Sureteam, a health and safety consultancy based in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, are pleased to announce the appointment of David Barker as Director of Global Operations.

An experienced Health and Safety adviser, and member of IIRSM with experience in Health and Safety enforcement and accident investigation, David joined the business in early 2019 having relocated from Norway where he worked within the Norwegian oil and gas industry

David has extensive knowledge in active and passive fire protection as well as in machine safety. He has worked in detail with Cable and piping penetrations in fire divisions and inspected during dry dock periods for large multinational cruise liner companies.

Since joining the business he has been working on a number of offshore and maritime projects as well as providing health and safety consultancy and support to other clients of the business.  His new role will see him take on responsibility for the development of the companies offshore and maritime services particularly around the provision of health and safety consultancy and training at Dry Dock facilities.

Peter Hodgson, MD of Sureteam, says of the appointment, “We are delighted to appoint David to this new role, his wealth of experience in this specialist field will position the business perfectly for growth within this sector.”