Dave’s safety career began whilst employed as a Parachute Jump Instructor in the RAF, acting as a Drop Zone Safety Officer, managing a parachute centre and providing specialist training and advice.  After leaving the RAF, Dave moved into Health and Safety supporting a local authority Leisure Trust after which he then moving to become responsible for Health and Safety within a Premier League Football Club.  This experience enabled him to become a qualified Football Safety Officer and eventually become something of a leisure sector specialist having advised, amongst others, Liverpool FC and Bolton Wanderers FC on a wide range of health and safety management issues.

Dave has also gained a broad wealth of experience in supporting clients across a number of sectors as a result holding senior positions at a number of the UK’s best regarded Health and Safety consultancies including Pennington Choices and Ellis Whittam.  In these roles he provided Health and Safety support to a range of key clients across the leisure, education, housing, hotel, retail, ecclesiastical and manufacturing sectors.

In addition to his experience gained in the field, Dave also holds a number of professional qualifications including Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health, a Practitioner Member of the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment, IOSH Safety for Senior Executives and NVQs in Operational Management, Occupational Health & Safety, and Spectator Safety Management, (Requirement for Event Safety Officers).  Dave is also accredited to deliver IOSH training for Leading Safety, Managing Safety and Working Safety.... view full biography