Working at Scarborough Borough Council and Derby City Council for twelve years gave me a fantastic start to my career as an Environmental Health Officer.  However, I began to feel frustrated by the bureaucracy of local government and felt passionate about helping businesses.  

At the beginning of the 2000s, I changed my role and became an advisor for a range of different businesses.  My background and connections as a former enforcement officer gave me an advantage over my competitors.  Having worked 'both side of the fence' has made me a more rounded professional, especially understanding commercial pressures.  

Many businesses do not have the necessary knowledge, enthusiasm, time and or money to comply with all health and safety requirements.  But the penalties for not complying with health & safety law are now regularly into 5 figures, with prison sentences a reality.  On top of this are the potential compensation claims.

There are now further potential costs to businesses in the regime currently being implemented by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and soon to follow, Local Government.  The HSE now charge per hour for their time for matters that involve any contraventions, which is currently set at £129ph! 

Don't take a chance in your business – please contact me.  I have a straight forward and practical approach to business matters and will identify any problems and deliver cost effective solutions.

Some of the Health & Safety services I can help with:

• Audits
• DSE assessments
• Legal compliance inspections
• Health & Safety Risk Assessments
• Manual handling assessments
• Representative through legal challenges
• Fire Risk assessments (in workplaces, HiMOs, hotels, etc)
• COSHH assessments
• Staff Handbooks
• Health & Safety Policies
• Accident & incident investigations
• Defending civil claims
• Workplace Transport Risk Assessments
• Training programmes
• Appeals

I have a straight forward approach to work tasks and have good people skills.  I pride myself on doing a good job, at a sensible price.  I would be pleased to help any business with any environmental health related matter.