Summary
CONTACT : [email protected] or call 07866 263449
Website : www.dsriskmanagement.co.uk
I am a former HM Principal Inspector with HSE. If you wish to discuss any opportunities to collaborate or for me to assist you in health and safety management, incident investigation, regulatory compliance, snapshot assessment of regulatory compliance, bespoke training or expert advice, please contact me by email at [email protected]
My 13 years with the Health and Safety Executive have provided me with an in depth knowledge of the technical and statutory requirements of health and safety law and regulatory investigations. I have experience across a number of sectors and recently as a Principal Inspector my focus has heavily weighted towards enforcement. My biography provides more detail
If your organisation requires or would benefit from insight into what compliance looks like to HSE or you require an independent assessment of your health and safety management systems, please contact me on the email address above. Bespoke training can also be provided in addition to expert witness services
Expertise
Manufacturing
Engineering
Plastics
Woodworking
Aerospace
Paper
Waste and recycling
Logistics and warehousing
NHS Trusts and private health care providers
HSWA section 3 issues involving patient care
Violence and Aggression in the mental health sector
Ambulance Trusts
Local Authorities and County Councils
HSE Regional lead for waste and recycling
Education – primary, secondary and FE. Independent and LA
Police and Probation Service
Fire and Rescue Services
HSE Regional Lead Inspector for Fire and Rescue Services
Housing Associations
electric gates
property maintenance
gas safety
Sports Stadium Safety
HSE Advisor to Operation Resolve, the investigation into the Hillsborough Stadium Disaster.
Experience
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DS Risk Management Ltd
Director / Consultant
- Current
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Health and Safety Executive
HM Principal Inspector
100+ Employees 2010 - 2015Management of a team of 8 Inspectors and visiting officers.
Management of workloads, investigations including fatal accident investigations.
Legal oversight of inspectors’ work and approval of prosecutions.
Writing and publishing national safety alerts and briefings for board members and senior managers.
HR functions relating to performance, discipline and team training and development, conducted recent work related stress investigation
Management and strategic liaison and with Coroners, Crown Prosecution Service, Counsel and senior detectives in a number of work related manslaughter investigations.
Part of a team that managed divisional restructuring of the NW division of HSE, relocated 2 field offices to Bootle HQ and managed my team through the process of the implementation of cost recovery within HSE.
HSE Senior Investigating Officer in recent Oldham gas explosion.
HSE nominated advisor to the senior management team of Operation Resolve, the investigation into the Hillsborough Stadium disaster.
Significant strategic liaison with other regulators including General Medical Council, Environment Agency, Care Quality Commission, Local Authorities in Manchester and Lancashire
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Health and Safety Executive
HM Inspector of Health and Safety
100+ Employees 2001 - 2010 -
Electrium Ltd
Stores / Warehouse Manager
100+ Employees 2000 - 2001 -
VokesAir (formerly Interfilta UK Ltd)
Distribution Manager
1996 - 2000
Education History
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Geography
University of Durham
1991 - 1994 -
Occupational Health and Safety
Heriot Watt University
2002 - 2003
Qualifications
Chartered Member of IOSH
Registered Consultant on Occupational Health and Safety Consultants Register (OSHCR)
