Simon Welch

Experience

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  West Midlands Hazardous Waste Unit

  Nov 1989 - Aug 1991

  Waste Control Officer

  Conducting surveys of hazardous waste producers, including advising on waste minimisation and recovery / disposal optionsRegulatory Inspector of a wide variety of waste management facilitiesSpecialist in the chemical treatment of waste Responsible for my own health and safety, often as a lone-worker

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  Shropshire County Council (SCC) Shrewsbury

  Aug 1991 - Jan 1993

  Waste Control Inspector

  Member of a team of inspectors regulating waste operations and unauthorisd disposal activitiesWrote and amended waste management licenses, including those taking hazardous wastesSafety Auditor and member of Safety Committee Liaised with local authorities and waste companies to achieve common objectives regarding issues of policy and its implementationFully conversant with the legal aspect of waste management, including producing legal case files to high standards, all leading to successful prosecution Show less

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  Environment Agency

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2001

  Waste Control Officer

  Developing policy in waste regulation, ensuring consistency on enforcement, operator performance and with sampling schemes Reviewing waste regulation case files to ensure consistency prior to passing them to the legal teamSafety tutor producing invigorating internal training for a diverse range of staff and functions in addition to safety auditing of operational functionsCoordinator for developing a quality management system in Midlands region (ISO 14001)Ensuring regional and national consistency on Agency procedures using internal auditing and reporting 1993 – 2001 Hazardous Waste & Scientific Support Officer, SCC / Environment Agency (from 1996) Area Officer for the regulation of hazardous wasteProviding businesses with advice in waste minimisation and producer responsibilityArea contact for advice on special, difficult and clinical wastesOrganised and addressed regional seminars on hazardous waste systemsRegular lecturer at a University post-graduate medical course on clinical waste controlsCo-author of the UK's first National Household Hazardous Waste Forum’s “Good Practice Guide”, giving solutions to hazardous waste managementDealing with all aspects of contaminated landSafety Auditor / Regional Safety Committee member and developer and tutor of internal safety training Show less

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  Entec UK Ltd

  Jan 2001 - Aug 2001

  Senior Consultant

  Successful waste project manager, including managing the health and safety of my project staff Expert witness at a public planning inquiry in N.IrelandAchieving agreed outcomes by utilizing auditing and then assisting to implement corrective action with clients

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  States of Guernsey

  Aug 2001 - Jan 2019

  Waste Regulation Officer

  Raising standards through negotiation, licensing and monitoring of Guernsey’s waste operationsSuccessful in developing an Environmental Pollution Law and instructed Law Officers in drafting waste regulationsMaintaining ongoing policy implementationunder the pollution law including appraisal of strategic and best value waste options for GuernseyImproving the health and safety standards of the island’s waste operationsPresenting and liaising with political Committees, Boards and public meetings Speaker at the Twelfth Inter Island Public Health Forum 2008, GibraltarFacilitating professional development as a Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, (CIWM), Panel Assessor at Corporate Membership interviewsDeveloped and tutored training in sustainability across SoGMentoring less experienced colleagues in environmental regulation and managementDeveloping and maintaining a departmental website Show less

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  Guernsey Recycling Group

  Jan 2019 - Jan 2023

  Associate Director of Environmental Compliance

  Environmental Compliance lead for a group of 11 recycling and waste businesses across the Channel Islands, UK and Cayman Islands

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  States of Guernsey

  Jan 2023 - Mar 2024

  H&S Advisor

  H&S Lead for Education, Sport & Culture with over 1,400 staff across a diverse estate, including schools, colleges, recreational and heritage sites. Radiation Protection Officer, (RPO). Fire Risk Assessor.

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  Guernsey Water

  Mar 2024 - now

  Health Safety Environment and Risk Manager