SARAH ADAMS
Portway Marina
Penarth
Vale of Glamorgan
CF64 1BW
***********@*****.***
Personal Profile
Qualified NEBOSH General Certificate in Construction Health and Safety.
CSCS Health and Safety in Technical, Supervisory and Management card.
CPCS Crane Supervisor (Lifting Operations).
Qualified in CISRS Basic Scaffold Inspector.
Royal Air Force DARA Saint Athan and South Wales Police Security Cleared, C R B Checked
British Safety Council Diploma Health and Safety
Key Skills
NEBOSH - Health and Safety Construction
CPCS - Crane Supervisor
CISRS - Basic Scaffold Inspector
Construction Skills Health and Safety in Supervisory and Management.
Trade Union Congress - Health and Safety Beginners and Intermediate
CITB - Manual Handling
CSCS Card - Site Management - Red
British Safety Council Diploma Health and Safety
Safe Systems of Work - implement & control
EDUCATION
Ainscough Training Centre - Preston
CPCS Crane Supervisor (Lifting Operations) 19/09/2015
Simian Training - Beckton - London
Construction Industry Scaffold Record Scheme - Basic Inspector
Prometric - Cardiff
CSCS - Technical, Supervisory & Management
Connaughts - Nantgarw - Cardiff
NEBOSH - Health and Safety Construction
NEBOSH - National General Certificate Management
Bridgend College - Bridgend - Mid Glamorgan
Pitman's Office practice Honours & Distinction
Pitman's & Welsh Joint Educational Council
R S A Typing stage i ii iii
R S A Word processing stage i ii iii
R S A Computers stage i ii iii BAAN, ERP, MRP, Windows 2000, SAP, ISO 9000 and 9001 Six Sigma, SQL, Windows 2000 Security, Windows XP PRO, SRP, Q & A, Firewalls, Microsoft Windows 2000, Professional & Advanced S
Employment History
Health and Safety - Fire Specialist (UAE University)
July 2015 - to date 2016
Conduct fire and life safety risk assessments, communicate findings and follow up on corrective and preventative actions.
Provide fire safety, life safety, fire prevention and general health and safety services to the United Arab Emirates University
Inspect all workplaces, initiate corrective actions, provide guidelines, conduct training and drills, respond to emergencies, interact with regulators and ensure the maintenance of fire alarm and firefighting systems.
Inspect all United Arab Emirates University facilities for fire and safety.
Conduct laboratory and general building fire inspections
Observe external contractor and service providers operation and maintenance of fire safety equipment to include alarms, extinguishers, sprinklers, eye wash stations, overhead showers, dousers, standpipes and smoke detectors
Interpret and enforce provisions of the fire prevention and fire safety laws, ordinances and regulations. Accompany any fire related regulatory bodies personnel on their inspections of the University.
Respond to chemical spills and other similar incidents.
Provide fire safety training to both University employees and students.
Plan and conduct regular fire emergency drills.
Assist with the co-ordination of the Environmental, Health and Safety Public Safety Departments Emergency Response Plan.
Interact with regulatory agencies to address any violations including corrective actions.
Investigate the causes of fire and collect, prepare and present findings as and when required.
Any day to day health and safety - CCTV and Bio Waste Management etc.
Health and Safety Manager (Bristol & Cardiff office)
March 2014 - November 2014
T Clarke Mechanical and Electrical
Projects inc - University of Aberystwyth 3000 student accommodation, Gower College Engineering department, Refurbishment of Office Building Reading, University of Bath - new theatre and performing arts centre, Springfield Leisure and Community Centre,Corsham Bristol New Refurbishment Bristol Quays building, Western Super Mare - St Anne's Primary School New Build.
Tool Box Talks
You See, You Say cards - feedback, control of stats, implementing lessons
Auditing of induction paperwork
Controls of Falls - Plant and Equipment - Daily, weekly monthly paperwork
Audits, site visits, behavioural observations, recommendation of controls
Investigations, near misses and accidents, controls and lessons learnt
Health Surveillance - Asbestos Controls, Noise and Vibration
Safe Systems of Work - Mechanical and Electrical, adherence, qualifications, controls
November 2012 - January 2014
Carillion Plc
7.8km Dual Carriageway Heads of the valleys - Brynmawr to Tredegar
5km offline from existing road way
4 junctions inc a roundabout ariel bridge, 8 bridges, 3 underpasses 6 retaining walls
Removed 900,000m3 earthworks
Removed 350,000m3 rock with specialist drill and blast firm
Drainage and oversized culverts.
Bat and species surveys
Light animal underpass with croft for bats
Demolish existing buildings, asbestos surveys, and specialist removal
Welsh Water existing culverts - confined space awareness
Pre Health and Safety PNP for Principal Contractors, Clients for initial start of Projects.
Audited Considerate Constructors Scheme - CSCS
Inductions.
Don't Walk By Cards - Feedback - Messaging, Management & Work force.
Control of Falls Of Materials, Plant and Equipment.
Hierarchy of Controls
Conducted Investigations into Near Misses and Serious Accidents,
Produced reports with findings of observations and recommended controls.
Audited Permits, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, and Hot Work Permits.
Audited Fire Risk Systems - Emergency and Secondary.
Asbestos - Awareness and Control
Risks of Working at Heights and Controls.
Groundworks
Pre Health and Safety PNP for Principal Contractors, Clients for initial start of Projects.
Buerau Veritas Audits, Compliances
April 2012 - August 2012
Laker Vent Engineering Ltd
Cabot Carbon - Sully Moors Road Barry Vale of Glamorgan
Chemical plant expansion - remove and renew pipeworks
Carrying out site audits for a petro-chemical plant.
Providing document control to site management.
Maintaining workers competencies.
Reviewing & writing Risk Assessments and Method Statements.
Monitoring attendance, Timesheets and sick monitoring.
Control of deliveries, Materials, Plant and Equipment, maintenance.
Maintaining registers - Commercial and Site Management Control.
Paperwork for reporting accidents - Investigations
Keeping Welding Log Packs, maintaining the database.
Tool Box Talks - providing and preparing topics for discussion.
Reports on site observations, recommendations with appropriate controls.
Basic scaffold inspections and control of.
Work at Heights Controls, including harnesses.
Wilmott Dixon
Various primary and secondary schools within South Wales
Work Experience unpaid February 2012 - April 2012
Maintaining my Health and Safety credentials by working alongside WD Senior Health and Safety Advisors, in the south and west areas incorporating 35 sites between them
New Premier Inn - Bath Road Heathrow London
July - September 2011
McAleer and Rushe
Carrying out on site audits for new build premier inn hotel.
Reviewing Sub Contractors Risk Assessments & Method Statements.
Providing advice to the management Team.
Giving Site Inductions, and maintaining Electronic Register.
Giving Toolbox Talks & Daily Task Talks on site.
Monitoring the attendance records from a Biometric hand reader system.
Control of Falls of Materials, Plant and Equipment.
Producing reports on daily site observations and recommending appropriate controls
Auditing Site Personell, CSCS cards are specific to task assigned.
Issuing and control of Permits, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, and Hot Work Permits.
Basic Scaffolding Inspections
General Working at Height controls
following traffic site specific plan.
Fire Alarm, Plan and use of emergency evacuation control
Paperwork for on site Accidents and reporting.
November 2010 – February 2011
Work Experience unpaid - Carillion Building PLC
Working alongside Senior Health and Safety Advisor for south Wales and west areas incorporating different types of sites approx 50.
Tool Box Talks
Audited Considerate Constructors Scheme - CSCS
Inductions.
Don't Walk By Cards - Feedback - Messaging, Management & Work force.
Control of Falls Of Materials, Plant and Equipment.
Hierarchy of Controls
Conducted Investigations into Near Misses and Serious Accidents,
Produced reports with findings of observations and recommended controls.
Audited Permits, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, and Hot Work Permits.
Pre Health and Safety PNP for Principal Contractors, Clients for initial start of Projects.
Audited Fire Risk Systems - Emergency and Secondary.
Asbestos - Awareness and Control
Risks of Working at Heights and Controls.
Groundworks
References Available on Request