Mr Robert Charlesworth
B.Sc, C.Eng, C.Env, IoM3, PIEMA, CMIOSH
Overview
Twenty years experience of managing Health & Safety from a line managing perspective, in a Top Tier COMAH site, that belongs to a global stainless steel manufacturer. Can provide help / advice on: Safety & Environmental Strategy / Policy Safety Leadership (up to Director level) COMAH Safety Reports HaZop Studies All forms of Risk Assessments - (Activity based, COSHH, Manual Handling etc) Assessment of Occupational Health Requirements International standards ISO45001:2018, ISO14001:2015, ISO9001:2015 and the development of suitable management systems. Integrated Auditing for the International Standards Emergency Incident Planning & Management Human Factor Assessments Behavioural Observation Programmes & their Implementation Contractor Management & Permit to Work Safety & Environmental Training RoSPA Achievement Awards (Gained GOLD award for previous employer two years running).
As well as my own consultancy i am a sub-contract Technical Officer for CARES (Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steels) and undertaking auditing on their behalf of their clients, against the international standards ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015 and ISO45001:2018.
Recently i have been helping companies to combine their management systems into one integrated sysem that satisfies the requiremnts of the international standards that the companies subscribe to, such as ISO45001:2018, ISO14001:2015 & ISO9001:2015, as well as providing advice and guidance to two COMAH sites in Sheffield.
Specialisms
| Industry | Years Experience |
|---|---|
| Chemicals | 40 |
| Engineering | 22 |
| Manufacturing | 40 |
| Molten metals | 36 |
| Warehousing | 22 |
| Waste management | 10 |
| Topic | Years Experience |
|---|---|
| Chemicals | 40 |
| Control of Major Accident Hazards (COMAH) | 22 |
| Hazardous Substances (COSHH) | 22 |
| Human factors | 15 |
| Involving workers | 22 |
| Leadership | 22 |
| Maintenance | 22 |
| Managing for health and safety | 30 |
| Risk management | 30 |
| The Seveso II Directive | 22 |
Work History
| Role | From - To | Job Title / Description |
|---|---|---|
| EHSQ Manager, Outokumpu Stainless | 04.2012 - 08.2015 | Responsible for providing a specialist EHSQ service to the ASR Rod Mill, the UK Board of Directors and Outokumpu's Chief Safety Officer. Developed an Integrated Management System that complied with OHSAS180001, ISO14001, ISO9001 and the other accreditaions that the site subscribed to. Managed the complete re-write and re-assessment of the 2012 COMAH Safety Report, which i had a substantial hand in and soley the 2013 report submission, which was an expaned that included the HSE assessors comments from the 2012 submission. |
| HSE Manager, ASR Rod Mill, Outokumpu Stainless | 04.2008 - 03.2012 | Responsible for providing an HSE service to the ASR Rod Mill as well as being the sites COMAH and IPPC Co-ordinator. Soley responsible for implementing a management system to gain accreditaion to OHSAS18001. Re-wrote the sites Internal Emergency Plan to take into account the requirements of COMAH and then developed a range of training courses to fully equip the workforce and managers to deal with emergencies |
| Safety & Environment Manager, ASR Rod Mill | 04.2004 - 04.2008 | Provided an S&E service to the business and was responsible for implementing an Environmental Management system in order to acheive accreditation to ISO14001. I was the sites COMAH and IPPC coordinator and submitted the 2007 COMAH Safety Review Report |
| Production Manager - Finishing, ASR Rod Mill | 04.2000 - 03.2004 | Responsible for all the finishing operations in a Stainless Steel Wire Rod production plant, which contained the sites COMAH installations, and was responsible for the commissioning of two CapEx development projects - a pre-treatment molten salt bath and an acid pickling line. In addition i was the Site's Safety Champion and was heavily involved in the writing both the IPPC permit application and the first COMAH Safety Report. |
| Operations Manager, Cyclops Engineering | 09.1998 - 03.2000 | Project manager for merging the Cyclops Engineering business in Sheffield with Avesta Sheffield's distribution centre in Blackburn |
| Production Manager, Hot Rolled Plate Division, Avesta Sheffield | 01.1995 - 08.1998 | Responsible for the production of stainless steel "quarto-plate" , within a "Blue collar" empowered structure that utilised team working. Special responsibility for safety, risk assessment and COSHH |
| Sub-contract CARES Technical Officer | 01.2016 - 10.2018 | Sub-contract Technical Officer to CARES (Certification Authority for Reinforcing Steel). Undertake auditing of clients manageemnt systems to the following standards: ISO9001:2015, ISO14001: 2015 ISO45001:2018 CARES Systainability Scheme & BES6001 |
Membership of Professional Bodies
| Professional Body | Membership | Member since | OSHCR Eligible Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOSH | Chartered Member (CMIOSH) | 05.2008 | 08.2011 |
Qualifications
| Accrediting Institute | Type | Qualification | Date passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEBOSH | Diploma | Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety | 05.2010 |
| NEBOSH | Diploma | Specilist Diploma in Environmental Management | 02.2008 |
| NEBOSH | Certificate | Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety | 04.2006 |
| Other | Certificate | iema - Associate Certificate in Environmental Management | 10.2005 |
| Other | Certificate | NEBS- Certificate in Supervisory Management | 02.1990 |
| Other | Other | iqms - OHSAS18001:2007 Lead Auditor | 01.2016 |
| Other | Other | iema - ISO14001:2015 Transition | 01.2016 |
| Other | Other | irca - ISO9001:2015 Transition | 06.2016 |
| Other | Other | BSI-ISO45001:2018 Transition | 07.2017 |
| IOSH | Certificate | Fire Safety for Managers | 06.2018 |
| IOSH | Certificate | Occupational Health & Wellbeing | 01.2020 |
| NEBOSH | Certificate | Fire Safety | 08.2021 |
| IOSH | Certificate | Managing Occupational Health & Wellbeing | 01.2020 |
Further Information
B.Sc. (Hons) - Metallurgy & Materials science (University of Nottingham 1979)
IOM3 - Professional Member (27/09/1984)
C.Eng - Chartered Engineer - (Engineering Council 06/12/1985)
C.Env - Chartered Environmentalist - (Society for the Environment 22/06/2009)
iema - Practicioner Member (17/03/2006)
CMIOH - Chartered Member of Institue of Occhpational Safety & Health (11/08/2011)
Registered Occupational Safety & Health Consultant