Wellbury is lead by Dave Gask, who gives our clients the benefit of his thiry years of experience in the biomedical and safety fields.  Dave has worked as the senior safety and environmental advisor at a major biomedical research facility, and has advised a large pharmaceutical company on all aspects of safety in the drug discovery process.

Dave also has specialist skills in

• occupational hygiene
• machinery safety
• disaster and incident management
• accident and incident investigation
• safety training;
• behavioural and cultural safety
• risk assessment
• manual handling and DSE assessment
• radiation safety
• construction safety

Dave’s friendly, open and positive approach make him an excellent communicator and presenter.  He is used to working with people at all levels and from all many different backgrounds, and has good people skills.

Dave holds the following professional qualifications :

• BA (Hons) in Biological sciences
• MSc in Animal Science
• Diploma in Safety Management ( DipSM)

Dave is a member of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM),  a professional body for health and safety practitioners, and the Institute of Safety in Technology and Research (ISTR), which promotes safety in the fields of technology, science or research.

Over the last few months Wellbury have helped our clients in the following ways :

• Directed the planning and installation of several new state of the art  biomedical facilities, working closely with safety, construction, engineering, user representatives and legislative bodies.
• Acted as expert witness during a manual handling litigation case which the company won.
• Acted as primary contact with the Health and Safety  Inspectorate regarding a machine safety improvement notice. We planned, submitted and carried out remedial action which resulted in removal of the notice and prevented prosecution.
• Subsequently introduced a machinery safety programme focusing on procurement, safety provision and training.  The programme ensured that all legislative requirements were met.
• Acted as primary incident controller for the site, liaising with security, incident response team, emergency services and senior disaster management team.
• Completed a manual handling and DSE assessment programme
• Managed a behavioural and cultural safety programme focused on human factors and the management/workforce relationship. We trained over eighty staff from directors to shop floor workers.
• Worked in partnership with biomedical experts to propose a new Worker Exposure Limit for a respiratory sensitizer. Although not fully endorsed by the HSE many other companies are now following this lead.
• Prepared for and participated in an HSE site audit. This resulted in very few findings and complementary remarks on the overall safety provision.
• Prepared for and participated in both corporate and external bio safety, and general safety audits resulting in commendation for he level of safety provision, compliance and documentation.
• Instigated a safety award system for construction workers involved in building and refurbishment work.
• Effective management and promotion of the importance of reporting accident and incidents resulted in a healthy accidents triangle with very few serious incidents