Oct 2015 to Present –  Health and Safety Consultant / Contractor

Black Dog Safety Ltd, Bromsgrove

I set up my own limited company, Black Dog Safety to work as a contractor and to provide an independent source of competent advice and experience to help people and businesses to understand and manage their occupational safety and health risks. Whether this is to augment an in-house team on a special project for a large organisation or to assist a small business that cannot justify employing its own in-house safety manager, the aim is always to provide a practical and tailored service that results in advice and systems that are robust to meet the needs of the business while remaining simple and straightforward enough to be owned and managed by the people who work there and result in a safe, healthy and sustainable environment in which to live and work.

I provided consultancy services and support to companies based in the West Midlands.  Projects include;

·          Creation of a new combined Safety, Health, Environment and Quality management system with revised and new policy and procedures.

·          Recertification of organisation for ISO 18001 (H&S) and preparatory work for eventual transfer to the new ISO 45001, (based on current draft consultation document).

·          Legal Compliance audit for health and safety, energy use and environmental regulation.

·          Accident investigation and review of accident management system.

·          Revision of pre-qualification documents for organisation to tender for large contracts.

·          Training of staff and the organisation’s business partners, (e.g. in the application of CDM).

·          Layered inspection and audit process involving managers and staff.

·          Review of stair lift installation process in customer homes.

·          Review of workplace transport safety.