Mrs Nina Fairweather
CMIOSH, FIIRSM, F.ISRM
Overview
Fairweather Safety Consulting provides pragmatic advice, guidance and support on Food Hygiene and Health & Safety matters. With over thirty years experience working in the Hotel & Catering industry, Nina Fairweather is a very competent safety and health practitioner, with demonstrable experience as a risk assessor, policy developer, auditor and engaging trainer.
Recognised to have an open, collaborative and helpful approach, she provides coaching and engages multi-cultural teams. With an excellent record for furthering awareness to ensure compliance through hands-on advice, the development and implementation of compliance toolkits, training and ongoing communication, to all levels of the organization. Demonstrable ability to establish a functional strategy and priorities in reducing risk across multi-cultural stakeholders. Confident collaborating with external contractors, external agencies, customers, communicating effectively with a diverse range of people at all levels.
Specialisms
| Industry | Years Experience |
|---|---|
| Catering and hospitality | 30 |
| Entertainment and leisure | 17 |
| Topic | Years Experience |
|---|---|
| Legionnaires' Disease | 15 |
| Corporate responsibility | 15 |
| Managing for health and safety | 20 |
| Human factors | 15 |
| Leadership | 15 |
| Risk education | 15 |
| Risk management | 15 |
Services
Fees
Health and Safety Retainer Service for competent person
Legionella surveys
Competent legionella risk assessor with over 15 years experience.
Testing programme in association with PathCon Laboratories EU.
REHIS Legionella Awareness trainer
Food Safety
Development of bespoke food safety management systems, HACCP, training, inspections and auditing, outbreak management.
REHIS training centre for Elementary Food Hygiene, Elementary HACCP in food manufacturing; Intermediate Food Hygiene - E'learning course
Accredited Training
IOSH Managing Safely approved trainer
IOSH Managing Safely is a three-day course that gives managers and supervisors the knowledge and skills they need to manage health and safety within their teams.
The course coverss responsibilities for health and safety, hazard identification, assessing and controlling risks, accident investigation and measuring performance. It gives managers the confidence to drive health and safety performance within their teams and to improve the health and safety culture of their organisation as a whole.
REHIS training centre Offering remote or classroom learning. Elementary Health and Safety, Food Hygiene. Legionella and Allergen Awareness courses.
Bespoke management training developed on request
Audits
In-depth property risk surveys - H&S, Fire, Food Hygiene, Security
Coaching, policy review, risk assessment, emergency & contingency planning
Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System - ISO 45001:2018; Environmental Management - ISO 14001:2015; Quality Management Systems - ISO 9001:2015
General consultancy
Covid-19 risk assessments - sports faciliites, offices, multiply occupancy buildings, village halls, catering, hotels.
Risk surveys, risk control.
Policy review and development, emergency management, contingency planning.
Competent Person Support Service.
Work History
| Role | From - To | Job Title / Description |
|---|---|---|
| Director Safety & Security | 06.2006 - 03.2017 | Overall direction and responsibility for health and safety, food hygiene and security management of 260 Hotels & Resorts across EMEA regions Policy development, training, inspections and auditing, emergency preparedness and crisis management |
| Interim Head of Safety & Security | 12.2017 - 05.2018 | Interim Head of Safety & Security for Travelodge Hotels Ltd (+560 hotels) Managing team of Regional Health & Safety Advisors and administrative support Board Reporting; Communicating to various levels of Operational Management; Primary Authority liaison Policy review: Emergency and crisis escalation, Accident/Incident investigation, Personal security |
| Freelance Hygiene, Safety and Security Consultant | 06.2017 - today | Developing Safety Management Systems for SME. Developing new or reviewing exisiting risk assessments, policies and procedures. Carrying out inspections and auditing. Development of food hygiene HACCP management plans, water safety management plans. Developing and delivery of bespoke management training. Offering IOSH Managing Safely and REHIS Elementary Food Safety, Health and Safety, Legionella and Allergen awareness. Available for Interim Safety Management roles. Development of Business Contingency Plans and Crisis Management Training. Accident and Incident Investigation. |
| Hygiene & Safety Advisor | 05.1999 - 05.2006 | UK and European Hygiene, Safety & Health advisor to Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts. Auditing, training, communications. |
Membership of Professional Bodies
| Professional Body | Membership | Member since | OSHCR Eligible Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOSH | Chartered Member (CMIOSH) | 03.2014 | |
| IIRSM | Fellow (FIIRSM) | 10.1999 | 03.2014 |
Qualifications
| Accrediting Institute | Type | Qualification | Date passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Certificate | ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems - Auditor/Lead Auditor | 09.2018 |
| City & Guilds | Certificate | Legionella risk assessment | 09.2011 |
| Other | Certificate | ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems - Internal Auditor | 11.2018 |
| Other | Certificate | ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems - Auditor conversion | 01.2019 |
| Other | Certificate | Level 5 Award in Planning and Management of Major Events | 12.2020 |
| REHIS | Certificate | Scottish Certificate for Personal Licence Holders (SCPLH) | 04.2021 |