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Health and Safety - Safety in Construction

Vincent’s first role in construction Health and Safety was at the Trafford Shopping
Centre in Manchester, a £360 million fast-track construction project employing more
than 3,500 workers at its peak and was one of the largest UK’s projects at the time.
The H.S.E. were so impressed with the Health and Safety standards during the
project they invited the Health and Safety Commission to view the site. Following the
completion of the Trafford Centre, he was promoted to Regional Health and Safety
Manager for the midlands.

Vincent worked for Lagan and Irish Asphalt during which an number of construction
projects were completed, constructing new manufacturing plants in the Irish Republic.
This included ensuring that Lagan as the client, Project Supervisor Design Stage and
Project Supervisor Construction Stage were fully legally compliant.

Vincent took up a role as Group Health and Safety Manager for a northern Irish based
Construction company, based in Belfast that had experienced rapid growth. His remit
Bank of Ireland was to ensue the company was fully compliant He wrote the Safety Management
System covering all aspects of construction management including client, CDM
Co-ordinator and Principal Contractor and was heavily involved with safety
inspections, auditing, training coaching management, preparing board reports and
investigating accidents. The company went into administration in 2007.

Vincent was contracted to the Bank of Ireland working for Group Property Services.
He was the client representative on all construction related projects and liaised with
the senior management team, taking an active role in developing procedures to
ensure all aspects of construction related work, new builds, refurbishment and
TAGGART maintenance projects were fully compliant. He improved the management and
performance of contractors and improved standards across the department.

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