Mr Mark Smith
CMIOSH, EurOSHM, IMaPs, DipNEBOSH
Overview
Personal Profile:
Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner (CMIOSH), European Occupational Safety and Health Manager, (EurOSHM) and an Incorporated Member of the Association of Project Safety (IMaPs) with a history of delivering culture change, accident and incident reductions, improved performance whilst ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of persons and zero harm to the environment.
Solutions driven with 25 years’ experience; providing strategic, sustainable, and hands-on health, safety, and environmental management across a diverse range of sectors such as process and fast-paced manufacturing, oil and gas, power generation, utilities, construction, highways, supply chain, and facilities management.
Winner of the Royal Society for Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Public Service and Local Government Sector Award for Occupational Health and Safety Management for 2017 and 2018. (Previous 7 years Gold Awards).
Top 3 shortlisted nominee for the RoSPA Sir George Earle Trophy 2018 (across all UK sectors).
Registered Occupational Safety and Health Consultant, IOSH Peer Review Panel Member and Mentor, plus Former Chair of the North East Lincolnshire Safety, Health and Environment Group (NELSHE).
Commercially focused and business orientated, able to evidence year on year savings and income generation whilst delivering HSE statutory functions and legislative compliance in a personable and collaborative manner.
Possessing strategic health and safety management experience, covering large, diverse single and multiple sites, (UK, Europe, and North America) with extensive experience of developing, implementing, and auditing of ISO 45001, BS OHSAS 18001 and ISO 14001 management systems, supported by IRCA Certified Internal and Lead Auditor Training.
Specialisms
Industry | Years Experience |
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Construction | 5 |
Education | 12 |
Health services | 15 |
Local government | 12 |
Manufacturing | 15 |
Plastics | 3 |
Public services | 12 |
Retail | |
Warehousing | 12 |
Waste management | 10 |
Topic | Years Experience |
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Asbestos | 20 |
Hazardous Substances (COSHH) | 20 |
Equipment at work | 20 |
Involving workers | 25 |
Leadership | 20 |
Managing for health and safety | 25 |
Musculoskeletal disorders | 25 |
Risk management | 25 |
Slips and trips | 25 |
Stress | 20 |
Drugs and alcohol | 12 |
Fire and explosion | 20 |
First aid at work | 25 |
Vibration | 12 |
Violence (workplace) | 12 |
Workplace health advice | 25 |
Work History
Role | From - To | Job Title / Description |
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Head of Occupational Health and Safety / (OHS) Manager | 08.0008 - 11.2018 | North East Lincolnshire Council, (NELC) Leading a team of health and safety professionals, internal audit team and occupational health services supporting 3,000 internal employees across multiple sites and services including but not limited to; Energy from Waste Combined Heat and Power Plant, environmental services, health services, construction, material reclamation facility, architectural consultancy, neighbourhood services, customer access, legal, planning, facilities management, education, safer communities, specialist health promotion, emergency planning, highways and transport. Provision of “Competent Person” role across a number of external service level agreements with: Private, Public Sector and Education organisations, (further 5,000 employees). Improving performance, statutory compliance and delivering continuous improvement and culture change via strategic management, competent advice and guidance along with full OHS Management System ownership. Development, implementation and monitoring of policy and procedures, risk assessment support, risk management, internal audits, inspections, health surveillance, behavioural safety monitoring, training programmes, accident and incident investigations, including root cause analysis. CDM-Coordinator/Advisor function for new build, refurbishment and demolition projects, project management and board support. Recruitment, monitoring and developing a team of OHS professionals, budget management, Permit to Work (PTW) authoriser, provision of emergency response, supporting COMAH exercises in liaison with Humber bank plants, public and emergency services. Analysis of pro-active and reactive OHS performance, production of reports and communications to raise awareness and identify areas for improvement. Chair corporate meetings, building and maintaining excellent working relationships and networks internally and externally with clients, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency and Emergency Services. Major Achievements:
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HSQE Systems and Training Manager / Regional (UK and Europe) HSE Advisor, | 07.0005 - 08.2008 | Ondeo Industrial Solutions deliver water, wastewater and environmental solutions to customers across the UK and Europe, predominantly covering operations, maintenance, chemical dosing systems, laboratory support and projects within oil and gas, manufacturing and power generation industries. Ownership of Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems, monitoring their effectiveness and ensuring optimisation to meet the needs of both the business, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and BS OHSAS 18001 standards. Coordination of internal and external audits teams whilst promoting the concept of continuous improvement. Providing HSandE responses for pre-qualifications, (tender evaluations and audits); interfaces with clients and contractors. Information collation, reporting, trend analysis to provide focus and reduce the potential for harm to people or the environment. Creation, management and implementation of company wide HSE procedures, systems and training initiatives. Provision of competent HSQE advice and guidance on all matters pertaining to contracts covering; ConocoPhillips ICHP, the Humber, Chevron Texaco and Grangemouth Refineries along with the Seagate Facility in Northern Ireland and contracts within mainland Europe, (Spain and France). Extensive experience of inspections, behavioural safety, internal audits and reports. Development of company and local policies, procedures, plans, safe systems of work, HSE training and assessments. Leading and assisting in HSE focus groups, committees and investigation teams. Major Achievements:
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H&S Consultant / Director | 07.2011 - 11.2018 | Safe Systems (UK) Limited: Delivering the Competent Person role to a range of private sector clients / organisations covering; highways, infrastructure, process, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution and logistics sectors. Providing cost effective health, safety and environmental solutions. |
Associate Technical Director - Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Lead | 11.2018 - 11.2022 | Arcadis is the leading global Design and Consultancy firm, applying market sector insights and collective design, consultancy, engineering, project, and management services. Working in partnership with clients to deliver exceptional and sustainable outcomes throughout the lifecycle of their natural and built assets. With over 27,000 people active in over 70 countries that generate €3.3 billion in revenues.
Leading on OHS Services and strategy; liaison with clients, identifying needs, developing innovative solutions and proposals whilst landing and expanding new projects. Ensuring clients compliance with applicable health and safety legislation, minimising accidents and incidents, ultimately driving change and continuously improving their overall OHS performance. Developing and delivering EHS/OHS Strategy, line management responsibilities for employees within EHS, CDM and Project Management areas whilst coordinating and delivering innovative solutions relating to OHS/EHS and Facilities Management/Assets. Supporting services to range of public and private sector clients including but not limited to: Ministry of Justice, HM Courts and Tribunal Services, other Local and Central Government, Healthcare (NHS Trusts), Financial Institutions, ESFA and Data Centres. |
Technical Director - H&S Lead EMEA | 11.0022 - today | TBC |
Membership of Professional Bodies
Professional Body | Membership | Member since | OSHCR Eligible Since |
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IOSH | Chartered Member (CMIOSH) | 03.2003 | 05.2010 |
Qualifications
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Further Information
Memberships:
- Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH).
- Incorporated Member of the Association of Project Safety (IMaPs).
- European Occupational Safety and Health Manager, (EurOSHM )
- Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register, (OSHCR) – Registered Consultant.
Case Studies
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