With our extensive experience in health and safety, WES can help you to comply with the law and protect the health of your employees at work. We have extensive hands-on experience gained in our roles as consultants and regulators. We have worked with the smallest and the largest companies and developed approaches to control at national level.

WES has particular strength in developing risk management strategies – strategies that meet your needs as an employer and the requirements of the HSE or local authority inspectors.

We are the authors of many authoritative HSE guidance documents on many subjects, such as asbestos, solvents, coating powders and metal working fluids. This, coupled with many years of experience in carrying out investigations, air sampling surveys, COSHH assessments, noise assessments, training etc., provides you with the assurance you need that the advice you will receive from WES will be accurate and professional.

Martin Stear is a registered Occupational Hygienist with 20 years experience, 10 years in consultancy and then 10 years in HSE, the last 6 years as a Principal Specialist Inspector. Martin headed the Industry Risks and Programme Development section. Martin has extensive experience developing national risk management strategies aimed at reducing risks to health in various industry sectors. Throughout this work Martin has represented HSE nationally and internationally, developing workable and often innovative solutions, aimed at reducing workplace risks. Key areas of work have included asbestos, solvents, coating powders, metalworking fluids, cytotoxic drugs and PAHs, amongst many others. See CV click here

Tracey Boyle is a registered Occupational Hygienist and has worked in consultancy, industry and the regulatory sector. Working for HSE Tracey has been a key player in the development of national strategy on the management of asbestos, writing technical policy guidance at a national and international level. She has managed research that has led directly to changes in national policy and guidance on the control of asbestos removal work. Tracey’s experience in industry is broad, having developed policy and delivery strategies on safety, occupational hygiene and the environment. She has extensive experience in noise assessment and control in the workplace and has successfully resolved several long running environmental noise complaints. Tracey successfully implemented EN14001 across a multi-site UK company. See CV click here