A Philip Baker

Eur Ing  BSc(Hons) MBA CEng MICE MIStructE MCIOB MIoD MCMI FaPS TechIOSH

President of the Association for Project Safety

Treasurer of the International Safety and Health Construction Co-ordinators Organisation
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
Member of the London Metropolitan Branch Executive Committee
Chairman of the London Metropolitan Branch Committee Construction Group
Champion for Inter Institutional Working National Committee Construction Group
Member National Committee Consultancy Group
Chair of the Association of Safety Professionals of the British Safety Industry Federation and a Member of the Federation Council.
Past Treasurer Independent Safety Consultants Association
Member of the Chartered Management Institute’s Central and Westminster Branch Management Team and Events Co-ordinator

Gordon C Ewan

Scotland North

Euan Mackie

Scotland East

John Marsh

Scotland West

Peter Cheyne

Northern Ireland

Malcolm Shiels

MSc CMIOSH RMaPS

Northern England

Qualifications:
NEBOSH General Certificate.
Nottingham Trent Diploma in Safety, Health and Environmental Management.
MSc in Project Management.
P405 Management of Asbestos in Buildings.
Memberships:
CMIOSH – Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner
RMaPS – Registered CDM coordinator
Other appointments:
Sits on the executive committee of the Newcastle Construction Safety Group.

Richard Wilks

Yorkshire

Andy Newbold

Northwest England 

Stella Saunders

Wales

Richard Habgood

Midlands

Bill Evans

DipArch(Birmingham), ARIBA, FCMI , RMaPS

East Midlands

• 48 years Architectural Experience
  
• CDM – since inception
  
• APS offices held:
  
• Chairman East Midlands Regional Committee since inauguration
  
• National Council Member since inception
  
• Representative on East Midlands Joint Consultative Committee for Construction
  (EMJCCC) up until 2007, including Chair for two terms
  
• Representative on East Midlands Construction Industry Council
  

Outside appointments:

• President Nottingham & Derby Society of Architects (NDSA) 1997-99
• NDSA Committee member
• Architects Benevolent Society (ABS) National Council Member
• RIBA representative on Nottingham Lord Mayor's Design Awards panel

Jim Hoare

East Anglia

Jonathan Moulam

Tech IOSH FaPS

London

Jonathan is an Associate Director of the International Construction Consultancy Turner & Townsend based in their London office. Jonathan leads a team of 15 CDMC’s in the south of England and has national responsibility for service excellence.
Jonathan has been involved with his regional committee for the last 3 years as a member then as secretary before becoming chair at the end of 2007

Roy Blamey 

South East England

Graham Withnell

South West England

Kevin George

South Central England

Vacant

Isle of Man

James Ritchie

Director & Past President of the Association for Project Safety

Chartered architect and Registered CDM-C.
He has been in private practice for 24 years and is the principal of James Ritchie Architect, based in Northumberland.
JRA undertake architectural and CDM-C commissions across the North of England with extensive experience in the refurbishment and alteration of listed buildings for both commercial and residential projects.
James lectures on CDM to both private and public bodies across the UK and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne School of Architecture, specialising in Professional Practice, Business Administration and Buildability issues.

Brian Law

Chief Executive

David Jones

Director

John Banks

BSc (Hons) Civ Eng; Chartered Engineer (CEng)

Director

I am a CDM Co-ordinator as defined in the CDM Regulations 2007 working as CDM Co-ordinator with several assistants on Highways Consultancy and Works Contracts for several local authorities in the South West and Midlands. Under the old Regulations, I was, since conception of the 1994 Regulations, a Designer and Planning Supervisor. I have Construction Health and Safety Risk Management experience on:

1. Infrastructure provision (roads, sewers and utilities provision for residential, commercial and industrial developments
2. Contaminated land remediation (including marine and land Ground Investigations)
3. Trunk road bypasses/junction improvements for Highways Agency (roads, bridges, retaining structures)
4. Small industrial/commercial buildings

The Association for Project Safety offices held:
(South West Region), ex-Chairman, The Association for Project Safety Council representative, currently co-opted Regional Committee member. Executive Committee, Financial Director

Mervyn Stewart

Director

Murray Thomson

CertArch (Mack) ARB RIAS MaPS

Director

Murray Thomson is Senior Projects Director with Gordon Murray + Alan Dunlop Architects, one of the leading architectural practices in Scotland. He has over 40 years experience in the profession, and has worked as either architect or Planning Supervisor on a number of the Practice’s multi-award winning projects, including the restoration of Glasgow Central Station, the Spectrum and Sentinel Commercial Office Developments and latterly as CDM co-ordinator on Hazelwood School for Dual Sensory Impaired Children. Both the Sentinel and Hazelwood School were shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Award. All  of the aforementioned projects have received Scottish Design Awards.

As lead designer on the restoration of Central Station, Murray was instrumental in the Project winning a total of ten National and International Architecture/Construction Industry Awards, including the First National Integrated Transport Award, the British Construction Industry Best Practice Award 2000 and the first joint European Union/Europa Nostra Cultural Heritage Award for Glasgow Central Station ‘for the research and remarkable conservation of an important 19th century train station including important protection measures to the roof’’ – award citation. 

 Murray has served on the Scotland West Regional Committee of the APS since its inception, fulfilling a number of roles over the years as events co-ordinator, treasurer, deputy chairman and latterly as chairman. He was invited to stand for election to the Executive Committee in 2007 and has served as a Director since August of that year. He is currently fronting APS Awards Initiatives including the APS Student Award Scheme that has now been implemented for the six Scottish Schools of Architecture.

John Neilsen

Director

John has been a member of the APS since 2000, chairman of the northern region from 2002 to 2007 and on the board of directors from 2007. A chartered civil engineer and environmentalist he started his own Engineering and CDM-C consultancy business ,CK21 in Newcastle upon Tyne, in 2005 with another partner. He sits on the regional boards of the CIC and Constructing Excellence and has been instrumental in developing the health and safety award for the latter

David Jenvey

Committee Convenor 

Greg Brown

Committee Convenor

Alan J Torrance

DA (Edin) RIBA RIAS ILA (inter) MaPS MSPS
Diploma in Architecture,
Post Graduate Award in Architecture,
Intermediate Certificate, Institute of Landscape Architects,

Committee Convenor

Independent freelance consultant trading as Technical Advisory Services Consultancy.
Consultant to Reiach & Hall Architects and WSP on CDM.
Member of National Boards of Scottish Landscape Industry Group and Scottish Crime Concern Board.
Input to 9 bi-annual Workshops in far east on “Design for the Elderly and Disabled” sponsored by British Council, UN and HelpAge International.
Career experience: As an Architect - designing –a  New Town, schools, private housing, universities, hospital, catering establishments, libraries, banks, medical centres, public housing, sheltered housing and adaptations for the disabled in housing.
Latterly Head of Regional Architectural Department. Acted as Technical client  for the second largest Landlord in Europe having in excess of 100,000 houses.
Consultant Assessor, Scottish Arts Council
RIBA external examiner to the schools of Architecture (1988-1997).
Chairman of Examiners at Dundee (1997-2002).
Chairman of Association of Planning Supervisors Eastern Scotland Region (1996 - 2004).
Secretary of Association for Project Safety Eastern Scotland Region (2004 - ).
Executive Director of Association for Project Safety (1999 - 2004). 
Member of the Council of The Association for Project Safety (1996-2008)
Convenor of the Panel for APS Accreditation and Validation (2004-)
Assessor for APS Accreditation and Validation (2004-)
Chairman East Lothian Access Panel (2004-).

Liz Bennett

Co-opted

John Carpenter

CEng, FICE, FIStructE, CFIOSH

Co-opted

SCOSS Secretary and consultant.

Involved in structural risk management and occupational health and safety risk management. Consultancy experience includes highway and building structures. Has carried out a wide range of research projects for HSE, co-authored CIRIA guides and written industry guidance for designers. Member of IStructE task group on ‘robustness’.

Nick Charlton Smith

BArch MPhil MIOA FRIAS RIBA HonFaPS

Technical Editor

Nick is one of the founding Directors of APS and was, for a short time, its Managing Director. He is now Technical Adviser to APS, a Member of the Practice Advice Panel and is Editor of the APS Newsletter and publications including the recently published Design Risk Management Guide and the Guide to CDM Co-ordination.

Nick was Director of CPD for the RIAS when the CDM Regulations were first being developed and with four other members of the RIAS established courses on CDM for Designers and in Planning Supervision. They also established The Association of Planning Supervisors as a body to assist those carrying out the new role and provide guidance and set standards for delivery of PS services. Nick has since been involved in the development of the Association especially its transformation into the Association for Project Safety.    

Nick was made an Honorary Fellow of APS in 2006 and is an invited member of the Executive and Council.