An experienced and demonstrated innovator in crowd and event safety, Ben has worked in the industry for the past 15 years. He has worked nationally and internationally with Formula 1, Formula E, boxing, football, rugby basketball, cricket, and several other large multi-sport events. He has also worked on large- and small-scale music festivals in the UK and abroad.
Ben successfully created and compiled the event safety plans for the UKs first Covid-19 socially distance music venue in Newcastle (The Virgin Money Unity Arena) in August 2020 which ran for 6 weeks drawing approval from Public Health England (now UKHSA) and DCMS.
Ben has led many events safety projects in relation to CDM (Constriction Design Management Regulations 2015) and has also delivered training and webinars regarding this across the world. Ben was the Head of Health and Safety at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games where he was also the CDM project lead.
Ben is currently finishing a PhD which is focussing on risk and resilience planning, interpretation, and implementation at large and mega events through the mechanism of safety advisory groups or similar panels.