Work independently as a consultant/advisor since the end of 2017. Particular experience in ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety management Systems and assessing OHS management systems, including ROSPA award assessments. (Act as a UK expert representative to ISO TC 283 (Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems), drafting ISO 45001 and associated guidance for SME's, covid-19 safety at work. Recently have worked on revising ISO 45001, guidance for smaller organisations, and remote working).  Also have represented BSI at CEN Sector Forum for OHS.

Previously employed for 11 years by Alcumus HSE, a Health, Safety and Environmental Consultancy working with many blue-chip companies and SME's, and prior to that in environmental health, managing and specialising in food safety, health and safety and infectious diseases.

My Experience:

As an Operations Team Manager and Technical Lead HS Consultant:

Carrying out health & safety, fire risk assessments, disability access audits, return to work, DSE, expectant mother, manual handling, workplace transport assessments etc - gap analysis and advising on implementing OHS Management Systems (ISO 45001, BS/OHSAS 18001, HS G 65). Acted as expert on UK HS law for Dutch auditors auditing UK operations against OHSAS 18001. 

Providing advice on enforcement, accident reporting investigation and follow up, and responses to HS/DDA queries . Preparation of policies, procedures, task specific risk assessments. Point of contact with company's main property management client, providing advice/consultancy during BS 18001 and GRC software system, etc implementation.

Leading and managing a team of HS/Fire consultants.

As an EHO and Head of Environmental Health I managed the environmental health service in an inner London local authority (covering H&S, food, infectious diseases). Experienced in health & safety and food safety enforcement.  Previously seconded to HSE to carry out health and safety management reviews of companies, including SME's and multinationals such as McDonald's, and to develop the lead authority approach for local authority enforced health and safety.