Owner of a health and safety consultancy, set up to help SME's unravel the mystery of successful H&S Management.

Helping an old friend to re-align its H&S systems to its ever changing outlook.

Working for a UK leader in the world of H&S Consultancy covering the Scottish geographic area.

Permanent member of staff with full operational and strategic responsibility for health and safety matters in the Council. Heading up a team of health and safety professionals working to ensure that systems and processes are relayed, understood and complied with. Providing assurance to senior management teams to keep them fully aware of responsibilities and accountability. After a fatality I took a lead role in managing communications and relationships with the enforcing authorities and… Show more Permanent member of staff with full operational and strategic responsibility for health and safety matters in the Council. Heading up a team of health and safety professionals working to ensure that systems and processes are relayed, understood and complied with. Providing assurance to senior management teams to keep them fully aware of responsibilities and accountability. After a fatality I took a lead role in managing communications and relationships with the enforcing authorities and briefed senior managers on what was required of them. Maintained close contact with the senior team to ensure they were aware of ongoing investigations. I worked closely with the internal risk function to ensure H&S was properly reported alongside other managed risks. Specialist member of the resilience function with a ‘call-in’ remit to advise on H&S as necessary. Show less

Acting as Head of Health & Safety within City of Edinburgh Council working to implement a new Health & Safety Policy and Strategy. To ensure the culture of the Council fully embraces health & safety as an integrated part of everyday work. Working closely with senior management teams helping them to understand and discharge their H&S responsibilities in an extremely challenging environment.To confirm that current procedures and processes are fit for purpose and that they meet the needs… Show more Acting as Head of Health & Safety within City of Edinburgh Council working to implement a new Health & Safety Policy and Strategy. To ensure the culture of the Council fully embraces health & safety as an integrated part of everyday work. Working closely with senior management teams helping them to understand and discharge their H&S responsibilities in an extremely challenging environment.To confirm that current procedures and processes are fit for purpose and that they meet the needs of an increasingly aware workforce. Worked within tight financial constraints with huge pressures on staffing levels and increased expectations to cut costs. Show less

Worked extensively within the global distressed property acquisitions group to identify and remedy H&S weaknesses. Designed and implemented safe systems of work, including Lone Working, Controlling Contractors and varying construction/property type site risk assessment. Trained Professional Surveyors on new safety systems, H&S awareness and risk assessment processes. Also worked within the Safety, Health and Wellbeing division assisting the business meet its growing safety responsibilities by… Show more Worked extensively within the global distressed property acquisitions group to identify and remedy H&S weaknesses. Designed and implemented safe systems of work, including Lone Working, Controlling Contractors and varying construction/property type site risk assessment. Trained Professional Surveyors on new safety systems, H&S awareness and risk assessment processes. Also worked within the Safety, Health and Wellbeing division assisting the business meet its growing safety responsibilities by auditing for compliance with OHSAS18001 standards and confidence checking and reviewing current in-house processes. Show less

Total responsibility for developing, implementing, reviewing and the revision of all Safety based policies and procedures within the Royal London Group. Responsible for developing, writing and delivering training programmes for safety related topics including all facilities based risk, managers awareness, DSE, manual handling, and risk assessment. Worked alongside the Group risk function to deliver H&S risk performance data to SMT in line with the overall Group risk format.

Solely responsible for all H&S issues in a constantly evolving high risk manufacturing environment. Worked with Trade Unions to garner their support for change to H&S systems to improve the quality of safety management. Accountable for introducing new equipment, procedures and systems of work to greatly reduce manual handling incidents and claims in the workplace. Ensured management were trained and advised to be fully aware of their H&S responsibilities.Liaised and consulted with the… Show more Solely responsible for all H&S issues in a constantly evolving high risk manufacturing environment. Worked with Trade Unions to garner their support for change to H&S systems to improve the quality of safety management. Accountable for introducing new equipment, procedures and systems of work to greatly reduce manual handling incidents and claims in the workplace. Ensured management were trained and advised to be fully aware of their H&S responsibilities.Liaised and consulted with the legal profession, Enforcing Authorities and other interested parties to ensure the reputation of the company was maintained in times of dispute. Show less

Consultant responsible for designing and implementing procedures with directly contracted employers to provide a safe environment for young adults enrolled on the Government funded 'Skillseekers' programme for school leavers and adult 'return to work ' candidates from the long term unemployment register.Assessed the suitability of these training providers from a wide array of occupational areas to ensure they met their legal H&S obligations and responsibilities. Assisted SME's to… Show more Consultant responsible for designing and implementing procedures with directly contracted employers to provide a safe environment for young adults enrolled on the Government funded 'Skillseekers' programme for school leavers and adult 'return to work ' candidates from the long term unemployment register.Assessed the suitability of these training providers from a wide array of occupational areas to ensure they met their legal H&S obligations and responsibilities. Assisted SME's to comply with legislation and the provision of safe working environments. Show less