Public Safety Consultant, H&S Social Compliance Auditor
Turkey
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- Safety Resources Independent Consultant and Trainer at DuPont
- Project Manager, Emergency Management Project of AKUT Search and Rescue Association at Sisecam
- SA 8000 Advanced Lead Auditor at Free Lance
- Project Manager at CEIS and AKUT Search and Rescue Association at CEIS Cement Industry Employers Union
- Consultant and Instructor at Free Lance (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Trainer for Social Compliance and Accountability Project in Turkey at BSCI/FTA - SAI -ITKIB
- Project Manager at Yesim Textile Corporate Emergency Management and Business Continuity Project Joint with AKUT
- 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)
- Education
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- 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
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Safety Resources Independent Consultant and Trainer
DuPont
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DD; Chemicals industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
Instruct and/or lead seminars in the area of safety management
Learn about clients’ operations and discuss any additional request(s) from the client with the Project Manager
Keep up to date on safety topics and statistics within DuPont
Develop relationship with DuPont clients
Prepare detailed client reports Assist in the training/mentoring of new ICDR. -
Project Manager, Emergency Management Project of AKUT Search and Rescue Association
Sisecam
(Public Company; Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)
October 2007 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Preparing Detailed Risk Assessment Reports of Factories and Facilities within Turkey.
Revision of Sisecam Enterprise Emergency Capacity Management and Planning
Establishment of Factory Based Emergency and Business Continuity Exercises
Design and Develop Emergency Management and Business Continuity Training:
Approach and Response to Collapsed Structures and Shoring.
Management of Emergency and Disaster Logistics, Use of Technical Rescue Equipments.
Safe Work at Height.
Confined Space Entry
Communication and Emergency Management -
SA 8000 Advanced Lead Auditor
Free Lance
(Apparel & Fashion industry)
June 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)
Acquired this status due to Instructor position within the SAI BSCI ITKIB Social Responsibility Culture in Turkish Textile Sector Project.
Co-Train a SA 8000 Auditor Course with Mr. Doug Deruisseau in Istanbul. -
Project Manager at CEIS and AKUT Search and Rescue Association
CEIS Cement Industry Employers Union
(Glass, Ceramics & Concrete industry)
September 2006 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Responsible for Delivery of the Following Training Program
Collapsed Structures Approach and Emergency Response
Incident Commander Training for Executives
Responsible for Factory Drill Management and Establishment of Headquarters Incident Command System. -
Consultant and Instructor
Free Lance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Public Safety industry)
January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 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 -
Trainer for Social Compliance and Accountability Project in Turkey
BSCI/FTA - SAI -ITKIB
(Textiles industry)
May 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 6 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.
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Project Manager
Yesim Textile Corporate Emergency Management and Business Continuity Project Joint with AKUT
(Textiles industry)
August 2006 — October 2008 (2 years 3 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
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
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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)
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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
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SOLO Wilderness and Emergency Rescue School
Certificate , Emergency Management , 2000 — 2003
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Istanbul University
BA , Political Sciences Public Administration , September 1995 — June 2000
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Outdoor and Wilderness Sports, mostly diving, rock climbing.
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