إيان Gardner

Working on some of Londons most prestigious and sensitive new build projects.

• Provide advice and guidance to the site management teams and site contractors
• Advocate and enforce Mace group safety standards
• Co Ordinate between contractors and site management on all health and safety matters
• Ensure all works comply with CDM 2015
• Carry out site safety inspections
• Coordinate the safety in design process
• Monitor all safety actions to completion on site
• Ensure all statutory and legislative requirements are met
• Construction and fit out
• Multi contractors from steel / foundation to finishing
• Attending and providing input to DABS
• Review of RAMS for safety critical operations

CDM and HSE Consultant to Veolia Water at Cameron Bridge Distillery Bio Energy Plant, Windygates Glenrothes.

• Carry out roles and responsibilities of CDM Coordinator
• Bio Gas and dewatering processing
• Construction of new buildings and refurbishment of existing plant
• Pre Construction Phase collation and F10 application and management
• Ensure H&S Management systems are aligned to client and project specific requirements
• Coordinate the safety in design process
• Controller of Management of Change
• Hazops and Hazids
• Manage transition of CDM 2007 to CDM 2015
• Prepare project for transition from OSHAS 18001 to ISO 45001
• Area Environmental lead on monitoring of statutory and complaint requirements working to ISO14001
• Lead Auditor to OSHAS 18001
• Project HSE liaison with Principle Contractor and Client
• Control of Contractors and Sub Contractor to comply to all CDM and HSE requirements
• Carry out Safety Inspections and monitor best practice
• Attend daily meetings and address on HSE Matters.
• Chair Safety Representative and contractor weekly Health and Safety meetings
• Chair site senior management health and safety meeting

January 14 - Present, Hargreaves Surface Mining Ltd - Broken Cross Office Complex, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, ML11 9PB
Senior SHE Officer / Adviser

Ensure H&S Management systems are aligned to client and project specific requirements.
Coordinate the safety in design process.
Manage SHE Officers and Environmental Officers to ensure that they are implementing the company Safety Management System.
Provide advice and inspection of all development sites currently unmanned and available for redevelopment.
Manage and review SHE Department budgets on a annual basis.
Create monthly reporting back to the divisional SHE Manager to allow compilation of the monthly directors board report.
Compile and review all Safety Management System policies and procedures
Ensure all Health and Safety records are maintained on site in accordance with the statutory project requirements
Conduct audits, inspections and incident investigations and develop effective corrective actions.
Manage Environmental monitoring of dust, noise and water sampling.
Advise improvements to site specific areas to improve Health and Safety on site for employees and contractors.
Carry out alcohol and drug screening as required under company procedure.
Comply all information and company process to qualify for OHSAS 18001.

June 2013 - January 14, Hargreaves Surface Mining Ltd - Broken Cross Office Complex, Douglas, South Lanarkshire, ML11 9PB
SHE Adviser
Ensure H&S Management systems are aligned to client and project specific requirements.
Coordinate the safety in design process.
Compile and review all Safety Management System policies and procedures
Ensure all Health and Safety records are maintained on site in accordance with the statutory project requirements
Submit monthly reports to Divisional Manager.
Conduct audits, inspections and incident investigations and develop effective corrective actions.
Manage Environmental monitoring of dust, noise and water sampling.
Advise improvements to site specific areas to improve Health and Safety on site for employees and contractors.
Carry out alcohol and drug screening as required under company procedure.
Comply all information and company process to qualify for OHSAS 18001.

January 2013 - June 2013, African Minerals Ltd - Pepel Port, Sierra Leone
HSE Adviser
Ensure H&S Management systems are aligned to client and project specific requirements.
Coordinate the safety in design process.
Assess JHA/JSA and issue permits covering Hot works, WAH, Excavation, Confined Space, Lifting.
Ensure all Health and Safety records are maintained on site in accordance with the statutory project requirements
Submit weekly reports to Lead Adviser and statistical information to the site management team for review and approval.
Conduct audits, inspections and incident investigations and develop effective corrective actions.
Advise improvements to site specific areas to improve Health and Safety on site for employees and contractors.
Carry out inspection and management of Fall arrest equipment and register.
Control of Scaffold register and compliance.
Carry out alcohol and drug screening as required under company procedure.

March 2007 - January 2013, Nu - Phalt Contracting Ltd, Rosyth, Scotland, UK
Regional Business Manager and HSE Manager
Responsible for full business management of northern division of a national highways contracting company. Compliance with all UK road and streetworks laws and legislation. Responsible for general H&S and compliance with all company H&S management system and operating procedures.
Carry out site Risk assessments and compile Method Statements for site specific operations.
Ensure compliance for CoSHH and MSDS/ SDS of plant and materials.
Implementation and management of all HSE legislation.
Fire Extinguisher inspection.
PAT testing and inspection.
LOLER compliance of lifting equipment.
GASTEC / CRE monitoring of fumes and compliance.
Budget and target responsibilities as well as HR, client liason and business development.

2007 - 2010, Trans Metalite - New Dehli.
Secondment
Indian Liason responsible for demonstration and upgrading of Nuphalt process for Indian agent. Process and HSE management and training to all operators and supervision. Presentation of process to Municipal Congress Dehli and private contractors throughout India.

2007 - 2008, Texmaco India - Colcutta.
Secondment
India agent liason responsible for training nationals in India and demonstrating the company process to delegates and prospective clients in India over 3 years. Responsible for all HSE training and pratical demonstration of Nuphalt Process. General fault finding and display of process.

April 2004 - December 2006, BG Vent LTD, Inverkeithing, Scotland.
Safety Advisor & HVAC fitter / test engineer
Based in the UK responsible for inspection of ventilation systems and testing of newly installed systems to comply with relative industry regulations on leakage etc.
Responsible for the Training of personnel in Confined Space, COSHH, Working at Height, PTW Training. Implementation of method statements and compiling of specific Risk Assesments.

September 2002 - April 2004, Ennstone Thistle Ltd, Aberdeen, UK
Traffic, Safety Advisor/Surfacing Engineer
Responsible for all Health and Safety on various resurfacing projects throughout the north east of Scotland.
Responsible for setting out of traffic management plans and traffic control in compliance with NRSWA 1991

June 2001 - September 2002, Salamis Industrial and Marine, Greenholme Place, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. AB23 8EU
Safety Advisor/Competence Assessor
Safety Officer responsible for 350 employees on offshore installation refit. Responsible for the raising of detailed Method statements Permits and risk assessments prior to any work being undertaken. Responsible for implementation of all regulations and ensure all works were managed and carried out safely as per the HASW act. 1974. Assessment and trialing of suitable PPE for each discipline. Inspection of scaffolds and safety harnesses along with ensuring breathing apparatus is checked and tested and all calibrations in date where applicable.

1996 - June 2001, Rigblast Energy Services Ltd, Pitmedden Road, Dyce, Aberdeen. AB21 0DP
Plant & Materials Manager and Compliance officer
Plant and materials manager and HS compliance officer based on the Forth Rail bridge millennium contract. With over 400 personnel on site the activities being undertaken included Scaffolding, Painting, Steel replacement, welding, burning etc
Responsible for the raising of detailed Method statements Permits and risk assessments prior to any work being undertaken where plant and or materials were used as this project involved with the additional hazards of working in a environment that included high speed trains going through the worksite.
Ensure compliance and certification of all purchased and third party plant and all CoSHH and MSDS of all materials.
Work in accordance with RT specifications and legislations.
Member of Emergency Response Team.

1990 -1995, Serco Ltd, RAE West Freugh, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
Airfield and Test Range Safety Engineer
Work in Engineering department at RAE West Freugh with responsibilities for maintenance and repair to test range targets and facilities. Member of the Airfield response team. Reset and maintenance of RHAG and Safety Barriers. Travelled throughout various British military installations and vessels around the world to carry out inspections and repairs to safety critical equipment.

1986 -1990, Ministry of Defence, RAE West Freugh, Stranraer, Wigtownshire
Apprentice Airfield and Test Range Safety Engineer
Apprentice engineer in the Airfield and Test Ranger safety and maintenance department.
Trained in fabrication, Electrical testing, Woodwork, Target Construction, Airfield Safety equipment maintenance and repair - RHAG and Net Barriers.