RoSPA Press Office : Press Release

September 28, 2007
RoSPA MARKS CONSULTANT’S SAFETY ACHIEVEMENTS

A consultant from Wales with a worldwide reputation in health and safety has been presented with a Distinguished Service Award by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.

David Whomsley, of Mold, Flintshire, received the Society’s top honour for an individual’s contribution to health and safety at work at a ceremony in Glasgow last night.

The presentation made by Lord Brougham and Vaux, Vice-President of RoSPA, at the Hilton Hotel, marked more than four decades of dedication to his profession.

Throughout his distinguished career, David Whomsley has worked tirelessly to help raise standards in both labour inspection and in the education of safety professionals.

Starting out as an Assistant Production Manager with British Steel, David then worked as an Inspector of Factories for the Department of Employment, before his first involvement in training development and provision while Senior Training Adviser to the Construction Industry Training Board.

In 1971, he joined the Health and Safety Executive and spent more than 20 years there, progressing through the ranks of the Factory Inspectorate to become Area Director for the Welsh Region and then Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories.

Since 1992, David has provided expert consultancy on inspection practices to clients including the European Commission, the Government of Poland and the Labour Inspectorates of Hungary and Lithuania.

During the same period he has worked with the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and was responsible for the development of the NEBOSH Two Part Diploma, then the recognised qualification for health and safety professionals in the UK and beyond.

He continues to act as standards adviser to several NEBOSH course providers. David is also Assessor for the Corporate Health Standard for the Welsh Assembly Government.