Akhil Kumar Das

Akhil Kumar Das holds B Tech (ChE) from IIT Delhi and MS (Fire Protection Engineering) from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA. He is the first Indian to hold the latter degree and among the first three graduates of the programme. Currently, he is a practising QHSE consultant and trainer besides being Visiting Professor at different institutions like the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. He served as Head of Fire Safety Engineering & Management of the...See more

Akhil Kumar Das holds B Tech (ChE) from IIT Delhi and MS (Fire Protection Engineering) from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA. He is the first Indian to hold the latter degree and among the first three graduates of the programme. Currently, he is a practising QHSE consultant and trainer besides being Visiting Professor at different institutions like the University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. He served as Head of Fire Safety Engineering & Management of the International College of Engineering & Management, Muscat, Oman. Mr. Das has vast industry experience in refinery operations, technical services and HSE in India and Kuwait. He has been Chief Safety Officer, Management Representative for EMS ISO 14001 and a third party auditor of OISD. With extensive experience of advising on and promoting HSE, developing and delivering HSE training modules for industry, Mr. Das has published numerous articles and investigation reports in Indian and international journals and presented papers at conferences of the American Petroleum Institute, American Institute of Chemical Engineers and International Fire Protection Engineering Institute. Mr. Das is Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Fire Engineers (UK) and Member of the Salamander Fire Protection Engineering Honorary Society (USA). He has been an Emeritus Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. See less