A dynamic duo has strengthened the team at a Northamptonshire based health and safety firm.

Essential Safety have welcomed two new health and safety consultants to the fold, Jane Piper and Lauren Gibson, taking the staff total to 14.

Jane Piper joins Essential Safety after working in several health and safety roles in large organisations including the NHS, Balfour Beatty Workplace and Engie.

She specialises in acute healthcare, facilities management, retail and distribution.

Jane is qualified in SMSTS, Level 3 in Training Principles and Practice, Level 3 in Principles of Safeguarding and Protecting Young People or Vulnerable Adults, Lead Investigator Industrial Accident Investigation and Face Fit Testing.

Lauren Gibson has more than seven years of experience in health and safety in manufacturing, engineering and warehousing.

Lauren has attained the NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety, and earlier this year she completed the NEBOSH Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety which means she has now achieved Grad IOSH status.

The new appointments were warmly welcomed by Dean Howells, managing director at Essential Safety.

He said: “We are delighted to have Jane and Lauren join the Essential Safety family. Both are extremely knowledgeable and talented additions to our team and we look forward to seeing how they thrive.”

Essential Safety is an established Health & Safety consultancy with offices in Corby and London. Its team of experienced and IOSH qualified consultants support and advise clients in a broad range of industries and sectors, including construction, education, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution.

The company offers a wide range of services including policy writing, risk assessments, auditing, accident investigation and a ‘Competent Person’ to support businesses, from SMEs to larger corporations. Essential Safety also provides CDM and Principal Designer services to clients, designers and contractors.