dilawar1
Dec 13, 2015
Graduate / 'reaching new heights in my career' - SOP For Masters in Engineering from Victoria University [4]
Bundle of thanks dear. I have tried my best to tune it. Check out:
"I buried him with my own hands" said a safety officer with tears in his eyes during weekly meeting. That whole week left very deep feelings on us at Total Shutdown project when due to carelessness in fire safety measures lead to death of a young worker.
On an average, 200 workers die every year in Australia due to occupational risks. More than $60 billion is spent as a result of injuries and diseases which is almost 5% of GDP as reported by Safe Work Australia in their latest report. No statistics available for developing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan where I have been working as Safety Engineer since 2011.
As an industrial engineering student, I learned how organizations are set up, progress, succeed and, sometimes, fail. It was 2011 when my first employer engaged me in different operations including project management, maintenance and safety that helped me finding my best potential. On the other hand, transfer to safety department wasn't major change in my initial career but gradually I realized risks we often neglect in our daily routine such as virus led illness, road accidents, injuries due to slippery floor to name a few. Major change came when I was hired in Saudi Arabia as Safety Engineer for world's giant oil corporate. I saw billions of dollars dependent on very little safety measures there and learned new methods to save human life.
Safety comes to second as per Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Therefore it is very basic element of life because it provides a safe environment to human beings. Providing safe environment isn't that easy for safety professionals without competence as said by Matt Cox, former chairman of International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM) that "It's very simple. You can have all the education in the world but if you have never been to site, safety will fail. Likewise 10 years in the field with no education means you have been repeating mistakes for 10 years".
For almost 5 years I have being engaged in this profession and undertook various programs from international bodies such as OSHA USA, IOSH and NEBOSH UK, which provided the 'almost' competence but I still lack a lot of theories and methods, especially in fire safety.
I simply google'd safety programs under engineering discipline. Thanks to Larry and Sergey of Google, I found Victoria University website where I read more about Master of Engineering (Building Fire Safety & Risk Engineering). This is very special program with specific units focusing fire safety. It includes designing and modeling of fire system units, which is very new to my knowledge. Now I was curious about Victoria University's position but thanks to one of my LinkedIn connections, who works in same profession and a previous graduate of VU, told me it's a century old public university with recognized qualifications. On the other hand, considering a place where every year more than 50,000 multi-national students study wasn't tough decision as well. Besides, Australian Department of Education & Training provides database of programs via CRICOS making it even easier for professional students like me to proceed without hesitation.
After studying this wonderful program, I strongly believe that my career in Middle East would reform from its current position. Nevertheless, it is not easy to spend most of capital I have earned over years but I positively look forward on this decision which is more than just an interest.
Bundle of thanks dear. I have tried my best to tune it. Check out:
"I buried him with my own hands" said a safety officer with tears in his eyes during weekly meeting. That whole week left very deep feelings on us at Total Shutdown project when due to carelessness in fire safety measures lead to death of a young worker.
On an average, 200 workers die every year in Australia due to occupational risks. More than $60 billion is spent as a result of injuries and diseases which is almost 5% of GDP as reported by Safe Work Australia in their latest report. No statistics available for developing countries such as Saudi Arabia and Pakistan where I have been working as Safety Engineer since 2011.
As an industrial engineering student, I learned how organizations are set up, progress, succeed and, sometimes, fail. It was 2011 when my first employer engaged me in different operations including project management, maintenance and safety that helped me finding my best potential. On the other hand, transfer to safety department wasn't major change in my initial career but gradually I realized risks we often neglect in our daily routine such as virus led illness, road accidents, injuries due to slippery floor to name a few. Major change came when I was hired in Saudi Arabia as Safety Engineer for world's giant oil corporate. I saw billions of dollars dependent on very little safety measures there and learned new methods to save human life.
Safety comes to second as per Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Therefore it is very basic element of life because it provides a safe environment to human beings. Providing safe environment isn't that easy for safety professionals without competence as said by Matt Cox, former chairman of International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (IIRSM) that "It's very simple. You can have all the education in the world but if you have never been to site, safety will fail. Likewise 10 years in the field with no education means you have been repeating mistakes for 10 years".
For almost 5 years I have being engaged in this profession and undertook various programs from international bodies such as OSHA USA, IOSH and NEBOSH UK, which provided the 'almost' competence but I still lack a lot of theories and methods, especially in fire safety.
I simply google'd safety programs under engineering discipline. Thanks to Larry and Sergey of Google, I found Victoria University website where I read more about Master of Engineering (Building Fire Safety & Risk Engineering). This is very special program with specific units focusing fire safety. It includes designing and modeling of fire system units, which is very new to my knowledge. Now I was curious about Victoria University's position but thanks to one of my LinkedIn connections, who works in same profession and a previous graduate of VU, told me it's a century old public university with recognized qualifications. On the other hand, considering a place where every year more than 50,000 multi-national students study wasn't tough decision as well. Besides, Australian Department of Education & Training provides database of programs via CRICOS making it even easier for professional students like me to proceed without hesitation.
After studying this wonderful program, I strongly believe that my career in Middle East would reform from its current position. Nevertheless, it is not easy to spend most of capital I have earned over years but I positively look forward on this decision which is more than just an interest.
