senior management
- Performing duties to ensure regulatory requirements are met and conformed
- Conduct inspections, job analysis, audits and controls review in all work activities
- Supervise and overseeing of machinery operation which includes Forklift, Scissor lift, Boom lift and lifting operation via lorry crane
- Communicate and liaise with all stakeholders, external parties and government bodies
- Conducts trainings and briefings for all to implement training programs
- Investigate and find out root cause of all near miss, accidents and/or dangerous occurrences and perform corrective actions
- Submission of required reports to required stakeholders and/ or governing bodies
- Evaluate and monitor effectiveness of implemented corrective and preventive actions derives from identified hazard/ incident/ and audits using of Non-Compliance report
- Raise awareness of safety and risk with constant engagement with stakeholders through meeting, training and campaigns
- Assisted the safety team in getting the WSH SHARP Award 2017
- Ensure that the provisions of the Workplace Safety & Health Act and any regulations are complied with
- Conducted quarterly/bi-annually safety promotions and emergency preparedness exercise.
Workplace Safety and Health Coordinator
Sim Lian Construction Co. Pte Ltd
03.2015 - 01.2016
- Prepare safety documentation prior to project start-up
- Facilitate and conduct Safety Induction Course
- Liaise, advise and co-ordinate with management and sub-contractors on all matters relating to WSH Act and its requirements
- Conduct daily site inspection/Toolbox meeting/Training
- Assist in-house/external safety audit
- Assist and documented safety meetings
- Supervise and overseeing of machinery operation which includes Forklift, Scissor lift, Boom lift and lifting operation via lorry crane
- Implemented and monitored the company’s safety health and environment management systems and ensuring continual improvements in the safety culture
- Assisted the WSHO in day to day operations
- Identified unsafe conditions and acts in the worksite
- Recommended reasonably practicable measures to rectify the unsafe conditions/acts
- Enforce implementation of safety provisions
- Conducted quarterly/bi-annually safety promotions and emergency preparedness exercise.
Workplace Safety and Health Coordinator
M+W Group
12.2014 - 03.2015
- Assists in preparation of safety documentation prior to project start-up
- Facilitate/Conduct Safety Induction Course
- Liaise, advise and co-ordinate with management and sub-contractors on all matters relating to WSH Act and its requirements
- Assists Safety Officer in reviewing/update company’s Health and Safety plan, ensure it is effective and operational at all times
- Assists Safety Officer in reviewing sub-contractors risk assessment, safe work procedures and fall prevention plan
- Supervise and overseeing of machinery operation which includes Forklift, Scissor lift, Boom lift and lifting operation via lorry crane
- Conduct Daily site inspection/Toolbox meeting
- Assists Safety Officer in conducting periodically in-house safety audit
- Assist, co-ordinate and document safety meetings
- Assists in monitoring the company’s safety health and environment management systems and ensuring continual improvements in the safety culture
- Was attached to ABB Changi Substation, M+W project Givaudan, M+W project Alcon.
Banquet Captain
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
12.2007 - 12.2014
- Meet and greet guests in a friendly and warm manner
- Supervises and trains staff in the set up and break down of assigned banquet rooms according to contract and managers instructions
- Adhering to all banquet standard process and also hotel standard policies and procedures
- Oversee all aspects of assigned banquet function activities, ensuring that food counters are properly set and ready for execution at the appointed time
- Actively participates in set up of banquet rooms and service of food and beverage to guests
- Ensure high grooming and hygiene standards are met by all banquet staff
- Performs planning and organisation functions for the banqueting department like maintaining the banquet logbook, maintaining and updating function sheets / BEO etc
- Supervises and trains staff in the service of food and beverages according to standards
- Observe guests to fulfill any additional requests, to perceive when next course should begin, or when meal is completed
- Maintain constant contact with the banquet chef, to ensure conclusion between food production and food service.
Education
Master of Science - Safety, Health And Environmental Technology
National University of Singapore
Singapore08.2025
Bachelor of Science, Finance (Hon) -
University College Dublin
07.2016
Diploma, Business Administration -
Kaplan Higher Education Academy
01.2013
Skills
- Team player with good interpersonal skills Believes in lifelong learning
- Public Speaking
- Creative Problem-Solving
- Planning and coordination
- New Hire Training
- Lesson Planning
- Schedule Management
- Interpersonal Relations
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Scheduling and Coordinating
Professional qualifications and licenses
- ISO 22000 Lead Auditor (Food Safety Management System)
- ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (Information Security Management System)
- Registered MOM Workplace Safety and Health Officer - WSHO (no.028-073-06682)
- Registered SCDF Fire Safety Manager - FSM (11636)
- Registered PUB Earth Control Measure Officer - ECMO (no. 0954)
- NEA Environmental Control Officer – ECO (S4648Y)
- Code of Ethics for WSH Trainers
- WSQ Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health (Level C)
- WSQ Advanced Certificate in Workplace Safety and Health (Level B)
- WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA)
- Work-At-Height Assessor
- Work-At-Height Supervisor
- Train-The-Trainer Work At Height
- Occupational First Aider with AED
- Risk Management Course
- Fire Patroller Course (By Singapore Aviation Academy)
- Safe Management Officer Course for Construction (BCA)
Personal Information
Nationality: Singaporean
Timeline
Adjunct Trainer/ Adult Educator
Wong Fong Academy
10.2020 - Current
Senior Safety Consultant/ Operation Manager
QE Safety Consultancy Pte Ltd
03.2020 - Current
Associate Trainer/ Adult Educator
Training Vision Institute
03.2020 - Current
Workplace Safety and Health Officer
Takenaka Corporation
02.2016 - 03.2020
Workplace Safety and Health Coordinator
Takenaka Corporation
02.2016 - 08.2019
Workplace Safety and Health Coordinator
Sim Lian Construction Co. Pte Ltd
03.2015 - 01.2016
Workplace Safety and Health Coordinator
M+W Group
12.2014 - 03.2015
Banquet Captain
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore
12.2007 - 12.2014
Master of Science - Safety, Health And Environmental Technology
National University of Singapore
Bachelor of Science, Finance (Hon) -
University College Dublin
Diploma, Business Administration -
Kaplan Higher Education Academy