Consultant Profile

General consultancy

Approachable and friendly providing proportionate, evidence-based advice to help manage health and safety risks at all levels within an organisation and, importantly, having the experience and confidence to say what you don't need to do. 

Audits

BSi trained Management Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor OHSAS18001:2007

An audit doesn't have to meet an 'official' standard. However, any safety audit should examine and determine whether or not daily activities and processes conform to your planned health and safety arrangements as well as legislation. It should also check that those arrangements are implemented effectively and are suitable to achieve your organization’s health and safety policy objectives. Serious incidents are often traced back to a failure in health and safety management.  The purpose is to assist in identifying failures within a system, process, or programme and to use the information gathered to help determine the best course of corrective action.

Inspections

A general health and safety inspection, like an audit, checks for compliance with regulations and standards during work activities, for potential or actual safety hazards and unsafe practices:

• Are workplaces in good safe condition as far as is reasonably practicable?
• Are proper safeguards  in place (physical or procedural)?
• Does  equipment present any hazards?
• Is there observed or evidence of unsafe work practice ?

Where deficiencies are found it's important to uncover why, so that proper recommendations for improvement can be made

Investigations

Serious incidents are investigated to uncover the root causes, generally a combination of factors. The aim is to determine the facts and the sequence of events, to learn lessons, make changes where necessary and effect positive change in future behaviour; ultimately, to prevent a recurrence. It's important to remain objective, to establish facts not hearsay and supposition, and to be sensitive to workforce morale whilst gathering information.