Attribute 4/6 Whole Body Health in Construction session 1

Bryan Monson

Bryan grew up on a farm on the Ards peninsula in the East of Northern Ireland before attending the Queens University of Belfast where he was awarded a PhD in Geology. Following work on a number of mining and mining exploration projects in Europe and North America, he joined the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland in 1994, where he progressed through various positions, becoming Principal Inspector of the Extractive Industries, Explosives and Local Authorities Group in 2000.  In April 2003 he moved to lead the HSENI Major Hazards Unit.  

 In February 2006 Bryan was promoted to the position of deputy chief executive of HSENI where he has held positions as head of HSENI’s Compliance Division and  Support Division with responsibility for, amongst other things, major hazards, transport, health issues, scientific services and compliance activities.

Bryan currently heads up HSENI’s Field Operations Division responsible for agriculture, construction, manufacturing and extractive industries, waste and explosives.

David Agnew

David is the safety, health and environment director for AECOM’s water, business in UK & Ireland, with 29-years’ experience in the industry.

David is a chartered civil engineer, Institution of Civil Engineers (Health and Safety Registered) and incorporated member of the Association of Project Safety.

As part of the AECOM’s Water team, David has delivered principal designer, CDM Adviser, project management, design and supervision services for a variety of civil engineering schemes, including

• wastewater
• water treatment
• wastewater
• water infrastructure
• landfill
• windfarm
• sports pitch and
• building projects.

David drives a positive SH&E culture and provides task planning, design risk management, incident investigation, training, advice, and audit support to AECOM Water business throughout UK&I. David is committed to improving Health and Safety in the construction industry. He is a member of the Environment Agency SHEW Designers Forum and the Institution of Civil Engineers (Northern Ireland) Health and Safety Group and regularly contributes to their seminars.