Consultant Profile

Tom Mellon

CMIOSH

Overview

Overview

Chartered HSE professional with over 20 years’ experience in construction, engineering, manufacturing sectors, very passionate and strong believer that everyone can achieve excellence in HSE performance and that this can become a “This is what we do here” approach.

Highly self-motivated individual, qualified NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) coach and practitioner successfully developing and delivering national award-winning safety behavioural culture programmes within organisations to achieve continuous improvement of health and safety performance as part of the overall business culture development.

Experienced in developing and implementing management systems, training & development programmes to improve HSE culture and performance with excellent presentation and communication skills, developed over many years to deliver at all levels within industry whether in the boardroom, classroom or the canteen.

With an engineering background is an analytical and methodical person however always impartial in approach to incident investigation and auditing systems and procedures.

Specialisms

Specialisms

Industry	Years Experience
Construction
Concrete
Engineering
Manufacturing
Stonemasonry
Woodworking and furniture
Surface engineering

Topic	Years Experience
Business benefits
Corporate responsibility
Hazardous Substances (COSHH)
Equipment at work
Falls from height
Human factors
Involving workers
Leadership
Managing for health and safety
Risk management
Road safety (work related)
Transport (workplace)
Vibration

Work History

Work History

Total years experience: 20

Role	From - To	Job Title / Description
Director / Health and Safety Consultant	10.2017 - today	Choose Safe Solutions Ltd. has been created to provide a Health and Safety Consultancy service that will serve the client as they mature and grow, working with them to develop innovative means for continuous improvement of health and safety performance as part of the overall business culture development. We can offer a broad range of services to meet your needs such as on the job safety inspections, audits and review of existing processes and safety management systems, health safety and CDM consultancy services, accident, significant incident investigation, formal and bespoke training, development and implementation of health and safety management systems and accreditations, we particularly specialise in safety performance improvement with our unique behavioural safety culture programmes. Our philosophy is to provide your business competent people who can support you to ensure that your people can achieve excellence in health and safety performance so it becomes a “This is what we do here” approach.
Group HSE Manager	09.2007 - 10.2017	Stewart Milne Group - Group Health, Safety & Environmental Manager Lead and develop HSE policy and strategy to meet Group objectives and KPI’s. Key part of team to successfully develop and deliver company behavioural programme "Choose Safe” Provide expert advice and support to Group and Divisions. Provide expert advice on Health and Safety issues relative to the supply chain strategic partners etc. Develop and deliver internal training to meet Group HSE strategy. Maintain OSHAS 18001 certification. Manage incident investigation, ill health, RIDDOR. Represent Group with External Statutory Authorities.
Group HSE Manager	08.2006 - 09.2007	A & L King Group - Group Health and Safety Manager Provide expert advice to The Board of Directors in meeting their legal responsibilities for Health and Safety Provide advice to the Company on Health and Safety in order to meet Company standards and current legislation. Provide advice on possible future Health and Safety legislation and what measures that may be necessary to ensure compliance. Advise and promote safe systems of work and good working practice. Conduct audits and reviews of Health and Safety policy, arrangements and management systems for compliance. Conduct site audits and reviews of operational practices, reporting defects recommending remedial actions where appropriate. Manage accident investigation and reporting procedures. Liaise with Statutory Authorities and other interested bodies i.e. the Health and Safety Executive, SEPA, Environment Agency, Police, Fire and Rescue services, Insurance, professional bodies.
Group HSE Manager	07.2003 - 08.2006	Watson Construction Group - Group HSE Manager Provide Expert advice to The Board of Directors in meeting their legal responsibilities for Health and Safety. Provide advice to the Company on Health and Safety in order to meet Company standards and current legislation. Provide advice on possible future Health and Safety legislation and what measures that may be necessary to ensure compliance. Advise and promote safe systems of work and good working practice. Conduct Audits and reviews of Health and Safety policy, arrangements and management systems for compliance. Conduct site audits and reviews of operational practices, reporting defects recommending remedial actions where appropriate. Manage accident investigation and reporting procedures.