Fire & Safety Officer / First Line Manager

Working on 3 top tier COMAH sites across Teesside UK, covering most aspects of the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical industry.

• Safety Officer and Training Officer for a multi-skilled and multi-disciplined workforce, also providing on site Auxiliary fire training.
• Carrying out Regular Safety Audits, Risk Assessments, Safe Working Systems and Toolbox Talks to highlight any Learning Opportunities, Areas of Improvement and ensuring Communication of new developments.
• Providing 24hour Emergency Response as part of a professional uniformed organisation, within a Multi Occupied and diverse Chemical Industry.
• The day-to-day running of an operational Fire Station including maintaining standards and discipline, carrying out Safety audits, Work Control Permits, providing and developing Hot-work and vessel entry plans, including Rescue Plans and recommendations for the safety of entrants into restricted / hazardous areas, experience in Cyanide,H2S safety and procedures.
• Carrying out means of escape and Fire Audits of buildings and plant work, providing recommendations to action, working to Health & Safety Executive guidelines.
• Incident Controller: - First turn out of Emergency Response includes liaison with customer and external Blue light services.
• In charge of the training and development of crew members and implementing future development / training plans, working to the Individuals agreed plan developed from the Personal Review Process, along with any possible highlighted training opportunities.
• Responsible for the early stage of the disciplinary process covering Sickness, Standards and Behaviour.
• Complying with HAZMAT, HAZID, HAZOP, QRA & COMAH Regulations, developing Fire Plans and risk assessment along with practical demonstrations and exercises giving tangible evidence to provide to the External Insurance Auditors.
• Developing New Operating Procedures and updating existing procedures to ensure compliance to the set Safety Standards. Issuing and Accepting Permit to Work for activities being carried out within the organisation.
• Experience in the Safe closure of Emergency Situations covering risks associated with Heavy Chemicals such as Hydrocarbons and Polar Solvents as well as the surfactants and pharmaceutical groups.
• Security Officer Training, Duties including: - Site building patrol, enforcing rules and regulations of the Site R.T.A.’s, Thefts, Crimes and Traffic management.

Conyers Secondary School – Greens Lane, Yarm, Cleve
Mathematics - GCSE Pass
English & English Studies - GCSE Pass
Craft Design & Technology - GCSE Pass
Art & Design - GCSE Pass
Chemistry - GCSE Pass
Physics - GCSE Pass
Biology - GCSE Pass

Colleges-

Longlands College 1996-1997
Middlesbrough College 2002-2003
Stockton Riverside College 2005
Redcar & Cleveland College 2008
Integra Training–Sunderland 2008

NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety,NEBOSH Fire Certificate in Fire Safety & Risk Management.
NVQ Level 3 Watch Management,Emergency Fire Appliance Driving Instructor & Assessor,Breathing Apparatus Instructor (BAI),JOIFF Accredited Occupational Fire-Fighter Full-Time Programme,Institution of Fire Engineers Preliminary Certificate,HGV Class 2 Licence,JOIFF Accredited Occupational Fire-Fighter Full-Time Programme,Vehicle Mounted Database System Operator,Command and Control Procedures,SIA Security Officers Licence.Ambulance Technician Certificate,Basic Trauma Life Support Certificate,International Trauma Life Support Certificate.Chartered Management Institute Certificate in Management Studies,A1 & A2 Assessor,City & Guilds T7300 Teaching Award,NCFE Level 2 in Equality & Diversity,ISO 9001 Internal Auditor,V1 Internal Verifiers Certificate.

Worked and experience for the last 10 years on 3 top tier COMAH sites covering Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals. Understanding chemical plants procedures and LPG plant, Oil Terminals procedures for a well-established professional organization, duties included leading, managing and developing the Safety team and logistics team. Experienced in leading and training personnel dealing with the whole spectrum of Emergency Situations associated with the Petro-Chemical, oil and gas Industry. Experience gained with medical & security skills. Proven ability to co-ordinate and prioritize workloads by effective goal setting. Capable of making decisions “with a hands” on approach to problem solving. Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills with experience in procurement projects for the benefit of the organizations. Excellent knowledge of HSEQ procedures and safety inspection techniques. Good knowledge of Risk Assessment, PTW systems and Rescue Plan Preparation. Safety and Quality Compliance Auditor. Also Safety Liaison Officer for all contract personnel. Prepared Fire, Safety lectures and HS&E training to all employees.
I have experience in local the authority fire and rescue service, where I have worked for the last 13 years and am now Watch Manager and in charge of the full running of the operational fire station.