I’m a pragmatic and effective Health, Safety & Training Consultant with a 30 year career, primarily in media production. A Law graduate, I have worked in executive-level operational management and senior oversight roles; supporting the smallest and the largest international companies on diverse and demanding projects across multiple sites and countries.
Key qualities:
Proven ability to improve safety culture, reduce accidents and protect my clients from liability, costs & brand damage
Ability to deliver continuous improvement with finite resources
Willingness to challenge established views and practices
Strong legal knowledge
Ability to build, lead & motivate a team
Ability to influence, making a persuasive business case for best practice
Ability to build & sustain trusting relationships
Ability to communicate with courtesy & respect to colleagues at all levels plus outside agencies, contractors and enforcement authorities
Above all, I bring sound judgment, built over many years working in dynamic commercial environments.
Health and Safety Consultant / Head of Dept / Training Consultant (2003 to date)
Helping teams to reduce accidents & illness
Assessing skills gaps and training needs
Developing & delivering highly effective training programmes at small and large scales
Devising affordable & practical strategies to improve compliance and embed a positive safety culture
Building and managing teams, cost management and reporting
Re-thinking and improving communications around safety
Production Management / Trainer (1991 to 2003)
Budget & contract negotiation
Scheduling & cost control
Team-building & training
Report-writing & presentation
Regular trainer and training designer for the NFTS SCU
Project oversight to delivery