Dundar Sahin

Current

AKUT Search and Rescue Association Emergency Management Project Manager at Sisecam
SA 8000 Advanced Lead Auditor at Free Lance
Trainer for Social Compliance and Accountability Project in Turkey at BSCI/FTA - SAI -ITKIB

AKUT Search and Rescue Association Project Manager at CEIS at CEIS Cement Industry Employers Union
Project Manager at Yesim Textile Corporate Emergency Management and Business Continuity Project Joint with AKUT
Consultant and Instructor at Free Lance (Self-employed)

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Past

Consultant at World Bank IFC
Project Manager at Levi Strauss Foundation and AKUT Turkish Search and Rescue Assocation Joint Project
Health and Safety Advisor (Azerbaijan) at AIOC - BP

Instructor at SOLO-North American Rescue Institute (USA)

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Education

SOLO Wilderness and Emergency Rescue School
Istanbul University

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Dundar Sahin’s Summary

Freelance consultant offering solutions in the arena of Social Compliance
Health & Safety, BCM and Emergency Management.

• Establishment of Social Accountability Management Systems, focused on how the management systems standard in SA8000 can improve the workplaces’ overall social performance and compliance with codes, and tools and systems most effective for monitoring and ensuring that subcontractors also maintain safe and decent working conditions.

• Establishment of Health and Safety Management Systems, focused on Health and Safety consulting to ensure adherence to specific industry standards, to provide training, and to perform program review and audits in the following areas:

• Safety Program Audit & Review
• Emergency Preparedness Plan Audit & Review
• Documents Related Review
• Accident/Incident Investigation, Review

• Establishment of Emergency Management Systems, focused on providing various Corporate Preparedness Planning services that facilitate the development and delivery of comprehensive emergency management services. Using site data and graphics, information is made readily available to corporates, school, hospital, industry and government response officials to aid in making strategic and tactical decisions for real-time incidents such as a chemical release, fire, or workplace incident.

Committed to protect the most valuable resource -life-

Dundar Sahin
Public Safety Consultant
H&S / Social Compliance Auditor

Dundar Sahin’s Specialties:

Competency in ILO Conventions, Labor Law and regulations. Specific areas interested in Labor law such as: Working hours, contract dismissal, freedom of association, health and safety.

Risk Perception Analyses and Vulnerability Assessment Capability.

Emergency Response Team Training, and establishment of ERP organization.

Dundar Sahin’s Experience

AKUT Search and Rescue Association Emergency Management Project Manager

Sisecam

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)

October 2007 — Present (1 year)

Key Factory and Facility Assessment.
Enterprise Emergency Response Planning
Factory Drill Management
Emergency Response Training
SA 8000 Advanced Lead Auditor

Free Lance

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Apparel & Fashion industry)

June 2007 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Trainer for Social Compliance and Accountability Project in Turkey

BSCI/FTA - SAI -ITKIB

(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Textiles industry)

May 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)

The Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) proposes to work together with Social Accountability International Netherlands (SAI-Netherlands) and the General Secretariat of Istanbul Textile & Apparel Exporters´ Associations (ITKIB) to deepen and expand the culture and practice of CSR in Turkey, in a project designed to improve social conditions while increasing the competitiveness of Turkey’s industry, generating learning on good practice and sharing the learning and benefits of CSR locally and internationally.
AKUT Search and Rescue Association Project Manager at CEIS

CEIS Cement Industry Employers Union

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)

September 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Responsible for Delivering of Training
Collapsed Structures Approach and Emergency Response
Incident Commander Training for Executives
Responsible for Factory Drill Management and Establishment of Headquarters Incident Command System.
Project Manager

Yesim Textile Corporate Emergency Management and Business Continuity Project Joint with AKUT

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Textiles industry)

August 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Yesim Textile Corporate Emergency Management Project is one the first sectoral project in its kind established in Turkey. The project consist of following phases:

1. Establishment of General Awareness Program Among Workers:

This phase is initiated with General Assessment of Company and Premises Vulnerability Analyses. All documented revisions taken in to account to establish a General Training to reach all personnel in the company.

2. Establishment of Response Capacity: This phase contains technical response training for those who are willing to operate during an emergency or crisis.

3. Establishment of Executive Planning: This phase consist of two consecutive progress,
A) Capacity Building in Executive Level
B)Response Planning and Establishment of SOP's.

4. Sharing and Distribution of Plan with Community and Business Impacted Areas.
Consultant and Instructor
Free Lance (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Public Safety industry)

January 2004 — Present (4 years 9 months)

Freelance Consultant for Public Safety, H&S and Social Compliance projects in Turkey.
Provided Services:
ITO Istanbul Chamber of Industry Emergency Management and Business Continuity Seminar
Altinmarka Emergency Management System Assessment
Nike Turkey Disaster and Emergency Planning Project
Tekfen Construction Company Emergency and Disaster Management Course
Finans Invest Emergency and Disaster Planning Project
Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences Department of Public Administration Seminars
Arcelor Mittal International Health and Safety Day Training
BTC Pipeline Emergency Response Team Wilderness First Aid Training
Yesim Textile Emergency Planning Project Management
ISO Istanbul Chamber of Industry Emergency Management and Business Continuity Seminar
TNT Logistics All Turkey Operations Emergency Management Project
Marti Aviation Services Wilderness First Aid Training
Garanti Technology Emergency Management System Development
Consultant

World Bank IFC

(Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)

January 2006 — March 2008 (2 years 3 months)

Accredited Consultant by World Bank, I.F.C. for projects about Social Compliance and General Labor Practices in Turkey
Project Manager

Levi Strauss Foundation and AKUT Turkish Search and Rescue Assocation Joint Project

(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Education Management industry)

July 2006 — April 2007 (10 months)

Appointed as a Project Manager for Labor Rights, Disaster Health and Safety Awareness Training Project in Turkey. This project is a joint project with Levi Strauss Foundation and AKUT Turkish Search and Rescue Association.

The project consist into 3 sections:
1. Providing trainings to the factories
2. Establishing Training Manuals, presentations and education videos to the public
3. Establishing a web portal, to acquire a lifetime learning opportunity.
Health and Safety Advisor (Azerbaijan)

AIOC - BP

(Privately Held; 5001-10,000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

May 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 5 months)
Instructor

SOLO-North American Rescue Institute (USA)

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

May 2000 — January 2003 (2 years 9 months)

Dundar Sahin’s Education

SOLO Wilderness and Emergency Rescue School

Certificate, Emergency Management, 2000 — 2003
Istanbul University

BA, Political Sciences Public Administration, September 1995 — June 2000

Additional Information

Dundar Sahin’s Websites:

Dundar Sahin’s Interests:

Outdoor and Wilderness Sports, mostly diving, rock climbing.

Dundar Sahin’s Groups:

ISA International Sociology Association Member.
BCI Business Continuity Institute Member.
D.A.N. (Diver’s Alert Network)
Member of Nautical Archeology Society. (N.A.S.)
Member of AKUT (Turkish Search and Rescue Association)
Member of GEOMED Medic Without Borders
Member of NREMT National Registry of Emergency Medical Technician Assoc.
Member of NARI Rescuers Assoc.
United Nations OCHA, INSARAG Emergency Response Crew Member
United Nations International Conferance for Disaster Reduction Participant, Kobe, Japan, 2005