Mr Richard Bate

Bsc, CMIOSH, FIIRSM, OSHCR

Overview

30 years as an event safety specialist with significant international experience (3 Olympic Games, Abu Dhabi NYE Fireworks, Asian Games, World Rally Championship, Formula E, FIFA World Cup, E Bike Grand Prix Series). Offshore renewables sector experience - wind turbine safety – MHI Vestas / Denmark. Motorsport safety Consultant - FiA Formula E World Championship Race Series & FIM E Bike Grand Prix Series CMIOSH from May 2016, MiiRSM Jan 2016, OSHCR July 2017. 

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Specialisms

Work History

Total years experience: 19
Role From - To Job Title / Description
Rescue Tech Event Safety 09.2003 - 04.2010

Owner / Motosport Rescue / Medical / Safety 
Capita Event Safety 04.2010 - 09.2015

General Safety Consulatnt 
MHI Vestas offshore Wind 09.2015 - 09.2016

Offshore HR & HSE Consultant 
ACT National Ltd 09.2016 - 04.2017

Senior Event Safety Consultant 
FIA Formula E Race Series 04.2016 - today

Senior Manager - HSE (Legal) Department 

Membership of Professional Bodies

Professional Body Membership Member since OSHCR Eligible Since
IOSH Chartered Member (CMIOSH) 05.2009 05.2017
IIRSM Fellow (FIIRSM) 01.2014 12.2019

Qualifications

Accrediting Institute Type Qualification Date passed
BSC Degree or Above Occupational Health Safety & Environmental Health Management 05.2009
Other Degree or Above University Diploma (ESM) Event Safety Management 01.2010

Further Information

17 years as an event safety specialist with significant international experience (3 Olympic Games, Abu Dhabi NYE Fireworks, Asian Games, World Rally Championship, Formula E, ….). Offshore renewables sector experience - wind turbine safety – MHI Vestas / Denmark. Motorsport safety consultant - FiA Formula E Race Series. CMIOSH from May 2017, MiiRSM Jan 2016, OSHCR July 2017. 

Case Studies

Title / Description PDF Download
  • IOSH Web-Magazine July 2022
  • Alternative fuels bring many benefits but are the risks fully appreciated by the events industry and are we doing enough to control them
(PDF 194.04 KB)
  • Sleep Deprivation Discussion Document
  • Sleep deprivation is a workplace health concern that is often ignored. It can decrease productivity at the workplace as well as being a frequent root-cause for many safety incidents, accidents, and damage to property which has financial implications for FEO as a business.
(PDF 83.95 KB)