Kenny Brown - Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, Worcestershire County Council.
Athena Safety provided the County Council with a high quality service in this specialist area. They were very professional and provided real insight, demystifying complex issues and providing clear and practical advice and recommendations. Most importantly, their friendly approach and sensitivity to the problems our managers face quickly gained the commitment needed to make real improvements.
TThe duty of care demonstrated by organisations on behalf of their employees, and in compliance of legislation, is usually be expressed in terms of overall commitment to ensure the most competent adoption, maintenance and development of health, safety and wellbeing standards.
In this sense AEGON UK plc researched and determined that, in the context of Fire Risk Assessment, our contractual appointment of Mr. Alex Bryson [Athena Safety], former Commandant of the Scottish Fire Service College and a Senior Fire Safety Officer of the Lothian and Borders Fire and Rescue Service (the first Fire brigade in the world) was essential to reflect such corporate commitment to its employees.
Mr Bryson is unique in the sense that his highly developed fire safety skill set and operational fire service experience crosses over well to private business to provide a complete service, reflecting the needs of the individual employer no matter the size of business.
I would strongly recommend businesses who strive for excellence and best value to contract Mr Bryson for the above purposes.
