Stephen started out as a plant operator in civil engineering. In February 2011 he moved into health and safety, joining a health and safety consultancy as a consultant. Before long he was teaching courses as well.
His work has always been about keeping businesses within the law. He has worked directly with owners, directors and senior managers. He has written and checked safety policies, inspected sites, written up what needed fixing, and stayed involved until it was fixed. He has also led accident investigations.
On construction projects he has supported clients, designers and principal contractors. He has checked risk assessments for high-risk work, checked that subcontractors were up to the job, and chaired safety meetings.
For 18 months he was seconded to a national housing contractor as its health, safety and environmental manager. He looked after 3 to 9 live building sites at a time and reported to the board every month.
From September 2017 to February 2023 he was Consultancy Director, in charge of all the consultancy’s client work. Since February 2023 he has been General Manager, running the business day to day.
He has taught courses from IOSH Working Safely up to the NEBOSH General and Construction Certificates, as well as CITB site safety courses such as SMSTS and SSSTS.