Professor Richard Booth, Chairman

PhD CEng FIMechE
CFIOSH Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner

Richard Booth is Professor of Occupational Safety and Health and Director of the Health and Safety Unit, Aston University which he joined in 1972. He took over as Chairman of HASTAM in December 1998.

Richard Booth is the author of about 175 papers, articles and chapters in edited books covering his teaching and research interests in health and safety management and safety technology. He, with colleagues, wrote three of five technical annexes to BS 8800.

In May 2006 he presented at paper titled Getting Behavioural Safety in Perspective at the RoSPA Safety and Health Congress. He present a similar paper at a conference organised by RoSPA and Ryder Marsh (Safety) Ltd at The International Conference Centre, Telford on 6 December 2006.

He was a founder-Chairman of NEBOSH and President of IOSH from 1986 to 1988. He is an elected member of Council of IOSH and the British Occupational Hygiene Society. He is a recipient of RoSPA’s ‘Distinguished Service Award’. Professor Booth is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and IOSH.

Most recently Richard was invited by Bond Pearce, Solicitors acting for HSE, to prepare an expert witness report for use in the case against Corus UK, following an explosion in Blast Furnace No5 at the Port Talbot plant in November 2001.

Richard’s interests include classical and rock music, motor cycling and military history.

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