Steve Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

My core role is to carry out quality assurance reviews, to ensure consistency of the audit and non-conformance recording processes and ensure that all of the Auditors used by RISQS are assessing to the RISQS standard requirements, up to moving in to the full time Quality Assurance role I have undertaken circa 950 quality reviews. Additional responsibilities include auditor licensing activities as required.

London

A third party auditor role, auditing suppliers to the UK Rail Industry against the RISQS Scheme protocols for Industry Minimum Requirement, Sentinel, Safe Work Planning and Plant Operator Scheme. These protocols include review of the full range of Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality requirements. The audit protocols include undertaking checks in relation to CDM compliance. Provision of support to Auditors as requested. Quality Assurance activities including reviewing audit reports and associated communications.

London, United Kingdom

A third party auditor role, auditing suppliers to the UK Rail Industry against the RISQS Scheme protocols for Industry Minimum Requirement, Sentinel, Safe Work Planning and Plant Operator Scheme. These protocols include review of the full range of Health & Safety, Environmental and Quality requirements. The audit protocols include undertaking checks in relation to CDM compliance.I was promoted to a Team Leader position in September 2018 with additional responsibilities including conducting Quality Assurance checks of completed audit reports and Mentoring/Licensing of new auditors.

Morden

TUPE Transfer to new post carrying out essentially the same functions as previously, though with some additions. My core role was to carry out quality assurance reviews, to ensure consistency of the CHAS assessment process and ensure that all of the Assessors used by CHAS are assessing to the SSIP/CHAS standard requirements, in excess of 2500 Quality reviews conducted as the CHAS SSIP Reviewer, alongside a number of Quality reviews outside of the SSIP remit including in respect of Care provider assessments.Duties also included maintaining the CHAS question sets, including updating the criteria following the introduction of CDM 2015, including amendments with respect to the introduction of the Principal Designer role.Drafted elements included in the SSIP Rules and Byelaws - including review and correction of the published version, following introduction of additional incorrect information - specifically in respect of Assessor Competence and updates to the Core Criteria in respect of changes engendered within CDM 2015.I also conducted occasional site and office based QA reviews of some assessing bodies. My secondary responsibilities were to undertake Internal Audits of CHAS activities in line with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 and company policies.I produced monthly and annual management reports in relation to Quality Assurance activities. Additional responsibilities included acting as the Health & Safety nominated person for the company and review of risk & COSHH assessments as relevant to CHAS activities.

Sutton, United Kingdom

Carry out quality assurance reviews, to ensure consistency of assessment process. Site based QA reviews of some assessing buyer assessors.Production of management reports detailing outputs from QA Reviews of assessments, highlighting areas where contractors were consistently falling short of requirements and areas where assessors were falling short of expectations.

High Wycombe

I was part of the Industry Schemes team within the UK Business operations of the company. My responsibilities and achievements within this role included the following:• Scheme Manager of the Worksafe scheme on behalf of CASEC in Northern Ireland, including reviewing audit reports, following up on non-conformities and making certification decisions.• Following up on non-conformities raised during audits undertaken on behalf of the Heating & Ventilation Contractors Association (HVCA) (Now Building & Engineering Services Association - B&ES)• Undertaking assessments against CDM requirements following the Contractors Health & Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) standard (now the adopted as the SSIP Core Criteria following publication in the CDM 2007 ACOP).• Technical evaluation of health & safety competence of OHSAS auditors• Take part in the Group Health & Safety committee as an active member.• Interviewed by UKAS technical representative as part of BM TRADAs OHSAS successful accreditation application and assessed as competent to undertake role of Auditor Evaluator for the OHSAS standard.• Part of project team which put together documents in support of a successful OHSAS scope extension application to UKAS• Attendance at HVCA Specialist safety group meetings.• Maintained smooth running of HVCA contract activities (the largest income stream to the business) during the extended period between the resignation of one Manager and appointment of his successor.• Provision of Health & Safety support and guidance to HVCA Scheme Auditors and colleagues.

Wealdstone

Mainly an administration role, I covered the Safety & Environment Managers responsibilities during her maternity leave. Responsibilities and achievements included:• Carried out company Health & Safety Inductions for both office and track staff.• Creation & maintenance of procedures, maintenance of controlled documents• Collation of monthly management reports, including safety statistics and trend analysis• Creation, collation and distribution of monthly safety briefings and safety bulletins• Conducting DSE workstation and maternity risk assessments following company pro-formae• Compilation of entry data for RoSPA and BSC awards – gaining awards in 2004 – 2007 • Gained and maintained PTS competence (now lapsed).

Manchester And Chelmsford

I held a number of different roles in various offices during my career with HSE, the common factor in all the roles I undertook was the appreciation received from Principal Inspectors and/or my managers that they were able to rely on my judgement. Some of my responsibilities and achievements during my various roles with HSE included:Manchester October 2002 – November 2003• Liaison with nominated audit contractors for First Aid at Work training course assessment.• Assessment of audit reports and following up on non-conformances raised.• Assessment and approval or otherwise of non-conformance close out information received.• Provision of advice and guidance with regard to the Health & Safety (First Aid) regulations 1981 and the associated ACoPChelmsford July 1999 – October 2002• Receipt and initial assessment of health & safety related complaints, including liaison with other enforcing authorities and Government Departments where enforcement responsibility lay with them.• Investigation of complaints in relation to construction, gas safety, agriculture, light engineering and public services.• Conduct DSE workstation assessments and provision of advice with regard to current best practice.Manchester March 1992 – July 1999• Investigations of, and action in relation to, gas safety concerns up to and including drafting of Improvement Notices.• Liaison with CORGI, (now replaced by Gas Safe) other enforcing authorities and other Government Departments.• Providing support to HM Inspectors of Health & Safety.• Provision of information and/or advice to members of the public, employees, employers and trade associations/unions.