Lawrence Waterman joins the British Safety Council as new Chair
Mike Robinson, Chief Executive of the British Safety
Council, has announced the appointment of Lawrence Waterman, a passionate
health and safety campaigner, as the new Chairman of the British Safety
Council.
Lynda Armstrong OBE, Chair of the British Safety Council
since October 2010, will retire after seven years in the post, on November 24, 2017.
Lawrence Waterman OBE CFIOSH is a founding partner at the
Park Health and Safety Partnership, and was formerly head of health and safety
for the London Olympic Delivery Authority.
He is past president of IOSH. Lawrence is also a visiting
professor at Loughborough University where he both teaches and participates in
research. He was appointed OBE for services to health and safety in the Queen’s
Diamond Jubilee Honours.
Mike Robinson said: “We are delighted to welcome Lawrence
Waterman to the Board of the British Safety Council. He will be joining the
charity at a time of significant domestic and international developments and
wide-ranging public debates, which present both challenges and opportunities
for health and safety professionals.
Lawrence has considerable health and safety experience and
he will help the British Safety Council have its voice heard on key issues and
promote our vision that no one should be injured or made ill at work, both in
Britain and abroad.
“Over seven years as Chair of the British Safety Council,
Lynda Armstrong has presided over a period of transformation that has seen the
charity became a leading voice of health and safety. We are very grateful for
her leadership and hard work in raising the profile of the British Safety
Council and promoting the business case for sensible and proportionate health
and safety management.”
Lynda Armstrong, current Chair of the British Safety
Council, said: “It has been a privilege to serve as Chair of the British Safety
Council for the last seven years. The organisation has remained as relevant
today as it was at its foundation 60 years ago, by growing its reach and
adapting to new challenges in promoting health and safety.
"The last years have
seen an emphasis on growing internationally, culminating in the establishment
of an office in India this year, and an increased effort in promoting health
and wellbeing. It is an exciting time for the organisation and it will be a
wrench to leave, but I can't think of a better person than Lawrence to steer
the organisation through the challenges ahead.”
Commenting on his appointment, Lawrence Waterman said: “I
have had the privilege to act as a trustee to both the British Safety Council
and IOSH and I am familiar with the excellent work done by charities committed
to making a difference. I am looking forward to taking on the role of Chairman
of the British Safety Council, which focuses on protecting vulnerable people in
the workplace and empowering them to better manage risk, wellbeing and mental
health.
"I am also keen to help the British Safety Council develop its new
programme in India which, through effective partnerships, will raise health and
safety standards in that country. The British Safety Council, together with its
member organisations, is a powerful force for good and I am proud to take on a
leading role within it.”
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