Mr. Rasim Qureshi possesses an extensive 26-year tenure in the chemical, petrochemical, oil refining, and EPC sectors, specializing in Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) expertise. His professional trajectory has been characterized by a deep-seated passion for process safety, technical safety, design HSE, fire engineering, and commissioning/decommissioning of projects, including construction safety. Through his affiliations with multinational corporations such as Exxon, SABIC, ADNOC, Qatar Petroleum, Amazon and SNC Lavalin, Mr. Qureshi has garnered a comprehensive understanding of industry best practices, leveraging mature systems to inform his expertise.
The diverse array of experiences accumulated by Mr. Qureshi throughout his career has equipped him with the ability to drive performance enhancements and effect significant improvements in HSSE and process safety programs. His professional engagements have spanned a broad spectrum of cultural contexts, including North America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, demonstrating his capacity to integrate and effectively orchestrate collaborative efforts with diverse cultural groups. By leveraging his global network, Mr. Qureshi has emerged as a key contributor to business development, recruitment, and cross-industry connectivity.
Mr. Qureshi’s technical expertise encompasses a wide range of HSSE disciplines, including safety engineering, OSHA and CCPS Process Safety Management, HAZID, HSEMS, consequence analysis, HSEIA, COMAH, HAZOP Analytics, LOPA, SIL, OHRA, and API-based Process Safety KPIs. He is well-versed in relevant industry standards, including OSHA, API, IEC, and NFPA. His professional assignments have been situated in USA, Canada, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, primarily within the oil and gas sector, with a focus on facilities such as ammonia, utilities, polypropylene, ethylene, ethylene oxide, PVC, chlorine, EDC-VCM, refineries, hydrocrackers, and power plants.
In addition to his technical expertise, Mr. Qureshi has provided HSSE and process safety support to engineering teams during the Pre-FEED, FEED, construction, and detailed engineering phases of SAGD and oil & gas projects, as well as liquid Hydrogen, Fuel cell technology, hydrogen electrolyzers, LNG and LPG facilities. He is also part of the technical committees for National Fire Protection association NFPA 30, NFPA 496/497/499 and CSA Z767 Canadian process safety standard. He has successfully leveraged his vision for HSE excellence by adopting advanced tools to optimize risk management, budgetary considerations, and operability, driving results for high-reliability organizations worldwide. Over the past several years, Mr. Qureshi has played a pivotal role in providing HSE guidance and coaching, contributing to strategy development on HSE-related matters for CEOs and board of directors, and collaborating closely with major joint venture partners and stakeholders.
Sarah Mukherjee MBE began her sustainability journey as a journalist, reporting in the UK and around the world for 20 years as the BBC’s Environment Correspondent.
Fifteen years after leaving journalism, she is now the chief executive of the Institute of Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP) – the global membership body that sets the standard for anyone wanting sustainable change that delivers for the environment, society and the economy.
Sarah will delve into her vast experience working with sustainability professionals, businesses, and governments around the world, setting out the climate and sustainability risks we face today and some of the ways ISEP is helping governments, businesses and society take steps to prevent environmental breakdown in the future.
She also has the benefit of drawing on the expertise and experience of more than 20,000 members – including those in Bahrain – that set the benchmark for sustainability and environmental professionals globally.
Senior Health, Safety and Environment Consultant and Tutor with a warm and friendly demeanor always! With over 20 years of invaluable experience in Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE).
Skilled at conflict resolution. Self-motivated, capable, tenacious and pragmatic. In HSE training field since 2002.
Team builder who is acutely attentive to employees’ and contractor’s needs. Punctual, problem solver and keen multitasker. Track record of being an essential part of the management team and instrumental in providing effective solutions that produce immediate impact and contribute to the establishment’s long-term success.
MBA, Chemical Engineer, International Auditor, and Inspector
Al-Sharqi is an experienced engineer and professional management consultant for Quality, Environment, Health & Safety Management System.
Al-Sharqi is a professional trainer and coach for management systems, auditing, Quality, Environment, Health and Safety, excellence, and business improvements. He is the representative of Bahrain in the international technical committee ISO\TC176 and ISO\TC279 (Innovation Management), with more than 20 years of career experience in engineering and management.
He worked as the Chief of QHSE Management in the Ministry of Works Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning in the Kingdom of Bahrain (10 years), a Senior Inspector in the Ministry of Industry and Commerce for (6 years). Part of his duty consists of Monitoring, assessing, and inspecting industries in the Kingdom of Bahrain and GCC countries.
Coming from industrial background with more than (5 years) of experience as a Chemical Engineer in Petrochemical and Aluminium Industries. It supported him to be an International Inspector for products, Quality, Standards, Health, and safety requirements. He was appointed to represent Bahrain in many safety and quality audit visits overseas in China, Japan, Europe, Africa, and India.
He has been elected as the Head of Standards and Technical Regulations Committee in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (2007-2010). Besides, he has been appointed as the Head of the National Committee to review the ISO 26000 (2008-2010). And in 2006, he was appointed as the Head of the National Committee of Chemical and Mechanical products Standards.