Chris Chambers Email & Phone Number

Clayworth, Retford, United Kingdom

Consultancy offering independent expert witness reports relating to industrial disease (including asbestos), accidents, cases of ill health (including stress-related), domestic gas incidents and dangerous occurrences.Instructed in over a thousand cases, with instructions accepted from solicitors representing Claimants, Defendants and act as a single joint expert. Instructions also accepted from third party clients for consultancy and advice work.

Gringley On The Hill, Doncaster, United Kingdom

Provision of independent expert witness reports relating to asbestos related disease on a consultancy basis. Instructions taken from Claimant & Defendant solicitors, including in Single Joint Expert cases.I was instructed in well over five hundred cases of asbestos related disease. I have provided advice in relation to cases from Europe, the USA, Japan, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Australia in addition to those from the United Kingdom.Consultancy agreement with Pragma Asbestos Ltd ended 30 November 2017.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Responsible for operational policy within Great Britain within Utilities Section of HSE's Operational Strategy Division. This section included the portfolios for electricity, water, telecommunications, post and courier workers and gas. Holder of specialist portfolio for the UK downstream gas industry, including power stations and commercial gas installations. Lead Inspector for all UK based operations of Centrica PLC (including nuclear energy) and subsidiary companies, including British Gas. UK government representative on Gas Industry Unsafe Situations Procedure (GIUSP) panel. Chair of HSE liaison meetings with Gas Safe Register and Gas Emergency Service Providers (ESPs).Developed and delivered training courses to HSE Inspectors, managers and external agencies.Advised police forces as an independent expert during criminal investigations into potential cases of manslaughter.Drafted HSE guidance documents, Ministerial submissions and worked closely with HM Treasury Solicitors, HSE Policy team and HSE Legal Advisors Office on revisions to legislation, ACoPs and guidance documents.

Field Operations Directorate

Provision of advice and assistance relating to health and safety compliance to industry. Lead Inspector for multi-national organisations and auditing of large businesses to recognised industry standards. Working with large employers in relation to Wellbeing and Human Factors work. Briefed Chair of HSC on Stress Management work in HSE. Project management of regional inspection campaigns, chaired evaluation groups. Coach/mentor for trainee inspectors.High performance awards annually in each year between 2005 & 2011. Awards only given to top 20% of staff and one of only a very small number of staff in each of the above years.

Postgraduate Diploma, Occupational Health And Safety

Activities and Societies: Asbestos, Human Factors, Risk Assessment, Occupational Health, Fire Safety, Process Safety, Management Issues.

Nvq (Level 4), Occupational Health And Safety Regulation

Activities and Societies: Inspection of workplaces, enforcement of related legislation, communication skills, benchmarking and standards.

Ba (Hons), Environmental Management

Physiology of the lung, Environmental Management, Facilities Management, Kinetics, Human Factors

A Levels, Pure And Applied Mathematics, Chemistry, Economics & General Studies

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