Ms Nicola Coote

Ms Nicola Coote CFIOSH MIIRSM MCIPD Sp Dip Env Management

Chartered Health & Safety Professional

Ms Nicola Coote is a Chartered Health & Safety Professional and Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH) and a registered IRCA Lead Auditor (ISO 9001). Nicola is deputy CEO and a founder member of AIM-listed PHSC plc, a group offering health, safety and quality systems consultancy and training along with innovative retail security solutions.

With over 30 years of experience ranging across most industry sectors Ms Coote can act as an expert witness, including the preparation of expert reports and appearing in court, in both civil and criminal cases relating to occupational health, safety and welfare.

Her specialist areas of expertise include:

• Accident investigation
• Sector specific health and safety cases, eg healthcare, education, commercial, warehouses, vehicle movement, industrial (factory type) settings
• WRULD cases/RSI and ergonomics
• Premises health & safety issues causing illness, injury, etc.
• Risk assessment
• Training, competence & development
• Failure in management systems

Ms Coote can take instructions on behalf of either claimant or defendant or as a Single Joint Expert.