Mr Paul Godwin
Overview
I have been working in the health and safety sector for around 40 years, working with businesses and consultancies within the UK and Europe. Our consultancy has been based in Loughborough since 2024. At Templar Health and Safety Consulting, we are people-based, and we have an excellent client base because we put people first. We provide ad hoc and retained services working as your health and safety department, providing safety solutions throughout many business sectors, including SMT Education, Engineering, Aviation, Retail, Food and Pharmaceuticals, to name a few.
We deliver a comprehensive range of Health and Safety training solutions, some of which are CPD certified.
- Retained health and safety- working as your health and safety department
- Ad hoc (pay as you go) health and safety
- Health and Safety in Schools and Academies
- Risk assessment
- COSHH Assessment
- Fire Risk Assessment, including specialist grade 1 and grade 2 listed buildings and buildings
- Manual handling
- Health and Safety training
- DSEAR
- Cosmic Radiation
- General Health and Safety Consultancy
- Fire safety training
- Facilities management education sector health and safety
- An understanding of landlord duties
- Outsourced health and safety
- Product safety awareness “ new product requirements”
- Assistance with Third Party Accreditation Schemes, such as Safecontractor, CHAS, EXOR
- Health and Safety Policy
- Confined Spaces Awareness Training
- First Aid Training one day and three day as well as Paediatric
Specialisms
| Industry | Years Experience |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 5 |
| Air transport | 15 |
| Catering and hospitality | 10 |
| Chemicals | 21 |
| Construction | 8 |
| Education | 35 |
| Engineering | 18 |
| Plastics | 38 |
| Police | 5 |
| Fire and rescue services | 4 |
| Food and drink manufacture | 12 |
| Local government | 18 |
| Recycling | 37 |
| Entertainment and leisure | 3 |
| Woodworking and furniture | 6 |
| Haulage | 28 |
| Topic | Years Experience |
|---|---|
| Chemicals | 10 |
| Back pain | 10 |
| Work-related Lung Disease (COPD) | 8 |
| Expectant mothers | 28 |
| Young people | 35 |
| Business benefits | 35 |
| Workplace health advice | 18 |
| First aid at work | 38 |
| Managing for health and safety | 37 |
| Slips and trips | 37 |
| Emerging Energy Technologies Programme (EET) | 3 |
| GHS (Globally harmonised system) | 39 |
| Leadership | 40 |
| Involving workers | 40 |
| Violence (workplace) | 20 |
| Corporate manslaughter | 11 |
Work History
| Role | From - To | Job Title / Description |
|---|---|---|
| Managing Director | 01.2024 - 05.2026 | Providing professional health and safety consultancy services to clients throughout the UK |
| Senior Health and Safety Consultant | 05.2015 - 01.2024 | Working as a senior health and safety consultant and lead consultant in the aviation sector, and developed an education compliance audit covering schools and colleges. Also on secondment with other health and safety businesses in the East Midlands |
| Health and Safety Manager | 05.2000 - 01.2026 | Lead Health and Safety Manager in the education sector, working with several large colleges in Leicestershire, I also enjoyed working on ensuring all students, regardless of any disability, had equal ability to go on all trips and events. |
Membership of Professional Bodies
| Professional Body | Membership | Member since | OSHCR Eligible Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOSH | |||
| REHIS | Ordinary Member | 01.2026 | |
| IIRSM | 10.2008 |
Qualifications
| Accrediting Institute | Type | Qualification | Date passed |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOSH | Diploma | Occupational Safety and Health | 07.1995 |
| Other | Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health | 04.2020 |