Consultant Profile

My Safety, Health, Environmental & Fire (SHEF) background dates back to 1983 and I have an array of academic qualifications, including a Masters Degree (M.Sc.) in Safety, Health & Environmental Management (Distinction).

In addition to regular qualifications, my specialist training & qualifications include: advanced risk assessment, advanced PHAST, advanced fire safety, food safety, licensed business activities & advanced driving.

Prior to establishing Thomas Safety Services Ltd, my experience has been gained within a multi-installation chemical manufacturing site and a multi-installation steel manufacturing site.  Key roles included activities, processes, etc. governed by the Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) Regulations, including management of ‘safety report’, chairing meetings, facilitating HAZOP’s, Management of Change, interaction with the HSE, EA, the CA and Fire & Rescue Services.

Construction experience includes: Installations of; chemical plant, power plant, nitrogen plant, etc., Assessment of construction related businesses and Construction Phase H&S Plans against the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) core criteria, an M.Sc. course module was ‘business law’ and focused on the construction industry (passed with a Distinction), and the IRCA SSiP assessor course is exam based and focuses on the CDM core criteria.

I'm a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (CMIOSH), Fellow of the International Institute of Risk & Safety Management (FIIRSM), Registered Safety Practitioner (RSP), Fellow of the International Safety Quality Environment Management Association (FISQEM), Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (FCMI), Fellow of the Institution of Leadership & Management (FInstLM), Member of the Institution of Fire Engineers (MIFireE), Member of the Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) & am an International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA) Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSiP) registered auditor and an SSiP scheme Accredited Assessor.  I maintain my Continuing Professional Development with the IOSH and IIRSM.

Over 9 years experience with SSiP applications, such as CHAS, SAFEcontractor, etc. and have assessed in excess of 2500 companies.  While I don't provide any guarantees to SME’s, I am confident with your full co-operation and commitment, I can assist you with your SSiP application.  100% client pass rate to date!

I volunteer as an IOSH CPD & IPD auditor, IOSH Mentor and as a committee member for the Cardiff & South East Wales Occupational Health and Safety Group.

We offer a FREE no obligation initial ‘on-site’ consultation to SME's within a 30 mile radius of our postcode (NP18 3DE) and a FREE no obligation initial telephone consultation to those outside the radius.  For further information, please visit http://www.thomassafetyservices.co.uk 

We offer a comprehensive range of services to the non-construction and construction sectors.  i.e. Advertising agencies, cosmetic suppliers, food wholesalers, food retailers, manufacturing units, plumbers, electricians, roofers, builders, principal contractors, etc.

Our RoSPA, IATP and IFE E-Learning courses, such as: Asbestos Awareness, Fire Marshal, Manual Handling, Food Safety, COSHH, DSE, Work at Height, Abrasive Wheels, etc. are available at www.thomassafetyservices.co.uk/elearning.html

We are a Safety Signs, Labels, Posters and PPE distributor offering 30,000+ leading safety products at www.easyflip.co.uk/thomassafetyservices

By choosing us to be your source of 'competent' Corporate, Construction and/or Fire Safety advice, you're assured of the highest professional conduct at all times. We will provide you with the level of service that your business requires and will not provide or encourage you to have something that you do not require.

Safety, Health, Environmental and Fire are areas of your business where you should feel confident you’ve got professionally qualified people working for your company’s best interests. You should ensure that the consultants are accredited to a Professional Body and a registered on-line Web Based Directory, as recommended by the ‘Common Sense Common Safety’ report in 2010.  i.e. IOSH and OSHCR.

For further info, please visit http://www.thomassafetyservices.co.uk