Consultancy Service

Whilst we are confident that our products can, for a fraction of the cost, give as much information as any Business Consultancy, we are aware that sometimes there will be things that are specific to your business which we can't cover in a generic document so we are happy to provide an introduction service and act as facilitators between you and the companies/individuals we have links with.

We are constantly building relationships with consultants across the country who have a variety of different skills and specialities. If you have a situation that you feel none of our CD ROMs cover then why not contact us to see if we don't know someone reliable near your area who can assist you. We have included some information on some of these consultants below.

For a very reasonable fee (based on the amount of work required), we can remove the hassle of finding a reliable consultant by introducing you to one of the ones we know - we spend a lot of time ensuring that we only associate with the best people out there as our repuatation depends on them.

If you want more information or to discuss any requirements you might have then please either call us on 0131 271 4490 or email consultancy@probusinesspublications.com.


Health and Safety Consultant

Dr David J Knowles, BA(Hons)Geography, PhD, Post Grad Diploma Occ H&S

David previously worked as an Inspector for The Health and Safety Executive and is currently part of the Senior Agricultural Team with ADAS Consulting Ltd, a large land-based industries consultancy.

David is a full corporate member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, a registered Safety Practitioner, and the Vice Chair of IOSH Specialist Group, Rural Industries. He acts as the Competent Person for a number of organisations under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 as well as being the Planning Supervisor under The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 1994 for a number of projects and clients. David has conducted extensive lecturing on health and safety matters, preparing students for NEBOSH examinations, and is also the author of a number of papers, booklets and books. He is on the Law Society Expert Witness listings and has worked for the E.U. and others in this capacity.


Health and Safety Consultant

Francis Reay

Before entering into Health and Safety Management, Francis was employed as a Fuel Engineer working on and commissioning many different plants. He spent three years in research before moving into Health and Safety Management.

Francis has many years experience working in Private Industry and in Higher Education where he was totally committed to the management of Health and Safety. He was employed as Accident Prevention Manager at British Steel Corporation now "Corus", and has directed Health, Safety, Training and Induction Course at three Universities in the UK.

He has held many senior positions within professional institutions including:

• Chair IOSH ( Tees branch)
• Member IOSH ( Tees branch committee)
• Treasurer Teesside Occupational Safety Group
• Chair University Safety and Health Association
• Treasurer University Safety and Health Association
• Member University Safety and Health Association (committee)
• Member UCEA, Universities & Colleges Employment Association
• Member HiFEAC. (HSC Rose Court London )
• Higher and Further Education Advisory Commission
  

Francis will help your company to meet and maintain the standards set by the existing legal requirements as well as managing ongoing changes to legislation. He can offer a professional approach to: Management Policies; Codes of Practice; Audits; Inspections; Management Training; Employee Training; DSE; Risk Management; Accident Prevention/Investigation and much more.


Quality/Environmental/Health and Safety Consultant

Alan McInnes, HNC Multi-Disciplinary Engineering, IOSH Managing Safely, successful completion of IQA registered Training Course for Lead Auditor and for ISM Code Maritime Auditor, Associate Member of Institute of Quality Assurance.

Alan has extensive experience in Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental issues, in particular developing, implementing and auditing management systems including quality assurance; health & safety and the environment for land based, marine and offshore locations.

Alan can develop, implement and audit stand-alone and fully integrated management systems or convert existing systems or develop new systems in electronic format using process mapping techniques.

In the area of training, Alan can provide courses covering most Quality, Health & Safety or Environment subjects that are run in-house allowing their structure and content to be tailored to suit individual customers and their products and systems. These courses contain a high level of interactive case studies, exercises and discussion groups. Subjects include Risk Assessment; COSHH Assessment; IOSH Managing Safely; Accident / Incident Investigation, Safety for Senior Executives and Management System Effectiveness.

Alan has clients all across the UK and some abroad so can work anywhere, except offshore where he can provide highly experienced specialist consultants.


Health and Safety Consultant/Dangerous Goods Advisor

Peter Harris, BA Economics, Fellow of the Institute of Logistics (FCLIT)

Peter has practical commercial and operational management experience gained from a long term career in the Chemical Sector with companies such as ICI and Simon Storage since 1970. He has been working as a freelance consultant since 1999 and can provide assistance to clients in many different ways.

Peter advises companies on all aspects of Hazard Management, including site emergency planning, safe working systems, risk elimination, implementation of Control of Major Accident Regulations (COMAH) 1999. He can provide a Consultancy Service as a qualified retained Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor for companies involved in consigning, handling or transporting dangerous goods. Peter regularly assists clients with projects involving Logistics/Supply Chain Optimisation, Change and Quality Management Systems Implementation.

Peter can assist clients with their transition and certification to the Quality Assurance Standard ISO 9001:2000, having designed a Management System that has secured accreditation to this standard by several assessment bodies.

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