Health and Safety Excellence: The relevance of the story behind the London 2012 Construction Programme

Lawrence Waterman OBE

Park Health & Safety

Lawrence Waterman headed the programme for the delivery of the safest and healthiest major construction project in Europe, the venues, infrastructure and athletes' village for the London 2012 Olympic Games, for which he was appointed the OBE in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Honours. In a career dedicated to health, safety and environmental management, Lawrence has led the development of occupational health and safety programmes for many major organisations, dealing with some of the most challenging environments. Since London 2012 Lawrence has been Director of Health and Safety for the Battersea Power Station Development, advisor to the Tideway project team and a member of Tarmac's Senior Leadership Team. He remains the senior adviser to the London Legacy Development Corporation, which continues to develop the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park he is working on the Albert Dock Development. Lawrence is a visiting Professor at Loughborough University, Past President of IOSH, was Project Director for the Constructing Better Health Pilot and author of papers and articles. He was the recipient (jointly) of the Institution of Civil Engineers medal for Safety in Construction in 1995 and again in 2012, the latter with the President's Medal for contributions to civil engineering, and in 2005 of the RoSPA Distinguished Service Award.