DARRYL W. BRAATEN
Calgary,AB
Summary
Seasoned HSE professional with a proven track record of delivering over 3 million incident-free hours at Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion. Expert in OHS Standards and adept at fostering collaboration, I've significantly reduced costs and ensured regulatory compliance across major projects. My leadership has been instrumental in developing and implementing comprehensive safety and emergency response plans.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
HSE Advisor
SA Energy
09.2022 - 09.2023
- Verified compliance with P/SSSP, ERP, and contractor hazard control plans
- Conducted pre-construction hazard assessments and safety inspections
- Tracked compliance of 25+ medics and ensured site safety readiness
- Coordinated with health service provider on 25 plus Mobile transport units for deployment and equipment verification inspections were completed
- Led field training and managed emergency response operations during active incidents
- Fire boss for wildland interface with BC Forest Service
- Successfully led a team of S100 trained workers to respond and contain a wildfire from a lightning strike and handed over incident to BC Forestry response teams
- Performed regular field worker competency assessments on operators of rock trucks, all truck combos over 1 ton, sidebooms, dozers, graders, excavators to ensure operators performed all pre ops checks and understood how to use proximity sensors, I would verify they weren’t disengaged
HSE Lead
Flint Energy Services
08.2022 - 10.2022
- Liaison with client night shift safety and coordinators
- Monitor onboarding process to ensure new hires met site admission needs
- Field inspection of work crews
- Work with foreman for competency assessments for new apprentices assigned to project
HSE Manager
Steel River Pipelines
06.2020 - 08.2021
- Oversaw safety execution for the Fortis Pipeline Upgrade Project
- Developed and implemented wildfire and pandemic management plans
- Liaised with provincial agencies to ensure regulatory compliance and safety measures
HSES Manager
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
10.2018 - 05.2020
- Delivered 3+ million incident-free hours through robust safety leadership
- Managed contractor onboarding, inspections, and field team supervision
- Developed safety, traffic management, and emergency response plans
- Provided subject matter expertise to West Coast Project Director, Kiewit, construction manager and field inspectors
- Saved the project in over 900.000$ costs by implementing a greenfield proposal that allowed contractor to operate within the confines of a brownfield site thereby reducing the costs of FR clothing, and monitoring systems and permitting time greatly reduced
- Liaison with facility managers, supervisors to keep them updated on HSE challenges and improvement opportunities
- Provided direction and leadership to a field team of 7 advisors for both the terminal, westridge marine and spread 7
HSES Manager
Ledcor Pipelines
08.2017 - 12.2017
- Hired to develop hse plans for TMX project
- Work with construction director, construction superintendent, camp manager
- Liaison with community for fire, rcmp, hospitals, camp locations
- Implemented the physicians assistant program that allowed costs savings by reducing level of field medical certifications for personnel and alleviate community concerns of over use of emergency medical services at local hospitals
- Project had two start and stop dates due to court challenges against project and I was offered the Lower Mainland role in lieu
Major Projects HSE Manager
Kinder Morgan
01.2011 - 10.2012
- Construction of 12 new storage tanks at Edmonton Terminal and applicable infrastructure installations
- Over 2 million manhours with Zero LTIF
Major Projects Safety Manager
TransCanada Pipelines
USA, USA
02.2010 - 01.2011
- Ensured regulatory compliance across multiple states and contractors
- Delivered 2+ million man-hours without medical aid or lost-time incidents
- Interface liaison with PHEMS, OSHA, FERC and DHS
- Liaison with chosen contractors for set up of medical services, camps, security and provide SME to TC Energy field construction inspection team
Major Projects HSE Manager
Kinder Morgan
01.2006 - 12.2009
- Managed both projects concurrently, two different OHS legislations, multiple contractors, CER (NEB) interface
- Provided HSE leadership and direction to field inspection team and safety advisors
HSE LEAD
Connacher Oil and Gas
- HSE Lead, various projects, 10 inch pipeline from field wells to tie into plant
HSE Consultant
- Led several smaller contractors through the Small Employer Certificate of Recognition to attain their SECOR designation
HSE Advisor
Vortex International
- Worked with Nigerian Labor Department in consultation project in upgrading their OHS legislation as well as development of effective supervisory hse leadership courses
HSE Lead
Chevron
- HSE Lead Pacific Trail Pipeline Project
HSE Manager
North American Pipeline Construction Group
- HSE Manager
Retired
District of North Vancouver Fire Department
- Retired from District of North Vancouver Fire Department
Emergency Services Consultant
Suncor
- Emergency Services Consultant
Education
emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency responder
southern Alberta institute of technology
Calgary, Albertahazard materials instructor certificate - Delaware, to standard 1910.210, nfpa standard 472
university of dover
Leadership management for public service -
University of Oregon
instructional methodology - levels 1, 2 and 3
Keyano college
Skills
- OHS Standards
- Codes and Regulations
- Project/Site-Specific Safety Plans
- Emergency Response Plans
- Traffic Management Plan
- Security Management Plans
- Incident prevention
- Investigation
- Corrective action implementation
- Contractor safety management
- Inspections
- Compliance audits
- Hazard assessment
- Behavioral safety
- Mitigation of critical risks
- Effective communication
- Collaboration
- Project leadership
- HSE roles
References
Available upon request
Certifications And Education
- National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) Certification 718631
- API 1169 expired
- BC Wildfire Mitigation Specialist
- NFPA certified as wildland urban interface specialist
- Fire Smart Canada, Technical trainer
- S-100/S-185 Fire Suppression and S241 Avoidance
- Practical Loss Control Leadership (DNV)
- Incident Investigation (Chevron 5Y)
- Tap Root certification
- Applicable field safety certificates such as H2SAlive, First Aid, Ground Disturbance, WHMIS, CSTS, PCST, LSE
- Various fire courses, Texas A&M, Alberta fire school
- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Alberta, Emergency Medical Technician, ambulance, emergency responder
- University of Maryland, Hazmat technician
- Railcar safety and securement, Texas Railroad Commission
- SERTC, Pueblo CO., security and emergency response. Response to rail car tanker emergencies, rollovers, containment, suppression
- National Construction Safety Officer, #718631, Alberta Construction Safety Association
- Emergency management, Alberta Public Safety Services
- Keyano College, instructional methodology, levels 1, 2 and 3
- Practical Loss Control Leadership, DNV
- Smith defensive driving systems certification
- Schlumberger crash free driving certificate
- University of Dover, Delaware, hazard materials instructor certificate, to standard 1910.210, NFPA standard 472
- Alberta surface mine rescue instructor certification
- SA Energy certified as steep slope inspector
- Canadian Standards Association, sustaining member
- Certified Alberta home inspector, Service Alberta
- University of Oregon, Leadership management for public service
- Past fire chief, Village of Clive, Alberta
Timeline
HSE Advisor
SA Energy
09.2022 - 09.2023
HSE Lead
Flint Energy Services
08.2022 - 10.2022
HSE Manager
Steel River Pipelines
06.2020 - 08.2021
HSES Manager
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
10.2018 - 05.2020
HSES Manager
Ledcor Pipelines
08.2017 - 12.2017
Major Projects HSE Manager
Kinder Morgan
01.2011 - 10.2012
Major Projects Safety Manager
TransCanada Pipelines
02.2010 - 01.2011
Major Projects HSE Manager
Kinder Morgan
01.2006 - 12.2009
HSE LEAD
Connacher Oil and Gas
HSE Consultant
HSE Advisor
Vortex International
HSE Lead
Chevron
HSE Manager
North American Pipeline Construction Group
Retired
District of North Vancouver Fire Department
Emergency Services Consultant
Suncor
emergency medical technician - ambulance, emergency responder
southern Alberta institute of technology
hazard materials instructor certificate - Delaware, to standard 1910.210, nfpa standard 472
university of dover
Leadership management for public service -
University of Oregon
instructional methodology - levels 1, 2 and 3
Keyano college
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