Desmond Boyle has over 30 years of experience in haulage, logistics, health and safety, and personnel management. He has held roles as a transport manager, health and safety manager, and fleet compliance officer. Boyle has extensive qualifications in road transport, health and safety, environmental management, and leadership. He maintains various commercial driving licenses and specializes in advising on legislation regarding road safety, transport, and training.

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DESMOND BOYLE (GCGI) (AIOSH)
244 Marsh Road, Leagrave, Luton LU3 2RX
Mob: 07449977881 Email: desmondboyle250@yahoo.co.uk
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile
PROFILE
A highly motivated, dynamic, committed and professional individual with a proven track record in Health and Safety,
Logistics, Driving, Training and Administration of Personnel and Equipment. A reliable individual with excellent
communication and leadership skills, being able to motivate and administer large and small teams. A committed team
player that is prepared to assume responsibilities but equally suited to working individually, displaying initiative, tenacity
and willing to learn new skills.
KEY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
• Administer and Budget a bulk fuel account to the value of £1.3 Million per month with the added responsibility for
overseeing the de-gassing of bulk fuel vehicles prior to shipment to UK/Germany
• Organise and execute a new Career Development Plan for a multi-skilled Volunteer Workforce.
• Plan and organise a variety of entertainment events including the contracting and budgeting for acts, food and
transport for 200+ employees and families.
• Implement and develop the Health and Safety policy by eliminating hazards to personnel/equipment and creating a
more positive Health and Safety culture.
• Organise and train 700+ personnel a year in licence acquisition from Category B to Category C+E.
• Maintain and plan servicing’s and repairs for a large fleet of vehicles.
EXPERIENCE
• Consultant and advisor on Road Safety, Health and Safety Issues, Transport Legislation and Training for 12
counties, 50+ locations and 1000+ vehicles.
• Organisation and implementation of new government and managerial policies for 12 counties.
• Allocation and distribution of workforce rotations, shift patterns, holiday plots and organisation of emergency cover
for sick or absent personnel.
• Daily use of Excel, Word and PowerPoint computer programmes.
• Regular presentations for up to 700 personnel on Road Safety and Transport related issues.
CAREER SUMMARY
Feb 2015 – Date. Fleet/Compliance Officer for DHL Freight in Hemel Hempstead which involves booking and adhering
to a schedule for servicing/LOLER inspections, MOT’s, ensuring before and after use checks are carried out by drivers,
maintaining vehicle and forklift records in line with DHL policies, arranging repairs and breakdown recovery when
required, maintaining driving licence and ADR registers and monitoring WTD/drivers hours on the TMS system. I also
carry out inductions for all staff when required, driver assessments for both employed and agency, instruct on “Hazard
Awareness” for all staff coming into contact with hazardous goods, provide presentations on Hydrofluoric acid when being
carried and retraining colleague’s on SSW’s as and when required. Carry out regular SSW enforcement, supervisor safety
and ADR vehicle and driver equipment checks. On a regular basis I also carry out self-audits to ensure that the processes
in place are up to date.
Dec 2014 – Feb 2015. HGV Driver. Working for Morestaff driving agency driving for various transport companies.
Driving Class 1 (night driving) for Downton (General Haulage) on trunk runs to various locations around the country
collecting and delivering magazines and paper reels.
2004 – Sep 2014. Transport Manager and Health & Safety Manager for a busy multi-location military unit including the
writing and implementation of a “Health and Safety Policy” and “Transport Policy”. Administrative duties including the
provision of advice on training of a military and civilian workforce, control and allocation of a vehicle fleet including
servicing and MOT forecasts. Hiring of vehicles which included the control of the hire road transport and fuel budgets.
Future planning commitments for licence acquisition courses and the loading of personnel on to courses for career
progression and to keep in line with legislation for both health and safety and transport. Regular presentations on road
safety, health and safety and new legislation on the road transport and health and safety industry.
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2000 – 2004 Senior Manager (Brigade Master Driver). Subject Matter (Transport and Health & Safety) advice on
training of a military and civilian workforce, future planning commitments for licence acquisition courses and the co-
ordination of instructor training for Supervisory and Senior Managers within the MoD. Providing contractual advice and
supervision of driver training contracts. Carry out regular visits and audits on transport departments in the area of
responsibility (East Anglia). Regularly carry out driving tests for all categories of licence as well as complete assessments
of all driving examiners in the area of responsibility to ensure their standards of examination meet the requirement.
1994 – 2000 Supervisory Manager. Transport and Personnel Manager for 80+ men and women and 90+ vehicles and
trailers in Europe, UK and Cyprus.
1991 – 1996 Senior Supervisor. Responsible for the administration and work rotas for 80 service and civilian personnel
including holiday cover, shift patterns, security duties and trade training with extra responsibilities for organising social
events.
QUALIFICATIONS
Graduateship Award in Leadership and Management City and Guilds (Diploma)(GCGI)
Interview and Counselling Skills Certificate
Certificate of Professional Competency in Road Haulage (National Only)
Drivers Certificate of Professional Competency
RoSPA Road Safety Engineering Certificate (AIP)
Driving licence for Category’s A, B, C+E, D, G, H
Hazmat Licence (Packages) for Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and awareness training in Class 7
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Hazard Awareness Instructor for DHL
Local Drugs and Alcohol Tester (Synergy Trained)
National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
National Certificate in Environmental Management (NEBOSH)
National Certificate in Fire Safety and Risk management (NEBOSH)
Occupational Safety and Health Certificate
Introduction to Environmental Protection, Environmental Law, Sustainable and Development Policy (IOSH)
Environmental Management Systems and Implementation Certificate (IEMA)
Foundation Course in Environmental Auditing Certificate (IEMA)
Risk Assessment Foundation Course Certificate
Office Safety Training Certificate (E-Learning)
Manual Handling Awareness Training Certificate (E-Learning)
Display Screen Equipment Training Certificate (E-Learning)
Working at Height Training Certificate (E-Learning)
Electrical Safety Training (E-Learning)
Listening Skills Workshop Certificate
LEISURE INTERESTS
Motorsport Cycling Taking Part in Charity Events
PERSONAL DETAILS
Marital Status: Married
REFERENCE(S)
Can be provided on request.
DESMOND BOYLE (AIOSH) (GCGI)
244 Marsh Road, Leagrave, Luton LU3 2RX
Mob: 07449977881 Email: desmondboyle250@yahoo.co.uk
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/public-profile-settings?trk=prof-edit-edit-public_profile
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