A qualified Health, Safety and Environmental professional with over thirty five years experience in these topics gained both in industry and in consultancy both at a technical and managerial level.
Has developed Management systems designed to integrate the requirements of Health, Safety and Environmental legislation with other management systems including ISO31000, ISO 14001 ,OHSAS 18001, ISO 9000/ 9001, 5s and TQM so that compliance can be achieved and proved in a cost effective manner with a culture of safety being embedded in the client organization.
Formulated and presented education and training courses to meet client training needs and to meet the requirements of examination courses operated by the British Examination Board in Occupational Hygiene ( BERBOH), the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), National Examination Board In Occupational Safety and Health ( NEBOSH) certificate and diploma level.
British Safety Council courses including DSE Assessors, COSHH Assessment and IOSH Directing Safely & Working Safely.
Key Skills and Experience
- Health Safety and Environmental Audits and Inspections
- Health Safety Environmental Quality Management Systems Development and Integration
- Technical Writing
- Risk Assessments
- Occupational and environmental investigations – control formulation
- HS &E Planning / Reviews
- Computer Literacy
- Writing Reports
- Credit & Budget Controls
- Team Building /people management
- Education/ training course development and presentation
Career Summary
| 1993 – Present | Self employed Health, Safety and Environmental Consultant. Assisting numerous companies in achieving proving and maintaining compliance with health safety and environmental legislation through development and integration of culture of safety; management systems and associated education and training. Use of standard techniques to measure and monitor occupational exposure and environmental emission levels. These occupational hygiene aspects of work carried out include the carrying out of risk assessments for physical, chemical, biological and ergonomic hazards. Such risk assessments by definition include formulation of practical control methods following the hierarchy of control. Additionally, measurement and monitoring, of contaminants combined with examination and testing of local exhaust ventilation is carried out as either standalone services or as an integrated part of the assessment procedures. The range of organizations in which such work has been carried out include, metal surface finishing, woodworking, pharmaceuticals, paint and chemical manufacturers and processors, heavy and light engineering, boat building and commercial –office based organizations. Environmental measurement monitoring has been carried out in a similar range of companies’ involving measurement and monitoring of emissions to land water and air. Education and training of all levels of the workforce to risks, controls and duties forms a significant proportion of all such occupational hygiene – environmental related programs as does liaison with health care /medical and enforcement professionals. |
| 1986 – 1993 | Manager Southern Division National Occupational Hygiene Service Limited. Responsible for the operation of Division and work of four other consultants and associated staff including financial success, sales and professional standards, development of staff and services |
| 1984 – 1986 | Consultant Thomson Laboratories Limited – Glasgow. New operation of consultancy firm – duties included sales and carrying out health safety and occupational hygiene investigations |
| 1974 – 1984 | Divisional Occupational Hygienist, British Steel Corporation Scotland. Appointed to new position remit to set up and operate occupational hygiene service for all British Corporation works in the Scottish Division. Work initially problem solving progressively more proactive through involvement with Divisional management, medical and safety professionals |
| 1969 – 1974 | Industrial Chemist – British Steel CorporationScotland. After a period of training involved in process control analysis at junior level – progressing to assistant shift leader (Lanarkshire Steelworks). Transferred to integrated steelworks (Ravenscraig) initially work similar to previous progressing to solving plant operational problems and proactive involvement during process development and environmental issues. Controlled various numbers of staff rising to senior chemist |
Professional Qualifications and Registrations
- Chartered Environmentalist-(C.Env.)
- Incorporated Engineer-(I.Eng.)
- Associate Member of the Institute of Materials Minerals & Mining- (A.M.I.M.M.M)
- Diploma of Professional Competence in Occupational Hygiene-(Dip.O.H.)
- Chartered Occupational Hygienist, Member of the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene- (C.M.F.O.H)
- Fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management- (F.I.I.R.S.M.)
- Recognised Safety Practitioner (R.S.P)
- OSHCR-Registered Consultant
- Faculty Member, Rig Tech Oil Field Training Centre Pvt. Ltd., Kochi, Kerala, India,
- Member Grant Review Board and Referee Panel for Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF), Hong Kong
- Approved Assessor Institute of Materials Minerals & Mining