Mohammad Riaz Shareef Region IX – Area Director – ASSP USA Past President - ASSP – Kuwait Chapter Year 2014-2015 Advisory Member - ASSP – Kuwait Chapter Year 2019 Mentor – ASSP – Kuwait Chapter Year 2024 A Professional Member of the ASSE, holding a bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering and a diploma in Industrial Safety. He was Awarded SPY by ASSE in the year 2015. He has 28 years of extensive experience in the field of HSE management in O&G industry and HSE consultancy services and HSE management in the downstream sector. Specializing in Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis, Accident Investigation techniques. Well versed with international HSE regulations & treaties, development of HSE procedures & policies, Occupational Risks and Mitigations, Environmental aspects and impacts of Oil & Gas Industries, Risk Assessment studies, HSE incident analysis & recommendation tracking, Corporate HSE performance reporting. Presented various Technical Papers in many HSE and PSM conferences in the GCC and Malaysia. He was the Technical Committee member of CCPS and has been Technical Advisor for various conferences. A UOP Graduate in Continuous Catalyst Regeneration PlatformingTM Process Technology. Certified; • Lead Auditor of (IMS) ISO 9001 / 14001 and 45001 series. • Leader, Process Hazard Analysis. • HAZOP Expert. • “Train the Trainer” in Respiratory Protection in accordance OSHA CFR 29-1910.134 & NFPA 1500 from USA. • “Train the Trainer” of Scaffolding, in accordance OSHA CFR 29-1926.450.
Being a volunteer at ASSP Kuwait Chapter has provided me leadership skills, I applied this leadership quality to ensuring workers come home safe through professional development, advocacy, training, and encouragement. The ASSP Kuwait Chapter Society is the product of its members, and I was always proud to be one. It becomes vital that the leadership of ASSP gives chances to strong business leaders like me who have moved from one part of the region to the other, this versatility of mine will act like a catalyst to connect with safety practitioners to generate a united and diverse membership. While I have been involved with the ASSP Kuwait Chapter Society in many capacities, I have always considered myself an independent thinker open to new methods that address new challenges that keep evolving in this ever-changing world of our work life. I have always led my team from the front.