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Samantha Andreas is an environmental chemist and occupational health and safety expert in the mining industry of Papua New Guinea. She was the inaugural Young Achiever awardee from the first year of the Westpac Women in Business Awards, and is also a recipient of the Chevening Scholarships to study in the United Kingdom.

Education
Andreas attended the University of Papua New Guinea where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Chemistry. She also studied at the Papua New Guinea Institute of Banking and Business Management (PNG-IBBM) for her Diploma in Management, and got an Advanced Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety from SAI Global – Australia.

In 2019 Andreas was one of four women from Papua New Guinea awarded the Chevening scholarship, allowing her to attend graduate school in the United Kingdom. She went to Lancaster University Management School to earn her MSc in Project Management. After completing her degree, Andreas stated that she wanted to work as a business analyst, striving to improve the mining industry in Papua New Guinea.

Career
Andreas spent more than thirteen years working in Papua New Guinea's mining industry, the country's largest export industry (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/papua-new-guinea/#economy). She has held a number of positions, many of them at senior levels, at Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. (OTML) Her first OTML position was in their Graduate Development Program, working in the Environment Department as a graduate chemist. She subsequently held positions in Occupational Health and Safety, EHSM SAP Solution, Project Management, and Business Improvement. Her final roll before moving to the UK to study was as OTML's Processing Improvement Advisor.

When Andreas was recognized in 2008 by Westpac's Women in Business Awards, as a Young Achiever, it was in recognition as the work she had undertaken to upgrade her employer's safety systems. Starting in 2013, as the Superintendent of the Occupational Health and Safety Systems and Programs of the Occupational Health and Safety Department, Andreas was the co-organizer of a multi-day, annual mining safety event especially for children whose parents worked in the mines.

Additionally, she worked on Ok Tedi Women’s Network, a program focused on addressing issues of relevance to the company's female employees. (http://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/242801468057856994/pdf/724410Revised00l70Issue209020012web.pdf)

https://www.thenational.com.pg/four-scholars-farewelled/

FOUR women have been farewelled by the British High Commission as they take up Chevening Scholarships to study in the United Kingdom (UK).

Scholars Samantha Andreas, Barbara Thomas, Theresa Gizoria and Dr Yvonne Sapuri were awarded full masters scholarships under the programme.

“We want to help build local skills, local expertise and local capacity,” British High Commissioner Keith Scott said during a farewell lunch in Port Moresby last Friday.

More than 120 Papua New Guineans have gone through the Chevening scholarship programme and for the first time this year, all the scholars are women.

The women have met eligible requirements such as:


 * Being of a Chevening-eligible country and agree to return there for a minimum of two years after completing the scholarship;
 * have completed an undergraduate degree that would enable one to gain entry to a postgraduate course at the UK University;
 * have at least two years of work experience; and,
 * Not have previously studied in the UK through a UK government-funded scholarship.

Andreas currently works as a processing improvement adviser at Ok Tedi Mine Ltd and will be undertaking a masters in science project management at the Lancaster University in England.

She said she planned to return to PNG as a business analyst and wants to use her new skills and knowledge in business improvement initiatives within the mining industry.

https://postcourier.com.pg/four-lucky-women-are-set-to-study-in-the-united-kingdom/

https://dev.oktedi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Annual_Review_2008.pdf

OTML’s commitment to developing female national employees was further demonstrated in 2008 with the appointment of Samantha Andreas as the Safety Coordinator – Systems. Samantha, the 2008 winner of the Westpac’s Young Achiever’s category in the 2008 Women in Business Awards, because of the effort she put in to upgrade safety systems at Ok Tedi, initially joined OTML’s Environment Department as a graduate chemist under the Graduate Development Program. According to her supervisors, Samantha was appointed to the position because she displayed the drive to work in a new environment. Samantha proved her appointment within three months when she displayed total ownership of the position. Samantha says although the job is different from her field of studies, the same principles are applied and she is working with the help of others. “It is a different job but it is a challenge which I must face so I am exposed to different things which will enable me to have opportunities in various fields in the future,” she said. Samantha sees her appointment as both a learning experience and a career development as she works alongside other safety coordinators.

https://lums-uk.academia.edu/SamanthaAndreas

Lancaster University Management School, MSc Project Management, Graduate Student

https://emtv.com.pg/otml-hosts-mining-week/

2013

Mine saftey event, esp for children whose parents work in mines

SMA was event co-coordinator

https://mine.onepng.com/2014/03/ok-tedi-mine-limited-to-stress-on.html

2014

THE Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) in Western will stress more on safety during the third national mining safety week (NMSW) starting on Monday.

The theme for the event is “Sefti mas go pas” (safety should be a priority).

Samantha Andreas, superintendent of the Occupational health and safety systems and programmes of the occupational health and safety department said this year’s event would see more participation from OTML’s departments and their contractors.

Among the participants are Ela Motors, Fubilan Catering Services, Star Mountain Clothing Factory, Ok Tedi Development Foundation, Hastings Deering, Dredeco, Deepcore Drilling, East West Drilling and Mining Supplies, Protector Alsafe, the Mining and Processing departments, Tabubil Hospital, the Asset Protection Department-Fire Rescue team, the Occupational Health and Safety Department and the Environment Department.

Andreas said the aim this year was to get all OTML employees involved, starting from the management level down to the employees.

https://resepkuini.com/safety-a-priority-for-ok-tedi-mining-limited/

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Safety A Priority For Ok Tedi Mining Limited

Posted on December 27, 2020 by resepkuini

https://www.facebook.com/ukinsouthpacific/posts/congratulations-ms-samantha-maria-andreas-on-your-chevening-scholarship-samantha/2575524545875533/

UK in the South Pacific
August 15, 2019 ·

Congratulations Ms. Samantha Maria Andreas, on your #Chevening scholarship.

Samantha Andreas is from Papua New Guinea and has been awarded a Chevening scholarship to undertake a MSc in Project Management at the Lancaster University in England.

She currently works as a Processing Improvement Advisor at Ok Tedi Mining Ltd (OTML) in PNG. Ms Andreas graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Bio-Chemistry from the University of Papua New Guinea. She has a Diploma in Management from the Papua New Guinea Institute of Banking and Business Management (PNG-IBBM) and an Advanced Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety from SAI Global – Australia. In 2008, Samantha won the PNG Westpac Women in Business Awards for the Young Achievers category.

Samantha has been working in the mining industry for over 13 years. Her experience ranges from Environmental Chemistry, Occupational Health and Safety, EHSM SAP Solution, Project Management and Business Improvement. Ms Andreas has held various senior roles with Ok Tedi Mining Ltd as well as being a representative on the Ok Tedi Women’s Network; a local network dedicated to addressing issues and raising concerns affecting female employees.

She has chosen to study in UK because the qualification is globally recognised and that it will elevate her professional career. She plans to learn amongst the best and to grow her network worldwide. Ms Andreas’s immediate plan after the scholarship is to return to PNG as a senior Business Analyst. She plans to utilise her new skills and knowledge in business improvement initiatives within the mining industry.

Chevening offers a unique opportunity for future leaders and influencers from all over the world to develop professionally and academically, network extensively, experience UK culture, and building lasting positive relations with the UK.

Application for Chevening Scholarships are now open for academic year 2020/2021.Deadline for applications is 5 November 2019.

For more information visit the Chevening website: http://www.chevening.org/