Reuben Ben Bellis

Experience

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  Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service

  Jan 1980 - Jan 2007

  Station Manager

  Main Duties & Achievements:• Emergency Planning Officer • Control of Major Accidental Hazards (COMAH) Officer.• Operational Response & Fire Investigation Officer.• Change Management- Integrated Risk Management Planning & Re-allocation of human and physical resources.• Accident Investigation Officer.• Strategic Planning.• Produce Service Operational plans.• Liaison and work with Site Operators, HSE, Local Authority, Cheshire Constabulary, British Rail Transport Police, NHS, Urenco etc.• Member of CHWLRF (Cheshire Halton & Warrington Local Resilience Forum).• Manager of Community Safety dept, Warrington, Widnes and Chester.• Community Inititatives / worked with two Unitary Authorities, one Council and one County Council.• Station Commander Chester then Widnes Fire Station.• Cheshire FRS Headquarters (1997) to develop the role of Service Health and Safety Officer post.• Production of operational and equipment risk assessments.• Issued Fire Certificates (1971 Fire Precautions Act). Fire Safety Officer, Crewe, Warrington & Chester Show less

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  Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service

  Jan 1980 - Jan 2007

  Fire / Health & Safety Consultant
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  Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Service

  Jan 2007 - Aug 2010

  Group Commander

  Main Duties & Achievements:• Senior manager (Group Commander) responsible for operational response - Fires, Hazardous Materials and Transportation incidents. Secondment to Scottish Government (Chief Fire Officers’ Association Scotland) responsible for Specialist Fire Service Equipment identification, quantifying, servicing, maintenance and repair for all 8 Scottish FRS’s new dimension assets. Budget holder 2009/10 400K.• Health & Safety Officer (Operational Incidents).• Technical Support Officer (Hazardous Materials Incidents).• USAR Advisor (Urban Search & Rescue) collapsed structures.• Research / Evaluate / cost and make recommendations re-purchase of Fire Appliances, Personal Protective Equipment and associated fire and specialist equipment.• Research, Draft and issue Operational & Technical notes. Show less

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  Countess of Chester Hospital

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  Fire Health & Safety Consultant

  Ensuring that the Trust was in compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. I was a proactive member of the Trusts Health & Safety Board. I also provided fire safety training to Hospital employees.I provided advice and made recommendations on building works / plans and refurbishment works.Liaison with both local Fire & Rescue Service and the Local Authority (CW&CC) Building Control department

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  Bell Fire Solutions Ltd

  Sept 2010 - now

  Fire and H&S Consultant

  Fire Risk Assessments, DSEAR risk assessments, general and specific Health & Safety.Incident Command training for business managers.

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  Self-employed Fire and H&S Consultant

  Sept 2010 - now

  Consultant
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  Bell Fire Solutions

  Oct 2010 - Jan 2018

  Fire Risk & Health Safety Consultant

  Provision of Fire Risk Assessments- Industry, Hotels and Commercial Premises, Fire & Health and Safety Advice.Advised COMAH site operators in North West and South England.Provision of training, both Fire, Incident Command and IEM (Integrated Emergency Management).

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  Babcock International Group

  Sept 2013 - Oct 2014

  Station Manager

  Provision of fire and ambulance services, efficiency and effectiveness of both human resource and other assets (appliances & equipment) to meet and exceed customer expectations.