A graduate of and visiting lecturer to Queens University Belfast, Ciaran holds a Masters degree in civil engineering and is qualified as a trainer and a safety practitioner. A Chartered Civil Engineer; he holds corporate membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Ciaran is also a Professional Member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE). 

Ciaran designed and managed a number of civil engineering projects in the water industry between 1978 and 1990.  Since 1990 Ciaran has been extensively involved in the field of safety, health and environmental management, both in training delivery and the development of standards and policy.  He has written several papers on a range of safety and environmental issues and co-produced interactive CD ROM and internet-based safety management and training programs.  He is working on future developments in this field. 

In 1999 Ciaran was awarded the Zurich Municipal/ IOSH Supreme award for health and safety for his work as author of a quality based safety management system for the Department of Regional Development’s Roads Service, a Northern Ireland government department. In 2001 Ciaran received the National Irish Safety Organisation’s Occupational Safety Award (N.Ireland Region), on behalf of Roads service, for consistent achievement in safety. 

His recent experience includes the design, development and publication of, quality-based, safety management systems for public and private sector organisations (including the construction, retail, manufacturing, utilities, docks and the food & drink industry). Ciaran is a key architect of construction industry 3^rd party audit schemes for safety management systems, including iiSAFE™ and Safe-T-Cert, and has achieved the competence standards set down by the International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA). He is works with the Government representatives from Scotland, England and Wales on the development of UK guidance for safe temporary traffic management [Traffic Signs Manual, Chapter 8] and Design Manual for Roads and Bridges standards for Environmental management. 

Ciaran edited the Roads Service Environmental Handbook (acclaimed by Dr David Bellamy, 2001), developed the Highways Environmental Management model (published by the Institution of Highways and Transportation, Spring 2001) and since 1998 has sat on UK project boards concerned with the environmental and technical design aspects of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. He is one of the authors of the UK Traffic Signs Manual – Chapter 8 for design and operation of temporary traffic management.

Since 1997 Ciaran has been a regular 'stringer' on safety and health issues for two staff magazines for a NI government department. He is also a video, book and academic paper reviewer for ICE, IOSH and other independent bodies. In 2003 Ciaran carried out chemical safety audits and jointly developed the Chemical Safety Analysis and Control system, a database driven process for compliance with COSHH/ DSEAR (EU) and HAZCOM (US).

Ciaran is on the Institution of Civil Engineer's Expert Panel for health and safety and a Member of the Northern Ireland Committee of ICE.

His current work majors on;

• The provision of Boardroom level safety advice,

• The professional development of designers, coordinators and graduates, and

• Developing the links between clients, designers and contractors to improve H&S on construction sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree (with Honours) - Mathematics & Technology from Open University

• Masters Degree - Civil Engineering from Queens University of Belfast

• Chartered Civil Engineer (367546)

• Member of Institution of Civil Engineers (47190403)

• Chartered Member of Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (32209)

• Professional Member of American Society of Safety Engineers (18423)

• IPD Certificate in Training & Development

• NEBOSH National General Certificate - Distinction

• D32, D33 & D34 (NVQ Assessor/ verifier)

• Lead Auditor training - International Register of Certified Auditors (IRCA)

• Investors in People Adviser

• Post Graduate Certificate in Quality Assurance from University of Ulster

• IQA - A11 Introduction to Quality Assurance (Credit)

• IQA - A12 Principles and Techniques of Quality Management (Distinction)

Recent Training/ Speaking Experience

Examples of speaking engagements/ presentations in past 5 years include;

1. "Safe Entry to Confined Spaces" Boardroom level seminars, 1996-98

2. "Respiratory Protective Equipment" Training and assessment, 1990 to date

3. "Working Safety" Seminars Senior management and employees seminars. 1998 to date

4. “Approved Assessor” Training and Assessment of Safety Consultants, USA, 1999.

5. “Managing Safely” Graduate engineers seminars (3 times per year)

6. “Managing the Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome Hazard”, Boardroom level seminars (with HSE), 2000

7. “Environmental Engineering – Roads and the Environment” Masters degree students at QUB, 2000

8. “5 minute safety seminar” to Senior government officials in N Ireland, 2001

9. "Construction Design and Management" Training, 2002 to date

10. "Health and Safety for Senior Managers and Board Members", 2004

11. "Corporate Manslaughter - A View for the Board", 2006

International Conference Presentations

1. “Confined Spaces – Licensing and Certification Program” ASSE PDC, Orlando 2000.

2. “Highways Environmental Management Model” Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT), York 2001.

3. “Dynamic Safety Management in the Construction Industry” International Safety and Security Association (ISSA), Paris 2001.

4. “Buildsafe for the NI Road Construction Industry”, Greenmount Agricultural College, June 2004

5. “Operation Analysis and Control” – Poster Presentation International Safety and Security Association (ISSA), Salvador Brazil, 2006

Awards

1. IOSH/ Zurich Municipal Supreme Safety Award for the design and introduction of a quality based health and safety management system (1999).

2. ISI E-Commerce Interforum Awards – Winner of N. Ireland start-up category for small businesses for the development of a safety web-site designed to make safety management available to all SMEs (2000).

3. NI Safety Group/ National Irish Safety Organisation Occupational Safety Awards (2001). Major Award – Category 2 (Northern Ireland, Regional, Non-Industrial).

4. ISSA Imhotep Award for Good Innovative Prevention Practices in the Construction Industry (2006).

Commendations

1. From Permanent Secretary of Department of Environment (NI) for work on the development of the Department’s safety management system.

2. From the Head of HSE NI’s Medical Advisory Service for work done on the management of hand arm vibration syndrome and co-operation with the Good Neighbour scheme.

3. Commendation from Dr David Bellamy (botanist) for production of Roads Service’s Environmental Handbook.