Safety Horizon (South West) is a leading provider of Health and Safety training and consultancy services, supporting businesses throughout the South-West of England and South Wales.

Matt is a health and safety professional who is passionate in developing strong health and safety cultures within businesses by:

- Ensuring good communication between directors, contractors and employees at all levels within a business.

- Developing training courses bespoke to businesses and delegates abilities.

- Delivering a pragmatic approach to health and safety to fit within your business, increasing morale and productivity.

- Advising how to maintain compliance in a jargon free manner.

Matt has delivered health and safety within his own companies for over 20 years and has worked as a health and safety professional for over 13 years, supporting a multitude of businesses from different industries.  Matt has achieved the following:

Graduate member of IOSH (Grad IOSH)

Member of The International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (MIIRSM)

Diploma in National Compliance and Risk Qualification (DipNCRQ)

NEBOSH National certificate in construction

NEBOSH Environmental management certificate

Preparing to Teach Lifelong Learning (PTTLS)

Registered trainer for CITB, UKATA and IOSH

Fire Protection Association (FPA) fire risk assessment qualification

Tim heads up our procurement section of the business and also regularly carries out a consultancy role.

He joined the business after 28 years’ experience in the plumbing and heating industry. His previous role as a Branch Manager of a busy merchants encompassed various aspects of health and safety, including risk assessments, fire safety and first aid.

Tim has always been customer facing and prides himself on being personable and very focused on customer service. 

Tim has successfully completed his NEBOSH General Certificate, NEBOSH Environmental certificate as well as his FCS Fire Safety Management and Fire Risk Assessment qualification. 

He has also achieved the following:

Level 3 award in education and training (RQF)

IOSH Working Safely

IOSH Managing Safely

IOSH Fire Safety awareness

UKATA Asbestos Awareness

CITB SSSTS

CITB SMSTS qualifications

Emergency first aid at work 

After graduating from UWE with a first class honours in business and management in 2023, Emily has joined the team as a junior health and safety consultant. Her main duties include communicating with customers, managing our retained clients and maintaining social media platforms, as well as creating bespoke risk assessments and policies, including mental health and wellbeing and work-related stress, and acting as a trusted advisor. Emily is due to start her NEBOSH National Diploma in August 2025.

In addition to her degree, Emily has the following qualifications:

- NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

- NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Manual Handling Risk Assessment

- NEBOSH HSE Award in Managing Risks and Risk Assessments at Work

- HSE Work-Related Stress: Developing Manager Capability

- IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management

- Emergency first aid at work

- Mental Health: Workplace First Aid

- Level 3 Award in Education and Training (PTLLS)

- IOSH (Managing Safely, Fire Safety Awareness, Managing Occupational Health and Wellbeing, Environment for Business, Working Safely)

- UKATA Asbestos Awareness

- Business management with accounting diploma

Hannah completed her Chartered Institute of Management Accountants qualification after college and has worked within that environment ever since. Her experience of accounting in different industries includes education, retail, utilities, NHS and now Health and Safety.

In her role as Business Support Manager, Hannah supports and works with the senior director & consultant’s at Safety Horizon (South West) to ensure that:

• The daily financial and admin operation of the business runs smoothly

• They have analytical information of performance – past and present - in order to make informed decisions about the business

• The business has a first point of contact for many of our customers 

• All social media platforms and website are maintained

• All aspects of training administration are managed

• The business is supported in marketing and business development

In addition to being a chartered management accountant, Hannah has the following Health and Safety qualifications:

• IOSH Managing Safely 

• UKATA Asbestos Awareness

• Emergency first aid at work 

and has also completed online training on Manual Handling, Health and Safety, Food hygiene and safety, Safeguarding adults and Introduction to child protection.