Self-employed health & safety consultant available for ad-hoc assignments.

• Developed a global H&S system certified in Colt India to OHSAS 18001 during 2011, remainder aligned by end of 2012.

• This involved setting up first Company-wide H&S intranet, international legislative register, online incident reporting, Board reporting, governance structure, management training courses, staff e-learning, audits, Business Unit targets, standardisation of procedures across all countries.

• Left to establish own business.

• HS&E leadership helped secure new business from several global telecoms operators (Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2, Cable & Wireless) - and reduced HS&E headcount.

• Built, consolidated and decommissioned thousands of cell sites free from serious incident

• No of Reportable incidents (to HSE) during 2009 was 5 times better than UK average

• Helped Company secure global DNV registration to ISO14001 environmental standard

• Prepared UK for global DNV registration to ISO 18001 health & safety standard

• Helped Company achieve “Good” or “Excellent” ratings in insurance brokers’ audit

• Minimised court fines from 2 prosecutions arising from accidents 12 months previously

• Developed a team and laid foundations for new HS&E management system

• Established certifiable management systems to help company achieve its vision of “becoming recognised as the telecommunications market leader in HS&E protection”

• Achieved nine British Safety Council 5-Star audit awards and two Swords of Honour

• Contributed to market differentiation by establishing “green credentials” in supply chain development, electronics recycling, green transport, corporate social responsibility

• Improved staff wellbeing with wellness programmes

• Guest speaker at International Telecoms Safety Conference – San Diego 2000

• Hosted visits at the request of heads of the UK Health & Safety Commission, British Safety Council, and Industrial Accident Prevention Association of Canada

• Helped Company achieve ISO14001 - Environmental Management Systems

• Helped Company win 12 British Safety Council Swords of Honour – more than any other in the previous twenty years – a turnround from a 1991 fatal accident

• Won several Energy Efficiency Office awards for factory energy savings.

• Helped Company achieve "Excellent" ratings in the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (“BREEAM”) for 3 new factories

• Halved accident costs by embedding H&S in “kaizen” philosophy

• “World Class Health & Safety” workshop for managers was the most highly rated by delegates attending "Unipart University", scoring 4.8/5.

• Set up "UGC Safety Net" as one of Unipart’s first intranet websites

• Helped establish "wellness" centre to reduce employee pressure and absenteeism

• Introduced management systems that implemented EU “6 Pack” and CDM Regs.

• Helped develop new distribution depots for paper products in UK and Europe

• Ensured company met all aspects of health, safety & fire precautions

• Designed computerised safety auditing system for use by line managers

• Conducted measurements of noise and fume and designed abatement programmes

• Engaged managers in training courses which gave them relevant HS&E skills

• Established procedures to meet new legislation, e.g. EU directives, Environmental Protection Act, COSHH, electricity, noise, lifting, and pressure systems regulations

• Introduced reduced upper limb disorders programmes which reduced injuries + absence rates

• Raised awareness by publishing health, safety & environmental newsletters

• Reduced losses through Risk Management and Contingency Planning Programmes

• Advised on health, safety, fire precautions and the safe handling of printing chemicals     
• Developed risk analysis techniques
• Helped reduce employers liability insurance costs
• Won British Safety Council "Sword of Honour" for safety achievements
• Conducted safety audits and accident investigations