1. TheresaBurchGradIOSH
Date of Birth: 30/12/1974
Address: 23 Heol Cwarrel Clark, Energlyn, Caerphilly, CF83 2NE
Telephone: 02920 884540
Mobile: 07961 230502
Email: theresa.burch@sky.com
Married, one child age 12.
Personal Profile
Theresa Burch is a Graduate Member of the Institution of Occupational Health and Safety, actively working towards
becoming a Chartered Member. Significant qualifications are supported by a broad spectrum of knowledge and
experience of a wide range of industry sectors, applications of health and safety management systems, audit processes
and enforcement procedures. Has a fluent understanding of Health & Safety legislation and how it needs to be
practically applied ensuring your company retains its position within the law. Managed health & safety across 28 sites, to
ensure compliance was adhered to and monitored on a regular basis.
•CAREER HISTORY
Name of employer: SAFEcontractor - Santia Consulting Limited, Caerphilly Mid-Glamorgan
Position Held: Audit Services Team Leader
Dates from / to: April 2006 September 2016
•Compile Health & Safety policies, depending on the size of the organization, to ensure it adheres to:
•The Health & Safety at Work act 1974
•The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
•The Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992
•Plus other legislation that is applicable to the Company
•Conducting quality check to ensure all audits carried out comply with CDM 2015, along with all relevant
legislation applicable to the organisation.
•Provide focus, direction and standards for auditors, acted as the first point of contact for any health &
safety legislation questions.
•Conducting Risk Assessments, and ensuring regular reviews take place.
•Manage, the pre-qualification that will allow the organisation to track the most importance aspect of
contractor management, taking into account –
• Financial stability
•Safety and Health statistics including notices (enforcement checks on the HSE Website)
•Environmental,i.e waste carries licence and waste transfer notes
• Background checks and references
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•Site-specific requirements Risk Assessments
•Major projects performed, including references
•The length of time the contractor has been in business
•Services performed, and a risk ranking based on the contractor 痴 trade
•Insurance coverage and limits, additional insured
•Ensure that all accident are fully investigated and reported to the HSE,as and when necessary
•To develop staff through conducting appraisals and documenting individual performances and future
objectives.
•To ensure all training requirements identified are completed or commenced in a specified time scale. To
train all new auditors through a prescribed training plan giving regular feedback. Ensure training is reviewed
on a regular basis
•To provide a mentoring role to their individual team within the health & safety professional auditors,
ensuring their job descriptions are being met and will include recruitment, counselling and disciplinarians.
•To develop and drive through changes to the audit system to ensure we meet client, industry and statutory
requirements.
•Worked along side major clients such as, Weetabix, Greggs, 2 Sisters, Sainsburys and many more, to
ensure they all adhered to Health & Safety Legislation
•To take part in Technical meetings to review all procedures, this usually take place when there has been a
change in legislation. To ensure all documents and audit requests are kept up to date with current
legislation.
•To ensure that the Department operates to ISO9001 and ISO14001, ensuring all audit procedures are
regular updated and all auditors
•To head and participate in Company meetings as required.
•To attend and participate in external Client meetings, and report back as necessary.
•To ensure weekly or monthly reports are generated and disseminated within the division and are
communicated to the appropriate Group personnel.
Name of employer: Peters Food Service - Bedwas Caerphilly (temporary after maternity leave)
Position Held: Personnel Officer
Dates from / to: Feb 2005 to date April 2006
•Responsible for carrying out full induction training for all new personnel.
•Produced Monthly stats for Directors on absence, labour turnover, and overtime.
•Responsible for recruitment & selection for all plant personnel.
•Arrange and Manage appointments for the OHA on a weekly basis.
Name of employer: Symonds Hydroclean - Rogerstone Newport
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Position Held: Health & Safety Manager
Dates from / to: April 2000 Aug 2004
•Reporting directly to the board of directors, primary responsibilities included; the development and
implementation of the company 痴 safety management system (SMS), to provide advice and direction
on all matters concerning occupational health and safety.
•Produced a Health and Safety Management Plan identifying requirements of current legislation along with
HSG65 following a site audit and review.
•Responsible for all Health & Safety training, Manual Handling, Risk Assessment, Basic Health &
Safety Awareness, Fire Safety Training and COSHH. Ensuring all refresher training was kept up to
date as per specific regulations relating to individual roles.
•Conducting health & safety camps to spread the awareness of good health and safety, plus the
associated problems with precautionary measures
•Ensure that all accident are fully investigated and reported to the HSE using the F2508 or F2508A
•Managed the selection and assessment of all contactors. Ensuring all completed a PQQ (Pre
qualification questionnaire) before being taken on for any projects. Carrying out site audits where
contractors were present on any of our sites.
•Carried out heath & safety audits, training, risk assessments etc, across 28 sites. These sites being
located at distribution warehouses which include, Tecso, Asda, Aldi & Sainsbury 痴, Marks &
Spencers.
Education
•NEBOSH National General Certificate (Level 3)
•Post Graduate Certificate (LEVEL 7) Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety
Management (equivalent to Nebosh Diploma)
•IRCA SSiP Assessor training Course
•ENV1 Environmental Legislation
•Fire Safety Management Certificate
•Manual Handling Train the Trainer
•Recruitment and Selection Skills
•Presentation Skills
•Currently working towards becoming a Chartered Member of IOSH.
References:
Written references are available on request
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