Crathie Consultants Ltd is an independent health and safety consultancy, based in the East of Scotland in Fife, able to provide a range of HSEQ services around the country. MD Alex Kirk has over 30 years of hands-on experience in senior HSEQ roles in both the public and private sectors. He has a proven track record of leading working groups in the implementation and monitoring of an organisation’s Occupational Health, Safety Environmental and Quality Management Systems, for which he holds Chartered status with IOSH, is a IRCA QMS Lead Auditor and is an established Safety, Health and Environmental Practitioner registered on the HSE OSHCR Register.
Accustomed to working in a fast moving, dynamic, high risk environment, Alex has extensive and transferable skills in Strategic Health & Safety Management, Corporate and Operational Risk Management, QSA & QMS Auditing, Site Inspections, Training and establishing Safe Systems of Work. He has the ability to relate to and influence all levels within an organisation thus enabling them to identify and implement measures to comply with all relevant legislation and regulations.
Experienced in auditing and developing policy, guidance and training to support the management and integration of health and safety requirements into work practices with a proven track record of problem solving and creating action plans to further improve HSEQ performance. Specialist in management systems including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, Achilles and Safe Contractor requirements.
Alex has lead on major Health and Safety changes for the Scottish Police Service where, in 2012-2013, he was nominated as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) on behalf of the Association of Police Health & Safety Advisers for Scotland, and was instrumental in bringing together key personnel to work as a united team. Every Health and Safety-related aspect was benchmarked for best practice and legislative requirements, taking forward a number of key pieces of work to future-proof the transition to Police Scotland, in April 2013. The large project required Alex and his team to produce a new Strategic H&S Policy and Standard Operating Procedure, H&S Strategy and a three year action plan to deliver continuous improvement. His hard work was recognized in 2014 with a Certificate of Distinguished Service for his contribution within the police service, and the future of risk management within Police Scotland was the subject of his dissertation for his MBA.
As an HSEQ Manager, Alex recently implemented Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Management Systems within a large electrical, instrumentation and control engineering company, successfully gaining registration from a UKAS-approved Certification Body. The company then received an International Safety Award, as further testimony to his expert input, solution–focused approach, and focused desire to ensure the safety and wellbeing of his colleagues. Over the years Alex has delivered training courses and presentations within various organizations and at conference events.
Clients engaging the service of Alex will undoubtedly benefit and enjoy a consultant with real drive and a willingness to succeed. His vast experience, professionalism and proactive approach to his projects means he adds value to every organisation he is partnered with.