Babu Lakshmanan
@babulakshmanan
Senior Safety & Fire professional driving HSE excellence, audits, and emergency preparedness.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Safety & Fire professional with over 15 years of hands-on experience in Safety, Environment, Health & Fire management across heavy industry and construction sites.
I have led safety programs at large-scale plants, implemented HSE systems, conducted internal and cross-functional audits, and driven risk assessments to reduce incidents and improve compliance.
My strengths include emergency preparedness, PSSR, contractor safety evaluation, incident investigation, and delivering site training in permit-to-work, confined space entry, LOTO, work at height, fire prevention, and rescue.
I am a results-focused practitioner who builds behavioral safety, drives statutory compliance, and implements practical controls—having successfully contributed to major erection, commissioning and shutdown projects without serious or fatal incidents.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Safety Officer
Snam Alloys Private Limited
Sep 2022 - Present (3 years 1 month)
Senior safety officer responsible for implementing HSE systems, conducting audits and emergency preparedness at the Pondicherry facility to maintain safety compliance and reduce incidents.
Safety Officer
JSW Steel Ltd
Nov 2019 - Sep 2022 (2 years 10 months)
Safety officer at Vijayanagar works leading safety and fire management activities, conducting audits and risk assessments to support plant operations and reduce safety incidents.
Safety Officer
Ashok Leyland
Dec 2018 - Nov 2019 (11 months)
Worked as safety officer under contractor MRK Enterprises delivering site safety programs, training, and compliance monitoring to prevent incidents during manufacturing and assembly operations.
Safety Officer
DVS Fabricator & Erectors
Jan 2017 - Jan 2019 (2 years)
Safety officer overseeing construction and erection activities, implementing high-risk standards and conducting safety training to ensure incident-free project execution.
Safety Officer
Reliance Infrastructure Ltd
Apr 2012 - Jul 2015 (3 years 3 months)
Served as safety officer (via Dolphin Fire and EHS consultants) delivering EHS services, audits and contractor safety management across infrastructure projects to maintain compliance.
Site Engineer & Safety Engineer
Total Comm Teleinfra Service Pvt Ltd
Jul 2008 - Nov 2012 (4 years 4 months)
Worked as site engineer and quality & safety engineer managing site safety, quality control and commissioning activities across telecom infrastructure projects.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Oxford Engineering (Anna University affiliation)
Master of Engineering, Industrial Safety
2024 -
Pursuing M.E. in Industrial Safety at an Anna University affiliated college (Oxford Engineering) for 2024–2025.
State Board (SBTET, Andhra Pradesh)
Diploma / Certificate, Industrial Safety
2021 - 2022
Grade: CGPA
Completed a Diploma/Certificate in Industrial Safety technical education under SBTET with a reported CGPA.
Annamalai University
Diploma in Industrial Safety, Industrial Safety
2011 - 2012
Grade: 90
Completed a Diploma in Industrial Safety from Annamalai University with a reported score of 90.
Sree Sastha Institute of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
2003 - 2006
Grade: 68
Completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Telecommunication with a reported score of 68.
Thiru Vi Ka Government Polytechnic, Chennai
Diploma (D.E.C.E), Electronics Telecommunication
2001 - 2003
Grade: 85
Completed a Diploma in Electronics Telecommunication (D.E.C.E) with a reported score of 85.
Higher Secondary School, Sholinghur
HSC, General (Higher Secondary)
1999 - 2001
Grade: 70
Completed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) from the State Board with a reported score of 70.
High School, Sholinghur
SSLC, General (Secondary)
Grade: 65
Completed Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) from the State Board with a reported score of 65.
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