To use knowledge and skills to generate and promote a positive health and safety culture. Responsible for ensuring that all health, safety and environmental legislation are adhered to and policies and practices are adopted. Assisting in planning, implementation, monitoring and reviewing the protective and preventative measures adopted by the company and working to minimise operational losses, occupational health problems, accidents and injuries.

To organise and communicate these systems to all staff, personnel and 3rd parties where applicable. To provide health and safety assistance, and the continual improvement for the health and safety, environmental and quality systems, currently in place. To conduct site visits (UK and overseas locations) including construction sites and new builds and supplier evaluations using internal audit systems. To source and provide training and auditing for the above systems and assist with any KPI reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Reviews and development of all company policies and procedures including ISO 9001: new H&S ISO standards 45001: (2018) and environmental 14001 (2015)

·         React to any incident/accidents/near misses within 24hr period and carry out appropriate investigations

·         Ensure site visits, audits and meetings are conducted and met with client and company agreement

·         Advising Directors and Managers on statutory legislation, common law requirements, approved codes of practice, guidance notes, etc. as they affect Health, Safety and Environment.

• Prepare and submit reports to the board and Directors relating to company health and safety, environmental and quality issues, including fortnightly meetings to discuss and plan.
• Implement H & S policy and safe working practices through safe management and risk control.
• Ensure that systems comply and say updated with all current and relevant legislation.
• Assistance with the completion and submittal of client database and framework questionnaires

• Prepare and submit reports to the board and Directors relating to company health and safety, environmental and quality issues, including fortnightly meetings to discuss and plan.
• Implement H & S policy and safe working practices through safe management and risk control.
• Ensure that systems comply and say updated with all current and relevant legislation.

·         React to any incident/accidents/near misses within 24hr period and carry out appropriate investigations

·         Ensure site visits, audits and meetings are conducted and met with client and company agreement

• Review and carry out training/toolbox talk in relation to COSHH, DSE, Fire including risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Internal auditing of all systems that may also include site activities and supplier evaluation
• Undertake site visit and audits for H&S compliance on site water treatment works.
• Implement H & S policy and safe working practices through safe management and risk control.

·         Ensuring that the collection, transport and disposal of all waste streams is controlled and in accordance with the relevant waste disposal and environmental protection regulations.

·         Conduct internal audits on behalf of the business.

·         Manage the training matrix and ensure all staff training was completed and in date.

Military transport Manager/ Health and Safety Advisor Royal Logistics Corps

Operational deployments:        

 Afghanistan, Iraq, Kosovo, Bosnia and N. Ireland.

I undertook this role as I saw it as the next natural step in my personal development as a senior manager. The positions sees me located at our head office based in Sheffield.

I am responsible for the general health safety and enviromental safety across all our European sites which incompasses over 1000 staff and I report directly to the Group H&S director.

Daily I am formulating safety metrics for the board members and updating reports which are submitted to my by my safety teams.

I also submit monthly board reports and safety analysis across all of our sites. additional task will still generally consist of the following. 

• Review and carry out training/toolbox talk in relation to COSHH, DSE, Fire including risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Internal auditing of all systems that may also include site activities and supplier evaluation
• Undertake site visit and audits for H&S compliance on site water treatment works.
• Implement H & S policy and safe working practices through safe management and risk control.

Currently delivering H&S knowledge and infomation across a broad spectrum of clients within the Natwest banking accounts as part of a large UK blue chip company. (ISG)

This sees me travelling around the country and visiting our construction and retail sites and building client relationships and delivering H&S standards to the highest levels possible.

I am currently also involved in a new procedural review within ISG to help improve thier internal electronic PCMP system.