Joanne Lewis

Joanne specialises in:

• Health & Safety.

Biography

Joanne is a principal consultant with System Concepts.  She holds a BA (Hons) degree in Sociology with Law from University of Kent.  She holds the NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) Diploma Parts I & II in health & safety and is a Chartered Member of IOSH (Institute of Occupational Safety and Health).  She holds a Foundation Certificate in Food Hygiene.

Client Projects / Case Studies

Since being with System Concepts, Joanne has worked on a number of projects including:

• health and safety inspections and audits
• risk assessments
• accident and ill health investigations
• revising health and safety procedures
• organising and delivering training courses including fire training and health and safety training.

Joanne was seconded to Ernst & Young for five years on a full time basis.  Her responsibilities included assisting in the provision of health and safety advice and support including:

• carrying out risk assessments and manual handling assessments
• issuing permits to work and managing the permits to work database
• reviewing method statements and risk assessments for work by contractors
• liaising with Fire Authority and Local Authority Environmental Health Officers
• advising on a very wide range of activities including: abseiling for work and charity, away day and team building events
• providing information on the health and safety procedures to staff and contractors across all regions
• assisting the London Health & Safety Team to manage the implementation of the National Health and Safety Framework
• producing monthly and yearly accident and incident statistics
• presenting Managing Partners awareness seminars
• organising health promotions to raise awareness in certain areas e.g. stress management, healthy back care etc.

Real life interests

• Skiing.
• Spinning.