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Our Path to Success: Message from Founding Trustees

As Founding Trustees and Co-Chairs of the J&A Bharat HSE Foundation and J&A Global HSE Foundation, we feel truly honored and privileged to extend a very warm welcome to you all to join and support the J&A Bharat HSE Foundation, being a Charitable professional organization, dealing with health, safety, and environment professionals in India and across the globe.

These Foundations mission is to promote systems to protect human lives, monetary assets, environment, and reducing economic losses, production upsets and damage to environment. The vision of the Foundation is to promote culture of professional growth in India that will focus on the human and environmental issues as the core values. The Foundation aims for a safer and healthier India. It aims to enhance the occupational safety and health profession, collaborate to build strategic partnerships, and influence and strengthen impact nationwide.

The Foundations  are currently designed to self-govern by the Founding Trustees supported by a council of voluntary Governing Board members and Functional Committee Chairs. who would establish and implement policies and procedures to advance the objectives of the Foundation! All levels of the Foundation’s operations would be supported by these Committees.

Our Founding Trustees

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Jitu C. Patel, CPEA, 

FASSP

Founding Trustee of J&A Bharat HSE Foundation

Ashok Garlapati, CSP, QEP, CFIOSH, FASSP

Founding Trustee of J&A Bharat HSE Foundation

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About us

Why J&A Bharat HSE Foundation

There are many professional organizations in India, which are involved in providing the technical resources for HSE professionals, which are voluntary basis. But, they do not offer scholarship or needed financial support for HSE students, also for HSE professionals in developing and improving their competency, skills etc. in the field of HSE profession.

We have established  J&A Bharat HSE Foundation Organization with that could support the HSE professionals of India.

That with an intent of providing support for value added HSE training and educational services, which are consistent and motivational with practical and hands on relevant & applicable in line with global standards.

Thus, it is detail-oriented writ execution and advocating with HSE regulatory authorities. We recently sent a advocacy letter to PMO on how our Foundation can support Indian HSE Fraternity.

(J&A BHF HSE Foundation and J&A Global HSE Foundation are not a membership organizations, but they are purely charity oriented to support HSE Profession and HSE Professionals)

Our Contributions

To Health, Safety & Environment Profession over Nine decades

Jitu Patel played a key role in founding American Society of Engineers (ASSE), Middle East Chapter, the first of its international Chapter outside USA. He worked as a President of the Chapter three times and continued as a Chapter Executive Board Advisor. He also supported in establishing Engineering Best standards by Saudi Arabia Safety Organization (SASO now has over 27,000 standards in place)

Jitu Patel collaborated with Society of Bahrain Engineers on safety issues from ASSE ME Chapter

Ashok Garlapati played a significant role in establishing American Society of Engineers (ASSE), Kuwait Chapter, the second of its international Chapter. He supported as its Secretary, Vice President, President and supporting the Chapter as its Advisory Board member till today.

Jitu Patel involved in the founding of ASSE Philippines Chapter
Jitu Patel is a Senior Board Advisor to the ASSP Arizona Chapter since 2004

Ashok Garlapati participated in ASSE Global Taskforce and provided several recommendations for the benefit of international ASSE members. One of the key recommendations which benefited the international members is the membership fee is introduced based on the World Bank Criteria.

Ashok Garlapati participated in ASSE Board of Director’s meeting and seconded the motion of establishment of ASSE Nigeria Chapter

Ashok Garlapati represented the ASSP-Kuwait Chapter in the COMRA Most of the World Taskforce in the year 2007. The Taskforce has developed the framework for international ASSP Chapters functioning and ways and means for increasing international ASSP Membership.

Ashok Garlapati was honored with ASSE Charles Culbertson Award for his outstanding contributions for the Global Taskforce.

Ashok Garlapati provided the guidance and advice to ASSP-KC Executive members on various issues, Technical Committee Member of Professional Development Conferences conducted by Kuwait Chapter as its Advisory Board member till today.

Ashok Garlapati was the first international member to take the role of Assistant Administrator of International Practice Specialty of ASSP for the period 2008-10.  He participated in the promotion of IPS programs, represented IPS in Singapore Society of Safety Engineers event in 2008. Recognized with the certificate of appreciation. from ASSP for his support in IPS.

Jitu Patel supported ASSP International practice Specialty as IPS membership Chair activities.

Ashok Garlapati played a key role in introducing ASSE GCC HSSE Excellence Award for Private sector companies under ASSE Kuwait Chapter.

Ashok Garlapati is the first international ASSE Member to enter in the ASSP Membership President Court by sponsoring more than 200 ASSE members.

Ashok Garlapati registered as a Mentor in Board of Certified Safety Professionals, USA and mentored more than 250 members around the World in attaining their BCSP certifications

In order to foster the profession and helping new ASSP members, Ashok Garlapati obtained OSHA Outreach Trainer Certification for General Industry and Construction Industry. Ashok has provided the OSHA training for more than 150 ASSP Members and supported the fostering of their professional development at a highly subsidized rates.

Ashok Garlapati recognized with ASSE Region VI Society Professional of the Year Award for his outstanding contributions.

Jitu Patel and Ashok Garlapati played an instrumental in establishing ASSE Ecuador Section
Ashok Garlapati served as a member and later as a Chairman of the ASSP Diversity Committee and helped in introducing diversity award, ASSP Diversity Policy etc.

Ashok Garlapati was recognized with ASSP Society Safety Professional of the year (SPY) award for his outstanding contributions.

Jitu Patel was recognized with ASSP Fellow, the first international member to get recognized with this highest honor 2012 Jitu Patel was awarded with ASSP’s Diversity Award

Jitu Patel and Ashok Garlapati were appointed by ASSP as Ambassadors for ME, India and SE Asia recognizing their efforts in ASSP outreach activities and focus more in the global area. They were instrumental in establishing ASSP Chapters in different parts of the World ie India ( 4 chapters at Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra), Pakistan and UAE and also represented ASSP in several international conferences / Forums.

They were instrumental in establishing /pursuing ASSP Student Sections (UPES-Dehradun, NICMAR-Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, HNGU & Bharuch – Gujarat, Chennai TN, Calcutta.)

Ashok Garlapati was part of the Society Taskforce Member for development of Global Safety Management course exclusively for Global HSE professionals and further delivered Train The Trainer course for ASSP Kuwait members,.

Ashok Garlapati was honored with ASSE International Practice Specialty Award for his outstanding contributions

Ashok Garlapati was elected as first Vice President of newly formed Global Region in the year 2015. Later it was renamed as Region IX to align with other existing Regions
He was instrumental in establishing a process for newly formed Region IX Chapters with three Areas in line with Society Region Operating Procedures. During his period,
and series of efforts and virtual ROC calls, Region IX won the Region membership challenge 2016-17 with focused member recruitment campaign conducted among all Regions. With the support of Jitu Patel, he helped the Region IX as fully functional in line with Society Operating Procedures within a short span of time

Jitu Patel was honored with ASSE International Practice Specialty Award for his outstanding contributions.

Ashok Garlapati has been appointed as International Advisory Committee member by Board of Certified Safety Professionals to help BCSP outreach plans.

Jitu Patel and Ashok Garlapati was instrumental in establishing ASSE-DL SHAH Trust HSSE Awards program to recognize the individuals who have excelled in HSE profession.

Ashok Garlapati has been appointed as a Ambassador of Board of Certified Safety Professionals and played a key role in obtaining ASP waiver for CLI/RLI Safety Diploma Certificate and State Technical Boards in India.

Ashok Garlapati attained the status of Chartered Fellow of Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (CFIOS), UK. He is first Indian to get this status amongst 176 holders around the World.

Ashok Garlapati was appointed as a International Advisory Committee member of IOSH-UK Offshore Group.

Ashok Garlapati participated in the Working Group to develop guidelines for safe system of work in confined spaces by IOSH-UK and European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

Jitu Patel has been appointed as Advocate of Board of Certified Safety Professionals, USA.

Ashok Garlapati was selected as a Board of Director for Board of Certified Safety Professionals, USA. He is the first international member to represent in BCSP Board.

Jitu Patel and Ashok Garlapati were instrumental in establishing a Global Society of HSE Professionals in India with the support of like-minded professionals with the concept of Thinking Globally and Acting Locally. GSHP has been fully established with its Governance Structure within India and Ambassadors have been appointed in around 6 countries.

Ashok Garlapati was bestowed with ASSE Fellow Honor for his outstanding contributions to HSE profession.

Ashok Garlapati has been approved as an Authorized GlobalOSHA Trainer and provided Global OSHA Training to ASSP Kuwait and ASSP Nigeria Chapter members.

Ashok Garlapati has been appointed as a committee member of ASSP Technical & Professional Recognition Committee.

Jitu Patel and Ashok Garlapati established the J&A Bharat HSE Foundation as Founding Trustees with the concept of Thinking Globally and Locally.