Over thirty years of experience in workplace compliance
Recognised expert witness. Current Chair of the IWFM Sustainability Special Interest Group
Chair of CIBSE TM13 “Minimising the risk of Legionnaires’ disease” publication
Regular industry speaker, blogger and contributor to the industry press
Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH). Specialist Member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM)
Author of the original IWFM Risk Management Good Practice Guide (2010)
Risk and safety management are fundamental to the success of any organisation and should be seen as investments, not spends. With increasing scrutiny on not just the legal and financial, but moral and reputational aspects of business performance, knowing who to engage for accurate, verifiable independent and trustworthy advice is crucial. It is this advice we strive to deliver.
Good health and safety management doesn’t happen by accident.
Greg is a recognised expert and as a result has been asked for support in a range of investigations, including, most notably, the Legionella outbreak in Barrow-in-Furness in August 2002. He has been involved in investigations carried out by the local authorities, HSE and ORR.
With his extensive working knowledge, Greg is a regular presenter and has spoken at events run by, amongst others CIBSE, IWFM, IIRSM, BISRA, the Health Protection Agency, The British Safety Council, RICS, and IOSH. He is a regular contributor to the industry press with over 200 articles published to date.
He was the author of the original IWFM good practice guide to risk management, published in 2010, chairing the CIBSE review of TM 13 “Minimising the risk of Legionnaires’ disease” and been involved in discussions with various Government departments and others (DECC (now BEIS), Defra, the HPA and CCC) on compliance and sustainability.
Using this combined experience Greg is increasingly being asked by customers to brief and update their boards of directors and governors on health, safety and environmental compliance. Greg has also recently joined an Institute of Directors Expert Advisory Group on The Future of the Workplace.
Insights by Greg
The sun is setting on EU-derived legislation
2nd February 2023
Preserved by the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, and so kept in our domestic legal framework, is a tranche of EU-derived legislation now termed retained EU law (REUL).
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Single use plastic is not the only waste issue
31st January 2023
Further to the Government announcement this week on single-use plastic (see our insight by my colleague Kimberly Senior, dated 16th Jan 2022), it’s good news but are we still going too slow on waste?
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The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 come into force
24th January 2023
Laid under Article 24 of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order “Power to make regulations about fire precautions”, the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022 No.547) came into force this week (23rd January 2023).
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