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Darren Smith

Joint Managing Director (Health & Safety)

Darren is a joint managing director at System Concepts, having joined the company in 2007.  He holds a BSc (Hons.) in Health, Safety and Environmental Management and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (CMIOSH).


Darren heads up a team of highly experienced health, safety and ergonomics consultants, whilst providing strategic guidance and direction to ensure that the Company works towards its financial vision, mission and long term goals.


Darren’s career prior to joining System Concepts included spells with Experian UK and the London Borough of Southwark. He has provided health and safety advice across a wide range of environments, including: waste and cleansing services; offices and call centres; building maintenance and refurbishment; leisure, library and museum facilities; cemeteries; education centres; workshops; community safety; and enforcement services.

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Specialist areas:

  • Strategic health and safety advice, including the development, implementation and review of policies and procedures.

  • Equality Act compliant audit and assurance programmes.

  • Creating integrated risk management strategies involving health and safety, environmental management and emergency planning.

  • A wide range of specialised risk assessments and profiling.

  • Advising on occupational health referrals and sickness absence management.

  • Investigation of major accidents and incidents.

  • Facilitating safety committees with trade unions and management.

  • Training needs analysis, and training design and delivery.

Related Projects

The images of empty streets in 2020 are by now a distant memory. However, the coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work, probably forever. It’s been over four years since the first lockdown in the UK and hybrid, agile, remote working, whatever you call it, is here to stay and so is the support we provide.

How we solved a pandemic home working problem

General health and safety and fire risk assessments aid corporate transition

BFC Exchange enhances health and safety

Addressing the ergonomics of hybrid-working with e-Learning

As a large international banking and financial services company, the RBS Group has over 30 million customers it needs to satisfy – and a huge number of staff to care for. To help it do this, System Concepts advises on health, safety and accessibility, and on how ergonomics best practice can benefit the business.

RBS: ergonomics best practice in bank branch design

Health and safety audit and assurance: case study

With 17,000+ employees, it’s good business practice for Nationwide to provide great places to work: ones that promote high levels of staff attendance and wellbeing. Its Workplace Adjustments Service aids employees with medical conditions, and reduces workplace barriers for people with disabilities.

Nationwide: providing great places to work

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