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Why Use Us?
PJM-HS Consulting provides a comprehensive range of services in the fields of biological containment, biosecurity, Legionella risk management and general health and safety in the workplace. This includes provision of advice, training, auditing and inspections.
Dr Paul McDermott, Director of PJM-HS Consulting Ltd, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health, a Member of the Water Management Society, IOSH and Institute for Safety in Technology & Research.
PJM-HS Consulting covers a wide range of services for biological health & safety at work, including:
- Legionella risk management
- Contained use of biological agents, genetically modified organisms and specified animal pathogens
- Occupational exposure to biological agents
- Biosecurity advice
- General health & safety advice
We can work with you to determine the best solutions for you.
With 13 years experience as one of HM's Specialist Inspectors of Health & Safety, Dr Paul McDermott is also a qualified lecturer in Higher Education and has a proven track record of providing specialist advice to a variety of clients in the public and private sector.
Paul works closely with a range of NHS Trusts, prestigious research and educational organisations and private companies to help improved health & safety standards.
Experience and Expertise
Paul McDermott, PhD, has significant practical experience in occupational health and safety, specializing in the fields of biosafety and biosecurity, and incidental exposure to biological agents in workplaces.
Before setting up PJM-HS Consulting in 2014, Paul gained 13 years' experience working as a Specialist Inspector in Great Britain's Health and Safety Executive (HSE). His specialist regulatory role in HSE's Biological Agents Unit involved undertaking inspections and audits, and enforcement of health and safety legislation in biocontainment facilities. He has also been instrumental in the production of key national guidance documents in this field and represented HSE at numerous governmental and industry-led forums and conferences, both nationally and internationally. As well as his contained-use expertise, Paul has a strong reputation in the effective management of waterborne infections, in particular Legionella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Excellence
PJM-HS Consulting works with partners such as:
Paul has acted as expert witness in a number of legal cases, and was a key contributor in the review of the current Approved Code of Practice (L8) and its associated technical guidance (HSG274). Paul is currently Authorising Engineer (Water Safety) at a number of NHS Trusts.