A Chartered Safety & Health Practitioner with 23 years experience in health, safety and associated disciplines, providing tailored training courses, IOSH Managing Safely and Working Safely courses, health and safety audits, accident investigations, risk assessments, noise risk assessments and surveys, CDM Consultancy services and help in the production of health and safety polices, procedures and systems of work. As a qualified Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development and corporate member of the Chartered Institute of Management, I understand the importance of identifying safety training needs within organisations and the problems encountered in persuading managers and Directors that training for selected employees, combined with safe procedures and managment systems, can be cost effective and increase production/service efficiency.