Dr. David Provan is the Managing Director of Forge Works safety consultancy, and a part-time research fellow at Griffith University. He has a 20 year career as a Safety Executive across the rail, construction and oil and gas industries. His academic research interests include the operationalisation of Safety II and Resilience Engineering, and what it means for the current and future role of safety professionals within organisations. David is the co-host of ‘the safety of work’ podcast with Dr. Drew Rae which discusses safety science research findings in a practical way, so that organisations can move further towards evidence-based safety practice.