Elen Avagyan

• Playing a leadership role in promoting a positive Environment, Health and Safety culture.
• Managing EHS performance metrics, analyzed trends, and developed annual improvement plans to enhance safety standards and regulatory compliance.
• Overseeing the security operations and team of security officers for high-security site.
• Conducting regular inspections, audits, and reviews of workplace practices to ensure alignment with company policies and local regulations.
• Supporting incident investigations by conducting thorough root cause analyses, ensuring corrective and preventive actions were effectively communicated and implemented across the site.
• Developed and implemented a standardized contractor management process, including online compliance platform.
• Compiling, preparing and reporting safety results, metrics and key performance indicators.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Occasionally served as the Facilities Manager, addressing facility department issues and ensuring that facility operations aligned with the overall EHS strategy.
• Ensuring delivery and rollout of new company-wide programs.
• Leveraging statistical analysis to improve awareness, change behavior and drive continuous improvement in programs and processes.

• Provided advice, strategies and problem solving to project personnel on all health and safety issues to achieve the goal of ‘no harm’ during the project.
• Played a leadership role in promoting a positive Environment, Health and Safety culture.
• Together with project and construction management, developed, updated and implemented the project environment, health and safety policies, management plans and standards.
• Ensured compliance of all regulations established by all levels of local government and agencies.
• Managed the identification of health and safety training needs for project staff and contractors. Developed and implemented project training materials.
• Reviewed and approved contractor safety management plans and safe operating procedures.
• Facilitated the project hazard analysis and risk assessment process across all project disciplines.
• Coached contractor HSE representatives in incident investigations, classification and reporting..
• Supported the emergency response team, advanced paramedics and industrial hygienists.
• Directed post-incident investigations and prepared reports to identify root causes and corrective actions.

Major Projects:

• Baffinland Iron Mines' expansion project /Mary River, NU/ Baffinland
• Kemano T2 project/ Kemano, BC / Rio Tinto
• Jansen Potash Mine Construction Stage 1/ Jansen, SK/ BHP