Geoff is currently semi-retired, working part-time as a consultant in the field of health, safety, and fire risk in waste and recycling. Until mid-2019, he was employed as Renewi plc’s (formally Shanks) SHEQ (safety, health, environment, and quality) and Insurance Director, reporting direct to the company’s CEO, and overseeing a team of more than 75 SHEQ professionals, including five divisional SHEQ directors, across eight countries. Geoff holds various safety and environmental qualifications and sits on the WISH (Waste Industry Safety and Health) Forum Steering Group. He is a CIWM member and a Chartered Waste Manager. Geoff has written or co-written more than 20 formal guidance documents on various aspects of health and safety relating to the waste and recycling industry, as part of his work on the WISH Forum. He chairs the WISH waste fires working group and co-wrote WISH’s information sheet on rogue lithium batteries at waste and recycling sites.