Meet the Team

Our safety team includes consultants and trainers from scientific, engineering, software, defence, security, telecoms and fire-service backgrounds.

Utilising approaches and best practices from each of these discipline our team are able to provide modern techniques with a professional service.

We provide Chartered Engineers, MSc Qualified Safety Professionals, and Qualified Safety Advisors. We pride ourselves on remaining current with legislation and standards, ensuring our staff attend and contribute to seminars and conferences. Furthermore, our safety team are continually assessed for their competency and knowledge through regular team presentations, formal training and annual personal development reviews.

Andy Anderson CEng FIET - Managing Director
Andy is a highly experienced safety consultant and project manager. Andy has over 35 years Project Management, Engineering and Safety Management experience, within the marine, defence, nuclear, commercial and fire safety sectors and has project managed large high-profile safety cases. He specialises in providing conscientious and enterprising engineering with sound interpersonal and communication skills.

Jim Lynch MSc CEng MIET - Engineering Director
Jim is a highly experienced safety consultant and systems engineer with over 20 years’ experience in the marine, defence, nuclear, aerospace, telecoms and fire safety sectors. Jim gained an honours degree in Physics in 1986 and a Masters degree in Safety Critical Systems Engineering in 2001. He is a Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Engineering and Technology and a member of IOSH.

Lee Anderson MSc - Technical Director
Lee has over seven years engineering experience covering software, safety and fire disciplines, where projects have ranged from fire risk assessments of large places of assembly to fire dynamics of nuclear installations. Lee specialises in the application of fire dynamics and the development and implementation of software tools to meet the demands of highly regulated (and varying) environments.

Annie Caine - Business Manager
Annie joined SOA Safety in May 2009. From an HR background Annie has extensive experience of working in manufacturing and service industries as well as the local authority. Her role at SOA as Business Manager is to develop the range of services and products that we offer in Health & Safety as well as efficiently manage the office and other various projects.

Roger Smith - Senior Safety Trainer
Roger has 30 years experience in the fire and rescue service, which culminated in Roger becoming Cumbria’s Fire & Rescue Services principal safety trainer. He gained hands-on practical knowledge in fighting fires, carrying out search and rescue and 20 years experience teaching the principles of fire safety and health and safety.

Victoria Austin - Training Coordinator
Victoria has been with the company since July 2009. Her role is to coordinate all training whether it be held at our training facilities or on site at a clients place of work. Before working for us, Victoria comes from a background of training in Hospitality and administration.

Dean Anderson - Technical Advisor
For the past twelve months Dean has operated as Technical Advisor for SOA Safety, The role has required assisting in carrying out safety risk assessments for a variety of facilities, equipment and activities from small premises to confined space equipment and fire trailers. Additionally, Dean’s role has required undertaking fire safety preliminaries, including floor plan creation, responsible person interviews and fire systems design.

Jon Dawes - General Assistant
Jon has been with us since October 2009 and his main role is to support all work in the office both administrative and technically. Jon has begun to produce floor plans as well as sourcing various Health and Safety products. He also carries out research and updates on legislation.

Mark Forrester - Senior Systems Engineer
Mark is enthusiastic and motivated multi skilled manager and engineer, with over 30 years experience in the highly demanding military environment. This has taught the significance of attention to detail and the necessity to remain positive and focused throughout. He has been successful in developing my military skills and transferring them to my current role as Senior Safety Engineer.

Next few courses

Advanced Fire Warden
Fri 10 Sep 2010

Emergency First Aid
Mon 27 Sep 2010

Fire Warden Refresher
Tue 05 Oct 2010

Advanced Fire Warden
Mon 11 Oct 2010