Design Safety Leadership. Independent Assurance. Digital Transformation.

About Design for Safety

Design for Safety provides independent design safety assurance and digital advisory services to organisations operating in complex, high-risk environments.

Experience spanning major infrastructure programmes, leading design safety and digital transformation at enterprise scale.
Trusted to provide independent assurance, strengthen risk management practices, and embed safer outcomes across complex project lifecycles.

With a background in leading design safety at group level and developing digital safety solutions, Design for Safety brings a unique combination of practical project expertise and strategic insight. This enables clients to move beyond compliance and achieve measurable improvements in safety, efficiency, and risk reduction.

What We Do

We support clients to:

• Eliminate risk at design stage through structured, evidence-based design safety reviews
• Provide independent assurance across projects and supply chains
• Strengthen compliance and governance, aligned to CDM and industry best practice
• Transform safety management digitally, improving visibility, collaboration, and decision-making

Our Approach

Our approach is grounded in three principles:

Independence

Providing objective, unbiased assurance that clients can rely on with confidence.

Expertise

Combining deep knowledge of design safety with real-world experience across major infrastructure delivery.

Innovation

Leveraging digital systems, data, and emerging technologies to modernise health and safety management.

The Outcome

Clients gain:

• Greater confidence in design safety and compliance
• Reduced construction and operational risk exposure
• Clear audit trails and defensible decision-making
• More efficient, digitally enabled safety management systems