Dr. Susan Edwards CIOSH

Health and Safety Professional

Rivelin Safety Limited

Consultant

Wellington Region

Background

I work as an occupational hygienist and specialist health and safety professional, with a background as a chemical and process engineer. I have more than thirty years’ experience in industry, research, in house H&S, and consulting working for SMEs, government agencies and multinationals both in New Zealand and the UK. I specialise in work related to hazardous substances, critical risk, and SafePlus assessments. I aim to keep my professional practice pragmatic, simple and elegant focused on key risks and worker involvement.

The specialist services I provide include:

Health risk assessments
Exposure monitoring
Development and delivery of tailored/site specific training for:

Health effects
Hazardous substance users
Laboratory manager training
Critical risk and control owners/worker training

Hazardous substance auditing
Review of controls related to exposures/hazardous substances including local exhaust ventilation (LEV), and personal protective equipment (PPE)
Hazardous substance selection, storage, use and controls advice

Laboratory and Pilot Plant risk management
SafePlus Assessments
Critical risk/control management
Bowtie Facilitation
Hazard identification, risk assessment and HAZOP facilitation

New Zealand Institute of Safety Management
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health - Chartered Member
New Zealand Occupational Hygiene Society - Full Member
NEBOSH International Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety
NEBOSH International Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Advanced Investigation Techniques (ICAM)
IOHA W201 Basic Principles in Occupational Hygiene
IOHA W501 - Measurement of Hazardous Substances (including Risk Assessment)
IOHA W507 - Health Effects of Hazardous Substances
IOHA W503 - Noise - Measurement and its Effects
IOHA W507 - Health Effects of Hazardous Substances
IOHA W505 - Control of Hazardous Substances
IOHA W506 Ergonomics Essentials
IOHA W502 Thermal Environment
HAZOP Leader Training
OHS Management Systems Auditor Course
Accredited SafePlus Assessor

Doctor of Philosophy - Chemical and Process Engineering, Sheffield University
Bachelor of Technology - C