Steve is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer, specialising in process and industrial safety in the high hazard industries, with many years of operational experience. He has many years of experience in DSEAR (Hazardous Area Classification, Mechanical Source Ignition Risk assessment, Compliance Audits and Risk Assessment), completing a number of complex studies on hydrocarbon liquid and gas systems, solid and dust systems across all industry sectors (offshore, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, energy, metals). He is a principal member of the Energy Institute Working Group authoring the EI15 guidance on Hazardous Area Classification. A background as a maintenance and integrity engineer, working on a top tier COMAH site gave him a thorough knowledge of the operation and failure modes of piping, vessels, rotating machinery and structures, with a strong appreciation of instrumentation and electrical equipment.