Overview
A highly qualified Health & Safety Professional with 30 years experience gained within multi hazard, multi site organisations. Possessing a wide range of expertise and has the ability to provide, competent advice, guidance and training including: Risk, COSHH & General Assessments, Implementation and Compliance Auditing of Safety Management Systems , Fire Safety, Mechanical/ Manual Lifting operations. A Trained Trainer offering a wide variety of training programs including: Risk Assessment - Managers & Supervisors, Manual Handling, Fire / Fire Risk Assessment, COSHH the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, General Office safety. Working with SME Managing Directors, Local Councils, Business Enterprise groups, Insurers, Managing Directors at local level through to the Head of Corporate services. Responsible for devising and successful implementation of Environmental Health and Safety policies and the delivery of training and advice on relevant legislation and best practice. As a chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH) our consultants are required to undertake continuous development and to be able to demostrate that they are keeping up to date with legislation and Health & Safety best practice.
Specialisms
| Industry |
Years Experience |
| Chemicals |
27 |
| Cleaning |
27 |
| Education |
|
| Engineering |
27 |
| Local government |
20 |
| Manufacturing |
35 |
| Motor vehicle repair |
10 |
| Retail |
5 |
| Warehousing |
27 |
| Topic |
Years Experience |
| Hazardous Substances (COSHH) |
27 |
| Equipment at work |
27 |
| Falls from height |
10 |
| Fire and explosion |
27 |
| Maintenance |
27 |
| Managing for health and safety |
27 |
| Risk education |
27 |
| Risk management |
27 |
| Welding |
27 |
| Workplace health advice |
27 |
Work History
Total years experience: 30
| Role |
From - To |
Job Title / Description |
| Health & Safety Officer |
02.1990 - 10.2002 |
1989 - 2002: 10 years spent as an engineer and 13 years as a Health & Safety Officer working within and international Ultra High Vacuum Industry manufacturing organisation spread across multi sites with 400 + employees. Responsibilities for managing the Hazards which included: Welding, Cutting, grinding, bending, folding, shaping machining stainless steel and included: Chemical Cleaning - hazardous substances, Overhead Crane use, Fork Lift trucks, Radiation RPS and coordinator, CNC and conventional Machining, Warehouse and office. Delivery and organisation of Health & SafetyTraining for the tasks noted above, and general management of the health and safety. During that time I achieved NEBOSH National General Health & Safety Certificate in 1991, TechSP and accredited MIOSH with the British Safety Council 2002 and IOSH |
| Managing Director Strata Safety Solutions Ltd |
03.2002 - 09.2020 |
2002 - present time: Health & Safety Consultant working with Manufacturing organisation, that included all of the range of hazards noted in my previous experience and included training for fire safety, manual handling, COSHH, Management and Supervisor training. Also, Working with Local Councils including Maintenance team training, open spaces assessments, Training of various subjects, as noted in our web site www.stratasafety.com. Working with Motor Vehicle & Motor Cycle repair and servicing companies and many more. We don’t however work with construction. Accredited as a Chartered Member of IOSH 2010 |
Membership of Professional Bodies
| Professional Body |
Membership |
Member since |
OSHCR Eligible Since |
| IOSH |
Chartered Member (CMIOSH) |
12.2004 |
12.2013 |
Qualifications
| Accrediting Institute |
Type |
Qualification |
Date passed |
| NEBOSH |
Certificate |
National General Health & Safety Certificate |
05.1992 |
