I was the Fire Safety Officer/Adviser responsible for fire safety legal compliance and management of the fire risk assessment program. I also provide the organisation with direction and advice on fire safety and risk management including; the management of common areas and engineering passive and active fire safety solutions, conducting fire risk assessments and liaison with local authority and residents on fire safety issues.

Management of H&S and Fire for Housing & Regeneration department prior to the appointment of the Head of Health & Safety.Oversight of team consisting of H&S advisor and officer. H&S legal compliance oversight of Gas, Legionella, Asbestos and Fire issues. Provision of advice and guidance to the councils directorship and divisions.Compilation and analysis of the departmental risk registers and the provision of management advice to mitigate risk.

Management of the Fire Risk Assessment programme with ongoing input into development and improvement.Specification of works drawn from FRA.Contractor management and liaison.London Fire Brigade liaison.Ensuring compliance with BS and RRO for properties managed by H&F.Development of Fire office progress reporting structure.

Fire policy and procedure development.Fire and breathing safety systems management and maintenance.Contractor management (tender through to works including commissioning) Managed Fire and emergency response within the mill.Fire and emergency training for fire and non fire staff.Consulting on new fire system improvements and addittions.Worked with both gas and water fire suppression systems.Fire and safety internal and external auditing.

• Incident Command: co-ordinated fire fighting operations at incidents• Liaised with Fire, Police and Medical Services at incidents• Conducted incident “dynamic” risk assessments, pre-planning and post-incident de-brief • Produced detailed ‘First on Scene’ Report for Investigators who were conducting incident and arson investigations • Implemented Departmental Standards of Practice and Policies• Assisted Fire Prevention Departments with Risk Assessments of occupied buildings… Show more • Incident Command: co-ordinated fire fighting operations at incidents• Liaised with Fire, Police and Medical Services at incidents• Conducted incident “dynamic” risk assessments, pre-planning and post-incident de-brief • Produced detailed ‘First on Scene’ Report for Investigators who were conducting incident and arson investigations • Implemented Departmental Standards of Practice and Policies• Assisted Fire Prevention Departments with Risk Assessments of occupied buildings in the Durban area of jurisdiction• Conducted internal and external Lectures and Training Exercises: day to day operational fire fighters training, lectures on standard operating procedures and fire specific theoretical studies• Adhered to Occupational Health Safety requirements• Office administration: maintained safety, training and maintenance records, updated day-to-day incident reports and investigations, reporting to Brigade Management• Management and maintenance of Regional Fire Vehicle and appliance compliment: ensured adequately equipped stations within region, handled vehicle breakdowns (movement of vehicles to and from repairs and engineering departments) and ensured replacement vehicles Show less