Annals of Occupational Hygiene Advance Access originally published online on February 25, 2009
Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2009 53(3):197; doi:10.1093/annhyg/mep004
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Steve Bailey, President of BOHS, 2008–2009
Steve's interest in occupational hygiene began during his industrial training periods working in the darkrooms at Kodak and was nurtured in the lead industry at Chloride Batteries under the mentorship of the late Ray Higgins.After 6 years there, he moved to Thomson Laboratories, consulting environmental scientists, for whom he opened two branch offices and subsequently became Technical Director. From 1986 to 1993, he was Chief Executive of the National Occupational Hygiene Service Ltd, a registered charity providing consultancy, training and testing services. He has also operated his own successful consultancy business.
Steve obtained a First Class Honours in Applied Chemistry in 1975, and a year later, earned a Masters degree in Pollution and Environmental Control. His professional qualifications in occupational hygiene were obtained through the British Examining Board in 1981. He is a Chartered Scientist, Chartered Safety Practitioner and a Fellow of the Faculty of Occupational Hygiene.
In addition to his industrial and consulting work, Steve has taught widely in universities and colleges and on commercial short courses. He has presented at numerous professional and public conferences and has published articles in books, magazines and journals. His work on occupational hygiene subjects has included exposure limits, statistics, risk assessment, asbestos removal, dust control and lead among other topics.
At various times, Steve has served on the Health and Safety Commission's Advisory Committee on Toxic Substances, the Health and Safety Executive Committee for Fibre Measurement and the Health and Hygiene Technical Committee for the National Measurement Accreditation Service. He continues to be a member of HSE's WATCH panel on the assessment of chemicals and was involved with the initial development of COSHH Essentials and the introduction of Workplace Exposure Limits.
Steve is a past president of the professional Institute of Occupational Hygienists and has been an examiner both for professional examining boards and universities.
In 1994, Steve joined SmithKline Beecham plc as Director of Corporate Occupational Safety Services, responsible for the safety of employees across Europe, Asia and Africa. A merger and a series of promotions led to his current position as Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety Strategic Projects for GlaxoSmithKline, where he has worldwide responsibilities for developing and introducing corporate strategy on emerging EHS issues.
Steve is happily married to Karyn with a grown-up son and daughter, whom he regards proudly as his life's greatest achievement.
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