Welcome to the safebychoicenotbychance.com site. I’m open to any new and exciting opportunities and challenges, so if you’d like to have a chat, you can schedule a thirty-minute meeting in my in my diary drop me a message in the chat or find my contact details on the contact me page.
A short summary of my background. I have worked as a dedicated Health, Safety, Quality and Environment (HSQE) and Training professional for nearly 20 years with extensive experience of developing information technology systems. I have numerous qualifications and a number of professional memberships which support my hands on experience gained working on a range of projects, mainly within the civil engineering industry and safety critical environments and more recently local government and the varied health, safety and well-being aspects spanning everything from asbestos to zoonoses.
During my career I have successfully managed to promote positive changes to organisational culture by influencing and altering perceptions and attitudes encouraging and maintaining a proactive approach to all things health, safety, environment, quality, training and well-being so that all stakeholders experience fosters good working relationships, engagement and participation.
I am dedicated to my career and enjoy challenging the firmly held beliefs and working practices that exist to find practical, workable solutions which are of benefit to both individuals, teams and organisations as a whole. I always look to use readily available systems and tools to improve efficiency and provide effective solutions where I can.
As part of that commitment to HSQE and Training I have been involved in various industry and client initiatives the former including the creation of the site management safety training scheme (SMSTS) for shopfitters, the construction plant competence scheme (CPCS) management committee and various associated working groups. I am also able to deliver training which includes IOSH Managing Safely.
In addition to my HSQE & Training experience with a degree in computing I also have experience in the design, implementation and management of various electronic systems from creating eLearning content, learning management systems, project information management, to reporting systems an example being closecall.info . Further details of some of these recent projects can be found on the Recent Projects pages.
With the changing pace of technology and innovative solutions I have been involved with various trials and initiatives from being an early adopter of the REACTEC hand arm vibration monitoring system and rolling it out across static sites and a fleet of vehicles to the more recent virtual reality simulators and a trial of the Minuendo smart alert system.
I am currently studying my Certificate in Environmental Management and working towards Practitioner Membership of IEMA as well as completing the NEBOSH Fire Certificate to complement my existing qualifications and professional memberships.
If you are looking advice relating to occupational safety, health and well-being, systems, international standards auditing (9001, 45001) or training by all means use the “Live Chat” (icon bottom right of each page), add me on LinkedIn (using the icon at the bottom left of the page), or contact me by phone, email or WhatsApp using the details on the contact me page and I can provide a copy of my latest curriculum vitae. You can also follow me on X (Twitter) @safe_by_choice and I occasionally post some ramblings.
I am always open to exciting opportunities, collaboration and new challenges. #OpenToWork
All the best,
Hayden Mead BSc CertIOSH MBCS MIIRSM PCQI AMICE
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