Mr Patrick Gardiner
MSc and CMIOSH
Overview
Health, Safety, and Risk Management Consultancy. Providing services to SMEs with bespoke risk assessments, advice, and competent person service. Carrying out combined property & liability surveys on medium to high-risk business premises on behalf of insurance underwriters.
Our commercial insurance risk surveys client base is also varied and encompasses various sectors –
Listed buildings, high value commercial and private properties, food manufacturing/processing and warehousing, multi-tenure industrial units, engineering & manufacturing, and specialist liability surveys.
We also work with insurance brokers and provide surveys and H&S advice for their clients, for example - Prior to insurance risk surveys, we visit the clients and advise accordingly - as we know what the insurance risk surveyor will be looking at.
Our H&S client base is varied and encompasses various sectors including Transport, Wholesale, Manufacturing, Food, Quarries, Hospitality, Construction, Waste Management and Offices
We also carry out H&S training at clients premises, for example Accredited Fire Marshall Training.
Specialisms
Industry | Years Experience |
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Catering and hospitality | 2 |
Construction | 2 |
Engineering | 2 |
Entertainment and leisure | 2 |
Food and drink manufacture | 2 |
Motor vehicle repair | 2 |
Offshore oil and gas | 20 |
Warehousing | 2 |
Topic | Years Experience |
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Chemicals | 16 |
Compressed air | 16 |
Compressed air | 16 |
Hazardous Substances (COSHH) | 16 |
Equipment at work | 16 |
Expectant mothers | 4 |
Falls from height | 16 |
Fire and explosion | 2 |
First aid at work | 4 |
Human factors | 4 |
Involving workers | 16 |
Maintenance | 20 |
Moving goods | 2 |
Noise | 16 |
Offices | 4 |
Risk management | 16 |
Road safety (work related) | 2 |
Slips and trips | 16 |
Transport (workplace) | 2 |
Vibration | 16 |
Young people | 2 |
Services
Audits
Helath, Safety and Environmental Audits of SME's, with reports and recommendations
Reports and recommendations for actions to take to comply with Helath and safety legislation
Construction Work
Consultancy for Principal Contractor
Health and safety file and associated risk assessments and SSoW for all building activites for SME's
General consultancy
Competent Person for SME's
Clients include: hospitality, HGV repair, farming, food services, prodcution and manufacturing.
Inspections
Property and liability sureys for commercial-general insurance
Survey of premises on behalf of insurance providers to business with full report, with risk improvments and recommendations
Investigations
Kelvin TOPSET investigation for SME's
Full report in line with TOPSET parameters with root cause investigation and report with action points
COSHH
COSHH Risk Assessments for SME's
COSHH risk assessment for use and handling of all hazarous substnces in use at SME's worksite
Display Screen Equipment (DSE)
DSE risk assessment at offices and SME's business areas
Full report with advice gleaned from assessment and employee questionnaire
Fire
FRA's for small-medium risk SME's businees premises
FRA for SME's with action points and guidance to comply with Scottish Fire legislation
Manual Handling
Ptactical risk assessment at client sites
Practical and verbal risk assessment undertaken in compliance with MAC Tool and with use of guidance from HSE
Fire
Personal Emergency Escape Plan for SME's
PEEP undertaken on site with input from all parties and practial demonstration with use of escape chair.
Construction Work
Lifting plans for construction clients
Lifting plan for construction clients with full description, plan and pictures
Accredited Training
Fire Marshall
Accrediatd Fire Marshall; Training from the Fire Protection Association
Bespoke Training
in-house training coourses
Abrasive Wheels
Asbestos Training
COSHH Training
Fire Safety Training
Manual Handling Training
Risk Assessment Training
RPE Training
Working at Height Training
Work History
Role | From - To | Job Title / Description |
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Offshore Health & Safety Advisor | 05.2006 - 11.2018 | My role in HSE on board the company's semi-subs and jack-ups involves offering HSE/RM advice and support to all personnel. Advising them and providing rig-based training on Human Factors, Legislation, Fire Fighting, Manual Handling, Noise at Work, Hand Arm Vibration, COSHH, Environmental Compliance, Behaviour Based Safety, Risk Assessments, Incident Investigation, Pro-active and Reactive Safety Management Systems. Competent person for HAVS, Noise at Work, COSHH & RPE. Conduct and manage Inductions, Audits, Inspections and HSE training material Daily site visits, to measure compliance with the company safety management system, HSE Policies, Procedures and Permit to Work Systems. Update and monitor the proactive and reactive safety systems used on-board. Lead and advise route cause analysis investigation, produce detailed investigation reports and create “Why Tree” flowcharts. Responsible for inspection and periodic maintenance of safety equipment on board - SCBA, Fall Arresting Equipment, Fire Fighting and Fixed Systems, Lifeboats and PPE. |
HSE Supervisor | 11.2018 - 05.2020 | My role entails providing competent response to client, regulators, employees and vendors/suppliers questions/queries which is consistent with current Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality (HSEQA) legislative and ISO standards requirements. Being the focal point for support and advice on ensuring that all employees understand the companies Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality Assurance polices. Perform as deputy for HSEQA Manager in their absence. Monitor and maintain: COSHH implementation programs, Plan, conduct and report on HSEQA audits both internal and external to HSEQA Manager and inter company department Managers. Plan and develop the Quality and Environmental Systems to take into account all other functions such as customer requirements, liaison with authorities, offshore requirements, purchasing requirements, sub-contracting and training. Carry out 1 Day Kelvin TOPSET training. Responsible for the Offshore HSE Advisors for guidance. Assisting and providing Management and Employees with Environmental Technical support relating to waste management, Spills and legislative requirements and compliance. Experienced in the following: Safe Systems of Work application, HAZID studies, HIRA process, Bowtie Analysis, SIMOPS, Safety Critical Task Analysis, Emergency Response Plans and review of Bridging Documents, |
H&S Consultant | 05.2020 - today |
Redundancy in May 2020 and started up my own Health, Safety, and Risk Management Consultancy. Providing services to SMEs with bespoke risk assessments, advice, and competent person service. Carrying out combined property & liability surveys on medium to high-risk business premises on behalf of insurance underwriters. Variety of clients ranging from hospitality, construction, retail, warehouse, farming, HGV, and vehicle garages.
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Membership of Professional Bodies
Professional Body | Membership | Member since | OSHCR Eligible Since |
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IOSH | Chartered Member (CMIOSH) | 05.2011 | 10.2022 |
Qualifications
Accrediting Institute | Type | Qualification | Date passed |
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Other | Degree or Above | MSc Health Safety & Risk Management | 11.2012 |
Further Information
Specialist Member of the Institute of Risk Management