Northern England Health and Safety Consultants

Regional Branches in the North of England

James Benson

Born in Salford Lancashire, went to the local secondary modern, took a keen interest in sport, and the local arts.
I started work in Trafford Park which was then, one of the largest industrial areas in Europe.
I worked hard through my apprenticeship and my promotions consisted of Foreman, Shift manager, General Works Manager and Health & Safety Manager.
It was in the role of health and safety manager that I became an innovator of new ideas and new approaches to solving health and safety problems.                                             

Because I always believed that health and safety was basically a study of human behaviour, I realised that the solutions to problems, lay in good peoples skills and good communication.

With the help of like minded teams of people I achieved many successes in resolving health and safety conflicts.

Some of my achievements have been recognised by such bodies as the HSE and the British Safety Council, where I was presented with the prestigious   British Safety Council 5 Star Health & Safety Award at the House of Lords.
I was also awarded permanent membership of British Safety Council.

I was useless at english at school, so my poor english teacher would have been amazed that I had written a H.S.E. Health & Safety publication “Safety in the workplace 1995 published ISBN – 07176 07267”

I have numerous health and safety qualifications including NEBOSH, British safety council Train the Trainer, CITB Construction Site Manager, CITB Registered site Health and Safety Manager.

Throughout my life I have always maintained my northern sense of humour, down to earth and common sense approach to health and safety matters.

I still enjoy a pint of real ale and shocking my southern friend with the food delicacies I can purchase from Bury market.
And when I get the opportunity, I still like nothing more then to walk the moors around kinder.