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An independent consultancy built on chartered expertise

South Downs Safety & Training Ltd provides health & safety consultancy, fire risk assessment, ISO 45001 support and accredited training to organisations across the UK. Independent, impartial and focused on practical outcomes.

ABOUT US

Philip Parsons CMIOSH

Philip is a Chartered Member of IOSH with more than 17 years of operational and strategic leadership experience in health, safety and risk. His career spans frontline utilities work through to board-level safety strategy, giving him a rare combination of shop-floor credibility and management-system rigour.

He is a Registered Fire Risk Assessor, an ISO 45001 Lead Auditor and an accredited Highfield, IOSH and EUSR trainer - delivering assessments, audits and training personally rather than through subcontractors.
SECTORS SUPPORTED
  • Utilities
  • Manufacturing
  • Aerospace
  • Aerospace
  • Facilities Managment
  • Construction
  • Property & Estate Managment
  • Comerical Offices
  • Training Centres
  • Infastructure Projects

Chartered Member of IOSH

CMIOSH - the highest level of professional membership for health & safety practitioners.

Registered Fire Risk Assessor

Listed on the National Register of Fire Risk Assessors via the IFSM.

Association of Professional Coaches

Member of the APC, supporting leadership coaching and workplace wellbeing work.
ABOUT US

Qualifications & accreditations

  • Level 6 Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
  • NEBOSH General Certificate
  • NEBOSH Fire Certificate
  • NEBOSH Construction Certificate
  • NEBOSH Incident Investigation

  • ISO 45001 Lead Auditor
  • Highfield Level 3 Award in Auditing

  • Level 3 Award in Education & Training (AET)
  • Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement (CAVA)
  • Accredited Highfield Trainer
  • Accredited IOSH Trainer
  • Accredited EUSR Trainer

  • PGCert Psychology
  • Kindness & Wellbeing at Work (University of Sussex)
  • Level 3 RSPH Mental Health First Aid
  • Workplace Stress Practitioner
  • Certified NLP & Timeline Therapy®

  • EUSR SCO — Core
  • EUSR SCO — Permit to Work (PtW)
  • EUSR SCO — Authorised Engineer (AE)
  • EUSR SCO — Reinstatement Operative (RO) & NRO
  • EUSR SCO — First on Air (FoA)
  • EUSR Gas Incident Management
  • EUSR Competencies 1–7
Professional. Practical. Trusted. Independent health & safety consultancy and accredited training across the UK.
CREDENTIALS
Chartered Member of IOSH (CMIOSH)
Registered Fire Risk Assessor (IFSM)
ISO 45001 Lead Auditor
Highfield • IOSH • EUSR Approved Trainer
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