Chartered (UK) Health and Safety Manager

Highly qualified (Masters Degree), Chartered health and safety professional and Fellow of IOSH, with over 30 years extensive ?¥hands on?¦ experience in fire safety and occupational health and safety management and training.

Accomplished in developing and implementing safety management systems; articulate, confident in personal performance and in developing and coaching teams to success. Proactive, with excellent diplomacy skills leading to strong stakeholder engagement and effective relationships. Seeking a move to a senior safety management position, working overseas on an unaccompanied basis.

Achievements & Professional interests

„X Under my leadership a previous employer won the ?¥Lattice Group Chairman?¦s Award?¦ for the most significant contribution to HS&E for a ?¥contract partner?¦; this was against competition from all other UK contractors working for the Group within the UK.
„X I have twice developed and implemented a safety management system to the OHSAS 18001 specification and subsequently successfully gained 3rd party registration on the first attempt.
„X I am actively involved with IOSH, I am the North of Scotland Branch Chairman and sit on the IOSH International & Communications Committee.
„X I was a key member on the Health, Safety, Education and Training committee of the UK Timber Frame Association, and worked with the HSE to develop a national code of practice for the industry.
„X My previous employers have won the RoSPA GOLD Award for occupational health and safety under my leadership.
„X I have been instrumental in developing and implementing a behavioural based safety system for my pervious employer.

Education / Qualifications

„X MSc ?V occupational health and safety management (Loughborough University)
„X NEBOSH - National Diploma in Occupational Safety & Health (traditional academic diploma).
„X BTEC NVQ Level 4 in Management (to MCI M1 standard.)
„X IOSH Certificate - Managing Environmental Responsibilities.
„X City & Guilds 7307 ?V Further and Adult Education Teaching Certificate.
„X Institute for Supervision and Management ?V Assessor and Mentor Awards.
„X TDLB C24, D32 and D33 Assessor Units.
„X RoSPA accredited Manual Handling instructor/assessor and accredited Safe People Handling instructor/assessor.
„X IRCA approved OHSAS 18001 Lead Auditors qualification.
„X IOSH Approved Noise at Work Assessors qualification.
„X Kelvin TOP-SET Senior Incident Investigator.
„X Royal Air Force Fire Service - Fire Officer, Breathing Apparatus Instructor, Rescue Instructor and First Aid Instructor.

Professional Bodies

„X Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner
„X Fellow of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health - FIOSH
„X Fellow - Institute of Leadership and Management - FInstLM
„X Corporate Member - Institute of Fire Prevention Officers ?V MIFPO

Marital Status: Married with two adult daughters.
Nationality: British (full passport).
Driving Licence: Full & clean.
Date of Birth: 26th February 1957.