Cheryl Wright Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Whatawhata, Waikato, New Zealand

Feilding

• The H&S advisor Ensures H&S compliance by liaising and advising all staff and providing guidance to all managers, Managing Incidents - receiving and checking all incident reports following up with managers when required, Carry out any notifiable events investigations and report to WorkSafe. Lead preparation for Safe Plus Audits. Set up and maintain our health and safety system to ensure all staff have easy access to all non-confidential health and safety information, policies, and… Show more • The H&S advisor Ensures H&S compliance by liaising and advising all staff and providing guidance to all managers, Managing Incidents - receiving and checking all incident reports following up with managers when required, Carry out any notifiable events investigations and report to WorkSafe. Lead preparation for Safe Plus Audits. Set up and maintain our health and safety system to ensure all staff have easy access to all non-confidential health and safety information, policies, and procedures. Review H&S documents to ensure they are relevant and current. Site audits for all water and wastewater sites across both Manawatu and Rangitikei District councils auditing the the following, HSNO, Chemical storage and controls, PPE, Signage, Emergency equipment audits, extinguishers and hose reels, Emergency showers, Evacuation procedures, Security including fencing and access. Managing Contractor management, plus General H&S safety, Risk assessment, advise staff on H&S concerns. Audit other council facilities including the swimming pool, campgrounds, library, civic centre. Risk assessment - Assist in risk assessment team meetings and bow tie analysis of key risks. Then following up with any required controls, Maintain and review risk register including identify risks for the corporate risk register, Maintain Chemical register, run specific chemical safety training, Prepare Emergency response, Contractors register and prequalification, Attend health and safety committee meetings advise the committee as required, Prepare a quarterly report for the council risk committee, Attend Civil defence meetings. Show less

Wanganui New Zealand

Tasman Tanning is the only finishing Tannery in Australasia. hides are processed from the raw hides through to finished polished leather ready for furniture, aviation, automotive and shoe manufacturing and more, The factory consists of approximately 100 dangerous machines and a vast qualities and variety of chemicals is used in the processes. My position is Responsible for everything Health and Safety including training. • Achieving 8 -10 % reduction in lost time injuries annually… Show more Tasman Tanning is the only finishing Tannery in Australasia. hides are processed from the raw hides through to finished polished leather ready for furniture, aviation, automotive and shoe manufacturing and more, The factory consists of approximately 100 dangerous machines and a vast qualities and variety of chemicals is used in the processes. My position is Responsible for everything Health and Safety including training. • Achieving 8 -10 % reduction in lost time injuries annually and a 18-20% reduction in total injuries • Engineering routine maintenance schedule• Established a permit to work system including JSA • Health and Safety plan• Arrange and coordinate health monitoring (hearing and lug function testing)• Arrange noise monitoring ant reassessment as and when required • Risk assessment • Hazard identification and register • Injury reporting and register and investigation• Serious harm investigation including report to work safe NZ • Chemical register and management class 2, 3, 5, 6, 8 and 9 chemicals• Prepare and manage HSNO site test location certificate• Emergency response plan• Emergency equipment operational audit Fire extinguisher hose reels emergency shower and evacuation points • Evacuation drills and procedure• PPE management and requirement identification • Staff training plan, write SOP’s and run trainings • Re write and update training manuals and format new SOP’s across all departments process and machines• Machine risk assessments H&S committee carrying our assessments with operators and supervisors • Guarding assessments • Fork hoist management • Contractors register inductions and control• Contactor management • Manual handling assessment as part of manual handling injury reduction• Active health and safety committee, monthly meetings and minutes and board report• Plus many more Health and Safety activities Show less

Palmerston North

Working with the management of this smaller sized business (30 staff) to bring their health and safety compliance up to MBIE requirements. Carry out a general health and safety audit Writing the health and safety plan. Then training management in the function of the health and safety plan and their responsibilities Carry out in-depth Chemical audit Arrange disposal of old disused chemicals Establish Chemical register including chemical tracking register and MSDS (SDS)… Show more Working with the management of this smaller sized business (30 staff) to bring their health and safety compliance up to MBIE requirements. Carry out a general health and safety audit Writing the health and safety plan. Then training management in the function of the health and safety plan and their responsibilities Carry out in-depth Chemical audit Arrange disposal of old disused chemicals Establish Chemical register including chemical tracking register and MSDS (SDS) fileOrganise an evacuation plan and assembly point, including purchase off emergency warning system Carry out full signage audit, identify required compliance signs, general safety signs and information sign requirements Arrange lung function and hearing testing followed by noise monitoringMaking recommendations re masks, hearing protection, eye protection and other PPE Requirements Establish visitor sign in register and safety advisoryEstablish contractor register and contractor safety compliance Format a hazard register and hazard identification and reporting system Run health and safety committee elections then following through with the new committee their responsibilitiesEstablish a training and licence holder matrix Arrange for required training, i.e. fire warden, first aid and H&S Rep training Show less

Palmerston North

As part of the site management team providing health and safety leadership and advice to all the other managers on site through-Managing the health, safety, and wellbeing of approx. 100 staff and up to 60 temporary agency staff and contactors. Across a sweet bake manufacturing production hall, engineering and supply chain including inwards goods and warehousing Advising managers and team leaders on health and safety and ensuring complianceLiaising with the injury management team re… Show more As part of the site management team providing health and safety leadership and advice to all the other managers on site through-Managing the health, safety, and wellbeing of approx. 100 staff and up to 60 temporary agency staff and contactors. Across a sweet bake manufacturing production hall, engineering and supply chain including inwards goods and warehousing Advising managers and team leaders on health and safety and ensuring complianceLiaising with the injury management team re workplace injury (ACC claims) Managing and monitoring return to work programmes Preparing statistical graphs showing trends of injuries, lost time, injury frequency and other and graphs and month end compliance reports.Preparing reports for lead and lag indicators and site score cards for both production and supply chain. Preparing the health and safety plan for the forthcoming financial yearRisk accessing new and or modified machinery Preparing and presenting the site for both ACC and internal audits Maintaining H&S documentations and filing Incident and injury management investigation and prevention Training analysis and planning and organisation Running internal health and safety training programmes Organising health and safety committee elections and managing the committee meeting Carrying out incident and injury investigationsCarrying out job safety analysis, task analysis, risk assessments Updating and writing safe operating procedures SOP’sPreparing year end management review Hazard register, Chemical register and licence register Traffic management plan and fork hoist management signage review Show less

Head Office Wellington

I managed the health, safety, and wellbeing of 6.5 thousand staff across 25 areas 82 sitesAdvising area managers on health and safety managers ensuring complianceAdvising the national and regional health and safety committee Liaising with a third party administrator with workplace injury (ACC claims) Advising in the case management of lost time injury claimsWriting H&S reports for various levels of management.Updating H&S policies and preparing the strategic plan… Show more I managed the health, safety, and wellbeing of 6.5 thousand staff across 25 areas 82 sitesAdvising area managers on health and safety managers ensuring complianceAdvising the national and regional health and safety committee Liaising with a third party administrator with workplace injury (ACC claims) Advising in the case management of lost time injury claimsWriting H&S reports for various levels of management.Updating H&S policies and preparing the strategic plan Preparing and presenting the company for their ACC partnership programme audit (tertiary level)Prepare statistical graphs showing tends of injuries, lost time, injury frequency and others. Maintaining H&S information and forms on the intranet site. Introducing the wellness programs and wellness indicatives throughout the businessPlanning and implementing the stepping-stones a walking competition, fitness and wellness programme not only for staff but also service users. Show less

Palmerston North

Responsible for all the day to day requirements of Environmental and Health and safetyReview the Status of health and safety on the site special project for National managerIdentify are of improvement of H&S on site overview of health and safety compliance updating records and management preparing the site for close down

Wellington

Managed the health, safety, and wellbeing of 10.5 thousand staff. Liaising with a third party administrator with ACC claims Advising in the case management of lost time injury claimsAdvising regional health and safety committees Writing a monthly H&S report for both the NZ and Australian boards this is mainly statistics.Writing H&S and rehabilitation policies and prepare the strategic plan Preparing and presenting the company for their ACC audit and internal Audit… Show more Managed the health, safety, and wellbeing of 10.5 thousand staff. Liaising with a third party administrator with ACC claims Advising in the case management of lost time injury claimsAdvising regional health and safety committees Writing a monthly H&S report for both the NZ and Australian boards this is mainly statistics.Writing H&S and rehabilitation policies and prepare the strategic plan Preparing and presenting the company for their ACC audit and internal Audit. Preparing, administrating the health and safety compliance checklist across all business units. Recommending and monitoring solutions to business units in areas of non-compliance. Trending increased incident and accident reporting across the business. Maintaining H&S information and forms on the intranet site. Introducing the wellness programs and wellness indicatives throughout the businessCo-ordinating the new habit at work and early intervention programmes Show less

Christcurch

Responsible for a wide range of Environmental Health and Safety related compliance. Maintenance of the company’s tertiary level, ACC partnership program status. Run H&S induction sessions for new staff and all external contractors ensuring EHS compliance Run internal Health and safety training courses including first aid and chemical handling ensuring (SOPs) and (JSAs) are in place and are being followed and reported .Including hot work permits, working from heights, confined space… Show more Responsible for a wide range of Environmental Health and Safety related compliance. Maintenance of the company’s tertiary level, ACC partnership program status. Run H&S induction sessions for new staff and all external contractors ensuring EHS compliance Run internal Health and safety training courses including first aid and chemical handling ensuring (SOPs) and (JSAs) are in place and are being followed and reported .Including hot work permits, working from heights, confined space Entry permits plus any work permits.work site reviews on contractors investigations of accidents and near misses incidents and hazards are completed and reported and implementing preventive measures. Chair the Health & Safety meetingsAttend site management meetings reporting on EHS Carry out management of change inspections for all new repaired and modified equipment before implementation gap analysis and filling the gaps as required.Implementing SOPs and JSAs, pertaining to compliance and training. Ensuring HSNO compliance, auditing signs and confined spaces for changes, audits of departments ensuring they are holding Safety action meetings. Meeting with sales reps as required. Tegel plant was refrigeration and freezers using ammonia gas and other refrigerants working with and ensuring the safety and compliance of the refrigeration technicians, engineers and installers was essential. large fire Jan 2007. , New responsibilities included induction and monitoring of the demolition and building contractors, Ensuring the safety of both the contractors and Tegel staff. Working closely with the building contractors and overseeing the health and safety of the building site, attending the building management meetings, Carrying out safety reviews on all new equipment for the factory and advising on any safe guarding and chemical storage requirements, implementing evacuation procedures and training fire wardens for the new building. Show less

Petone Lower Hutt

Presenting and implementing a training programme to all staff within the company which involved travelling around 13 sites throughout NZ and attending meetings in Australia.  The training included but not limited to induction, Accident reporting, SOPs, incident investigation, risk management, manual handling, fire evacuation, fire warden, first aid, radio communication, environmental considerations Preparing the safe for the event of the bird flu epidemic as Rock gas is an… Show more Presenting and implementing a training programme to all staff within the company which involved travelling around 13 sites throughout NZ and attending meetings in Australia.  The training included but not limited to induction, Accident reporting, SOPs, incident investigation, risk management, manual handling, fire evacuation, fire warden, first aid, radio communication, environmental considerations Preparing the safe for the event of the bird flu epidemic as Rock gas is an essential service and would be required by the government to continue to operate.  Organizing specialist outsourced training taking in to account locations and budget.  maintaining the training matrix and reporting all completed training to Origin Energy monthly.  Achieving and exceeding annual training and compliance targets. Show less

Wellington

 Organizing Health and safety representative trainings for 4500 reps throughout the central north island including the trainer, venue, meals, and trainee invites etc  Maintaining the database for my region ensuring that health and safety representatives are registered on the database and updating this on a regular basis  Maintaining records, preparing the database for the next level of training.  Fielding phone and email enquires

Manawatu

Out door first Aid InstructorCourse administrator Regional Instructor Trainer .National Instructor Assessor Branch Chair Person Recipient of the National Mountain Safety Award for Service Recipient of City Council Community Service Award

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Travelling around NZ assessing volunteer instructors for their ability and qualities of training members of the public in outdoor first aid

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Six Month short fixed term contract  Maintaining health and safety systems for 480 staff at three sites ensuring Hazard and accident and monthly H&S reporting were being followed  Chairing each site Health and safety committee  Follow up and completed incident investigations maintaining a safety work place for all staff.  Prepare towards a further WSMP audit, maintaining all health and safety related records and files; rewriting and updating safe operating procedures… Show more Six Month short fixed term contract  Maintaining health and safety systems for 480 staff at three sites ensuring Hazard and accident and monthly H&S reporting were being followed  Chairing each site Health and safety committee  Follow up and completed incident investigations maintaining a safety work place for all staff.  Prepare towards a further WSMP audit, maintaining all health and safety related records and files; rewriting and updating safe operating procedures, health and safety manuals, and incident reporting material. Show less

Palmerston North Central North Island

Wright Care was a private Industrial Health and safety and First Aid Training business, The Company trained between 1000-1500 people per year.Duties included but were not limited to:  H&S training – writing and running specific course on health and safety management including SOPs, JSA’s Audit checks, accident reporting and investigation these varied depending on client needs.  First Aid training – teaching first aid courses to NZQA standards 6400.6401 6402 Sales and… Show more Wright Care was a private Industrial Health and safety and First Aid Training business, The Company trained between 1000-1500 people per year.Duties included but were not limited to:  H&S training – writing and running specific course on health and safety management including SOPs, JSA’s Audit checks, accident reporting and investigation these varied depending on client needs.  First Aid training – teaching first aid courses to NZQA standards 6400.6401 6402 Sales and marketing - including cold calling, telephone marketing, direct Marketing Mail outs and Management meeting marketing.  Office management, front line phone enquires debtors and creditors, GST, PAYE and monthly returns. HR management including recruitment, contracts, agreements, staff evaluations, employment relations appraisals and disciplinary actions,  First aid kit - maintenance and supply for industrial companies.  Stock control. Sourcing and ordering  Coordinating 2 full time and four Part time instructors and at times, coordinating 13 contract instructors Course documentation including but not limited to NZQA documentation  Tailoring courses to suit client and NZQA requirements and to meet NZQA unit standards Show less

Education record

National Certificate Front Line Management Level 4

Nat Cert Health And Safety, Level 3

Nat Cert Health And Safety, Occupational Safety And Health Technology/Technician, Level 4