About Safety and Health 1st

Since qualifying in Occupational Safety and Health in late 90’s; I have worked within national charities and business units as ‘competent person’ advising on occupational safety and risk reduction, public safety and employee health and well-being.

I am currently working towards CMIOSH and have maintained my on-going CPD, improving my knowledge and understanding of health and safety legislation, case law and statutory regulations.

I hold an Adult and Further Education Teaching Certificate and have considerable experience in learning and development. My past and recent course participants have included members of the public; Trustees, School Governors, Chief Executive Officers, Directors, managers, supervisors and operational staff, trainees and volunteers. I’m also a registered IOSH and CIEH trainer and member of the Fire Protection Association.

My strengths include a ‘sensible’​ approach to health, safety and well-being, enabling managers to achieve compliance for the benefit of the organisation, it’s employees, volunteers and visitors.

My specialties include the design, delivery and evaluation of a wide range of health, safety and well-being training (including training needs analysis); risk assessment; stress management; H&S auditing and workplace inspections; fire risk assessment; accident investigation; promotion of good H&S practices; writing H&S polices and procedures; negotiation and communication skills and working with stakeholders and managers in the development of robust H&S management systems.

I take an ‘holistic’​ view of H&S, first understanding the organisation, its mission and business objectives and any perceived barriers to health and safety change. Working with managers and safety representatives, I build work relationships and consult, communicate and improve health and safety compliance and culture through training and engaging with teams, working towards common goals of improved risk management.