Acting Director Environmental Health & Occupational Safety in the National Guard Health Affairs – Riyadh

WHO & GCC Collaborating Center for Infection Control –

CURRICULUM VITAE

Mohamed Nimer Al Dhaher

Surname : Al Dhaher

Middle Name : Nimer

Forename : Mohammad

Date of Birth : 14 January 1972

Nationality : Jordanian

Marital Status : Married, Two children

Languages : Arabic- Native English-Fluent Russian- Fair

Contact No : Mobile – 00966 559814269Office- 00966 1 252 0088 – 43721

Pager : 4811

Address : King AbdulAziz Medical CityP.O. Box# 22490 Riyadh 11426Dana Homes Compound– Villa 7-09

E-mail : dhaherm@ngha.med.sa mylad2000@hotmail.com__________________________________________________________

STUDIES The year of 1994, Bachelor Degree in: -

Major :Earth and Environmental Sciences – Yarmouk University (Jordan)

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Minor : Environmental Sciences- Yarmouk University (Jordan) January 2008 : Certified Instructor AHLS COURSE, University of

Arizona___________________________________________________________

International Certificates and Training:

Certified Lead Auditor ISO 22000:2005, 17-21.04.2010 Certified Lead Auditor OHSAS 18001:2007, 3-7 October 2009. Certified Instructor AHLS (Advanced HAZMAT patients life

support) from The University of Arizona (Emergency Medicine Center) – USA, 22-24 January 2008.

Certified Lead Auditor ISO 14001:2004 EMS (Environmental Management Systems), From BVQI international, 20-24 MAY 2006.

Completed a five days course in "Risk Assessment and Analysis", 22 May 2010 upto 26 May 2010

Computer Training:

Microsoft PowerPoint* - Microsoft Visio 2003

Part 1&2

IATC –UAE 08.06.2005

Comprehensive Computer course: MS Word, Excel, Ms Doss, Internet, and Power Point, Access.

Al Fareed Center – Jordan

25.07.1997 to 02.11.1997

Power Point (Level: excellent) with outstanding performance certificate___________________________________________________________

Environmental and Emergency preparedness COURSES:

S/N Course Institute Dates1 Train the Trainers “3 STEPS

EMERGINCIES MANAGEMENT”

Tawam Hospital – UAE

02.05.2005

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2 Certified to certify Biological & Chemicals Hoods and Safety cabinets

ENVAIRE UK 01. November 2006

3 Workshop on Environmental Radiation Monitoring Techniques

The visiting Instructor was Prof. Dr. Samir Abdulaziz head of Arab nuclear agency – at Riyadh Intercontinental-KSA

12 January 2008

Customer services courses:

4 WE CARE Course Tawam Hospital – UAE

2003

6 Dealing with Customer Complaints Course

Hilton Al Ain – UAE

05.04.1997

7 Telephone Manners Course Hilton Al Ain – UAE

1997

8 Advance course in English Conversation /40 Contact Hours.

University of Jordan – Amman, Jordan

10.09.1994 to 05.10.1994

*On 29.05.2005 I had the Certificate of Excellence for Out Standing performance in PowerPoint Session.

Achievements

Introduced the medical environmental concept for the first time in the Region

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Started the first recycling program in health Care organization in UAE.Helped in Tawam Hospital, and National Guard hospitals getting accredited by JCIA.Helped the Pathology and Laboratory Dept. in NGHA to get accredited by CAP.Reduced the medical waste in Tawam Hospital to the half.Solved the pest control problem in Tawam Hospital.Authored the Environmental Health & Occupational Safety Manual for the GCC Center that can be generalized on all gulf region in a later on phase.Authored a policy, and introduced for first time in the region the Environmental Impact Assessment guidelines for health care organizations.Introduced and legislated the Environmental preferable Purchase in my hospitals in UAE, and Saudi Arabia.Authored and Environmental Statement for Tawam Hospital in the year 2005.

Appreciation Awards and Certificates

UAECross Pen with my name written on as appreciation from Tawam Hospital Administration, also other gifts.Appreciation Desk Stand from Tawam Hospital Director. Appreciation Letter from the Tawam hospital Director for my role as a monitor in Evacuation Drill, and my role was to lead with the chemical war fare from the army the process of evacuating the hazardous chemicals and injured personnel. Certificate of Appreciation from the safety committee for my role in the Evacuation Drill.Appreciation Letter from the Chairman of Safety committee in Tawam Hospital.Certificate of Appreciation Letter from Tawam Hospital Director on my participation in JCIA awareness campaign.Certificate of Appreciation from Tawam Hospital Director for Outstanding performance and Lasting Contribution towards JCIA Process.

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In Saudi Arabia – GCC center at National Guard health Affairs

Certificate of Appreciation from the CEO National Guard Health Affairs for my role as a key member in JCIA Accreditation processFinancial award for my role as a key member in the executive JCIA committee.Appreciation letter from the JCIA team leader the Medical Director.Appreciation letter for outstanding training skills from the Logistics department for the training that I have conducted about Compressed Gas Cylinders Safety”

Future plans

- To be certified as “LEED AP”- To have my master Degree in Public Health – Environmental

Health.- To have NEBOSH diploma- To have black belt - Six Sigma

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking to utilize 11+ years experience in the Environmental Health and Medical Environmental field in an international organization especially in United Nations, or environmental health regional firm

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Acting Director Environmental Health & Occupational Safety in the WHO & GCC Collaborating Center for Infection Control :

WHO & GCC (Arabian Gulf Countries Council) Center of Infection Control – Environmental Health & Occupational Safety section, Located at King Abdulaziz Medical city – king Fahad Hospital for National Guard: I Work as the only Medical Environmentalist in the region, in the position of Environmental Health Specialist who was assigned to achieve the followings:

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1- Legislations

Updating the Environmental Health Manual for NGHA Hospitals I was assigned to study the new GCC law that regulates the

Medical waste, I have submitted a report about how it can be implemented in NGHA hospitals, and I drafted memos to the concerned Departments.

Edited many policies and Procedures some of them can be found in NGHA network such as:

- Infectious waste management- Environmental Preferable Purchasing- Environmental Impact Assessment in Health Care Organizations

2- Air Quality

Started the air quality program , so we started the sampling program for the following :

2.1 Biological air Sampling:Following CDC Guidelines in sampling immuncompremized patients’ areas after constructions, and before releasing the ward for patients’ occupancy, we are targeting fungi such as fumigatus aspergillus.2.2 Toxic chemicals, and pollutants NO, NO2 in NICU wards, guaranteeing the PEL under 1ppm Xylene in Histology Department, Guaranteeing the PEL under 100

ppm. Sampling most of the VOC with VX500 Photo Ionization detector. Sampling most of toxic gas that are potential in Medical Field such as,

CO, CO2, NH3, and many others using ITX gas samplers. Silica in dental lab, which can cause silicosis disease. Sampling Carpet

3- Auditing Started auditing in the Lab using the OSHA based Checklist, in

addition to CAP documents as a reference for standards.

4- HAZMAT

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Started educating the Lab staff on Chemical Hygiene Plan, More than 380 Lab Staff been trained on CHP elements including the followings:

Chemical Fume hoods: Specifications, certification, work practices Chemicals Compatibility: MSDS, and reactivity. PPE program:

- Respiratory Program: Selection, use, Maintenance, storage- Gloves: Latex, alternatives, selection of the chemical resistance

gloves.- Labeling requirement: I was the NGHA Chairman of

Environmental Hazard Signage Committee that worked on unifying the hazard signage for National Guard Hospitals in order to reach to unifying the signage standard in all Gulf Region.

Occupational Medical Consultation: Rights, Responsibilities, introducing the availability of Occupational health physicians in our center.

5- Water Quality Editing the water quality policy and procedure in NGHA. Water sampling: Free chlorine, microbial, toxins especially for

Dialysis water plant. Consultant for other hospitals in water contamination issues

especially in Dialysis treatment systems. Using the departmental MILPOR lab for total and fecal

coliforms in potable and recreational water. Investigating, and ordering corrective actions when lab results

are not satisfactory.

6- Occupational health activities:

5.1 Lighting measurement: in offices and other areas using lighting meters (Metrosonic), I have solved many health problems to employees suffered form bad impact on their vision.5.2 Thermal conformance using Heat stress monitors in CSSD, Laundry.5.3 Noise level: measured the noise level for the lab before CAP accreditation in Lab, also in other areas as required.

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5.4 initiated the need of having ergonomics specialist in our department, the idea was approved initially, and we cooperate as a section with Physiotherapy Dept. in this issue.

7- Community HSE : Covering all the NGHA facilities in the kingdom including the officers housing in Riyadh that has 26 schools, PHC centers, restaurants, market, and around 40000 residents.Covering the staff accommodation and out side compounds that accommodate ten thousands employees and their dependents, we cover the following using our environmental technicians and health inspectors:

- water sampling- food inspection- Monthly reporting the hygienic conditions.

6- Food Safety Food Preparation and serving area, inspection according

HACCP principles Training the contractors’ staff Issuing monthly report on each facility for the business center

in NGHA. Investigating food poising cases, corrective actions, work with

Public Health and field Epidemiology section in our department and MOH if there are more than 3 cases reported.

7- Training activities Infection Control : Precautions of Air Born Disease, OSHA Standards. Chemical hygiene plan : Started educating the Lab staff on Chemical

Hygiene Plan, More than 380 Lab Staff been trained on CHP elements. Silicosis : Lecturing about Silicosis targeting dental lab staff Ergonomics Compressed gas cylinders safety for Logistics and maintenance staff Heat Stress “Mercury amalgam filings” for dental residents PPE : Lab, research lab, CSSD, Pharmacy. MSDS : Lab, research lab, CSSD, Pharmacy, Dental Lab. CSSD occupational hazard, chemical safety Hazardous communication program Mercury spillage clean up

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Establishing Policy & Procedures. Solid Waste management, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Environmental Preferable Purchasing EPP . CPR, Emergency training for the hospital staff and the contractors, this

is as part of Tawam Hospital efforts to get JCIA accreditation.And more when required especially environmental health topics.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

July 1998 till Nov. 2005 as:

1- Environmental Health and Services Officer – Tawam Hospital – Al Ain- UAE.

2- Acting Preventive Medicine ManagerWork Duties

Leading a group of experts: - Environmental Health staff, Services staff including Hospital Staff and around 500 contractor staff.

Key personnel in the committees (Safety & Infection Control) who work to get Tawam Hospital accredited by JCIA.

Key person in the Hospital Evacuation Plan, I was assigned as an Observer for the first drill from its kind in the country, my part was to coordinate with the chemical warfare Dept. when they practiced mock evacuation for patients contaminated with hazardous chemicals, and when they transferred hazardous material from the Hospital, that was on 29.05.2005; My evaluation report as an Observer were submitted to the governing board.

I was assigned to look for the situation of the signs, fire exit doors, I led the team who corrected all the deficiencies and addressed the observation to the chairman of the Safety committee .

Environmental Impact Assessment. Risk Assessment: member in Risk Management Committee. In-service Education: - Training, Lecturing, new staff orientation. Community Education: Participating in out side lectures, stands method of

education inside the Hospital, using all available Educational tools. In coordination with international and National Environmental Agencies: -

Establishing Environmental Policies & Procedures: - Waste Segregation, Handling, and disposal, Energy Saving, Purchasing Preferable policies…etc. (the Joint Commission safety committee assigned me to prepare the national Hazardous material management plan and program).

Auditing, I am Certified Lead Auditor ISO 14001: 2004 EMS; I have conducted 4 audits about Hazardous Wastes, Medical Wastes Rules & Regulations awareness, Medical Environmental practices, Medical Wastes Reduction.

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Waste Classification; Rules and Exclusions, I established a committee to up date and exclude materials from the Waste management rules every year.

Pollution Control: - Mercury cases Training, Xylene, Glutraldehyde Sodium sulfide, Formaldehyde’s disposal or reusing issues,

Hazardous waste regulations and monitoring the compliance with international standards. (Issuing non-compliances reports).

Occupational health hazards assessment, including water sampling, noise level measurements, indoor air quality measurements, air change rate in high risky areas, heat stress (using data logging heat stress monitor), and Ergonomics.

Waste Management (Medical waste, Household waste): Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling).

In/Out door Air Quality: - sampling, analysis, uses the available technology and resources to improve the air quality.

Water Quality, in Dialysis, and water sampling for the accommodation, poolside.

Pest Control: - I have the honor of solving Cockroaches problem in Tawam Hospital, which was hopeless case before I join, I solved the problem of Termite, I have report a bout Environmental friendly Engineering for effective Pest Control.

Infection Control: an active Member in Infection Control Committee; I established a sub committee in regard of Tawam Hospital Staff Awareness of Medical Waste Rules Exclusions in order to reduce the volume of the medical waste.

Establishing and improving the Recycling Program: - I have started Paper, Plastic, Aluminum Cans recycling program, it is the biggest in UAE’s Hospitals. In addition, hospital does silver Recycling for Film Developers.

Perform Public Health Inspection activities, health education, and advice to public and other organizations on environmental health matters as required.

I support private schools to be environmental friendly schools; I take them as a study sample for my dream research about teaching Environment in the schools.

Public Health Protection to prevent the occurrence of reportable disease and the exposure to environmental health hazards within the Health Unit, by indicating the hazard sources and the storage specifications, and disposal matters, like the case of improper storage and disposal of Xylene, which I corrected and helped the authorities to take the right decision and building a disposal facility for hazardous waste rather than Regulated Medical wastes.

Saving the natural resources like water and electricity by using the available technology and Education.

Analysis, Studies (I have two studies in medical waste management). I have authored the Environmental Manual for the Hospital, including all

the related Policies & Procedures.

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I have a report about updating law#4, which regulated the Medical waste in The Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and Law #24; the Federal one.

I have changed the wrong practices in Abu Dhabi Emirate regarding Disposal of body parts, this happened when I submitted a report about including the body parts in the law, and I suggested to the Authority and the Ministry of interior to coordinate with the Hospitals in order to burry the parts according the Religion of the patient, and this started to happen, and the mortuary started to be more organized place.

Mortuary reorganization: Established a PPGs for receiving and exporting the parts or the bodies, also the temperature of the chiller as a preventive maintenance action.

Head of three units: Environmental Health (Preventive Medicine), Housekeeping & Pest Control.

Services officer duties: -

Developing computerized work force monitoring systems. Directing the Housekeeping and Pest Control contractors, including training

the new senior staff on how to train the staff on the international Safe Housekeeping methods including how to clean Isolation Rooms.

Directing Environmental Health Department including Incinerator issues, Water sampling, Pest Control For Staff Accommodation and hospital out side area

Day-to-day housekeeping, Pest Control and Environmental Health operations.

I have authored the Environmental Housekeeping Manual for the Hospital, including all the related Policies & Procedures.

Follow up the urgent matters with the Services contractor. Coordinating with the Infection Control Department, Preventive Medicine

Department, and Engineering Department for the waste segregation and disposal matters.

February 96- July 98 - Front Desk Receptionist- Al Ain Hilton- UAE Job Duties: Assisting the guest while check in and check out Reserving rooms for the guest over the phone/walking people Airline reservation and confirmation Switch board assistance Dealing with guest complaints

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Cashiering transactions

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Membership:Member in the following committees in and out of Tawam Hospital:

International IRCA “Certified Lead Auditor ISO 14001:2004 EMS” MEQMP Jordanian Geologists Association

UAE JCIA Committees including: - Joint Commission’s Infection Control,

and Facility Safety Sub Committees. Medical Executive Committee (Tawam Hospital – GAHS) Patient Satisfaction Committee (Tawam Hospital) Infection Control Committee (Tawam Hospital Quality Management Committee (Tawam Hospital)

Saudi Arabia – GCC Center Riyadh City Air quality study Executive Committee (4 Millions Saudi

Riyal one year study with SHAW- USA) assigned to study the relation between air pollutants and specific diseases, the study will go on for another phase.

Key member in JCIA Executive Committee Chairman of Environmental Hazard Signage Committee (GCC Center

–NGHA) Chairman of MSDS Committee (GCC Center –NGHA) Chairman of ER Surrounding improvement Committee (GCC Center Lab Safety Committee (GCC Center –NGHA) Lab Quality Improvement Committee (GCC Center –NGHA) –NGHA) Medical Imaging Dept. Quality Improvement committee Hospital Appearance Committee (GCC Center –NGHA) JCIA – Infection Control Committee.

Conferences

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International- I spoke to the International Conference on Environmental Health, Abu Dhabi, March 2008. - My abstract was accepted to speak in SCHEMA USA hosted by Harvard University’s Conference about Environmental Health.- My Abstract was accepted to speak in WORKAIR conference in Finland. UAE Attended last eight Environmental Conferences in, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai – United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia:- 18 November 2006, I spoke to the First Environmental Quality Activities

symposium in Riyadh City, organized by MOH – Preventive Medicine Administration, I talked about Air Quality in Health Care Organizations.

- International Conference on Avian Influenza, which was organized by our Department from 21-22 November 2005.

- 19th –20th January 2008, the 2nd ANNUAL MEETING OF THE Saudi Society of Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

Also I am lecturing in the following topics: Infection Control: Precautions of Air Born Disease, OSHA Standards. Chemical hygiene plan Silicosis Ergonomics Heat Stress Mercury amalgam filings PPE MSDS CSSD occupational hazard, chemical safety Hazardous communication program Mercury spillage clean up Establishing Policy & Procedures. Solid Waste management, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Environmental Preferable Purchasing EPP. CPR, Emergency training for the hospital staff and the contractors, this

is as part of Tawam Hospital efforts to get JCIA accreditation. Contracts ManagementAnd more when required, especially environmental and health topics.

Studies and Publications Authored the Environmental Health Manual for National Guard Health

Affairs – Saudi Arabia.

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I have prepared many Audits about Hazardous Wastes, Medical Wastes Rules & Regulations awareness, Medical Environmental practices, Medical Wastes Reduction.

Two Studies by the name of:- Waste Management Audit report & the Proposal of Waste Reduction, Environmental Protection & Waste Management Program. (32 Page)- Medical Waste Reduction. (16 pages).

Authored the Environmental Housekeeping Manual for Tawam Hospital, including all the Isolation procedures according to the best available sources available in the world.

Seeking UN Support in preparing Medical Environmental Manual for Health Institutes.

I established Tawam Hospital Environmental Principles, signed by senior management team including Hospital Director.

Environmental Care Manual including around 40 PPG’s Unified System For GCC Countries for the hazardous Medical Waste,

report on implementations in NGHA.

Other Qualifications:- Holding a valid UAE, Saudi, Jordanian, and International Driving Licenses.- Field Geology.- Hydrological Applications.- Geophysics Applications.

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