Colleague Spotlight
Ian Watson, Health & Safety Regional Manager ( Scotland)
Ian's background
Hi, I’m Ian. I joined WorkNest (formally WorkNest) in December 2015 as a Health & Safety Consultant and have progressed into a Regional Manager role looking after a team of consultants in Scotland.
I moved into Health & Safety as a career after leaving the Royal Navy where I was a Helicopter Engineer and spending a couple of years in construction and facilities management.
I’ve always enjoyed the variation in the role of a Health & Safety Consultant, no two days are the same with the range of clients we have. I’ve travelled the length & breadth of Scotland including being as far away as Shetland & Orkney.
When I’m not working I can be found riding my mountain bike down Munros, paddling through the wilds of Scotland or building Lego with my boys.
Ian’s qualifications
BA in Occupational Health and Safety Management
NEBOSH National Diploma in Environmental Management
NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
HABC Level 3 Award in Supervising Food Safety in Catering
City & Guilds Level 3 - Inspection and Testing of Electrical Equipment
Who you’ll be working with
Client stories
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Gus Hosein
Executive Director, Privacy International
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WorkNest supports our 280 staff members with Employment Law and Health & Safety and has provided quality management training too.”
Lisa Best
Head of Service Delivery, Catalyst Choice
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We get a great deal of comfort and satisfaction knowing that we have support as and when we need it, in a decisive and responsive way.”
Richard Berry
Group HR Director, Culina Group
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We moved our legal support to WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) having previously used a time and line law firm. It was important, though, that an all-inclusive fee structure did not come at the expense of quality. Thankfully we’ve been delighted with the service we’ve received from WorkNest.”
Chief Executive
Waverley Care
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What we recognised in WorkNest is the background that they have. They are able to supply knowledge and experience in a number of disciplines, which enables us to develop our business in a way that’s safe, to do it on time and with a quality to it.”
Debbie Rainbow
Director of Human Resources and Health & Safety,
Bluestone National Park Resort
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Celia McKeon
Chief Executive, The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT)
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As the company started to get larger, we knew we had to protect our employees and our contractors both onsite and in the offices. WorkNest is exactly what we needed to move the company forward.”
Joanne Beaver
Operations Director, Beaverfit
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Pineapple have worked with the team at WorkNest (formerly Law at Work) since 2003, and we have built a trusted partnership together. We particularly like WorkNest’s concise and practical advice concerning employment law/HR issues and also appreciate their totally supportive approach in all areas of health and safety.”
General Manager
Pineapple Dance Studios
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I’ve taken WorkNest into every organisation that I’ve worked with. I’ve introduced them to many teams and many colleagues and referred them with absolute pleasure because I genuinely trust in the service that we get.”
People Director, The Works
