Stephen Asbury is the HSE Technical Discipline Manager at PetroSkills LLC, the world's largest provider of competency-based training. In a career extending over 30 years, Stephen worked in a variety of risk management roles with Rugby Group plc, BTR plc, and GKN plc, before moving into consultancy in 1996 as head of liability consulting with Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance ... Read moreGroup. After a short spell as a director of Aon, he founded Corporate Risk Systems in 1999 where he was Managing Director until 2015. Stephen was a RoSPA Safety Professional of the Year in 1995. He was presented with the IOSH President's Distinguished Service Award in 2010, and with the PetroSkills Top of Class Award for 'innovation and excellence instructional performance' in 2014. Stephen is a Chartered Fellow of IOSH and a Chartered Environmentalist. From 1998 to 2012, he was a member of the IOSH Council of Management, and chaired several IOSH committees over this time. In his recreational time, he enjoys theatre, scuba diving and F1 motor sport. This is Stephen's fifth book. Follow Stephen on Twitter @Stephen_Asbury Richard Ball Health and Safety Systems Manager at High Speed Two (HS2) Limited. He has worked on corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects in a wide range of sectors. Richard graduated in environmental management, before starting work in the automotive industry. He then moved into the public sector, working for a statutory organisation supporting young people, charities and voluntary organisations, with facilities management and risk management responsibilities.Since moving into the consultancy sector over ten years ago, Richard has developed and delivered health and safety, environmental and CSR training courses for organisations including Astra Zeneca, Merlin Entertainments, and Police forces. As a Head of Environment he has a global perspective, working internationally with delegates from over twenty countries for the oil and gas sector. Richard developed CIEH's Environmental Protection qualifications and developed IEMA's applied learning route to Associate Membership and Pathway to MIEMA routes, and on a variety of consultancy and auditing projects, including CSR. In his leisure time he enjoys running and spending time with his family. He is also a Vice-Chair of school governors. Show Less