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Who’s who Thomas Sproston Owner and lead engineer Shaq O’Garro Marketing & sales Caroline Sproston Office manager

Owner and lead engineer

Thomas Sproston

Chartered Engineer (CEng) · FPA trained fire risk assessor · Expert witness

The engineer who leads your work, signs it off and stands behind it. Engineering rigour from complex, safety critical systems, sized for a bakery, a warehouse or a workshop.

Thomas owns and runs Westley Lansdowne. He takes expert witness instructions in health & safety matters, and wrote Mastering Occupational Risk Management for lower risk businesses.

Credentials

Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council
NCRQ Diploma in Applied Health and Safety
Expert witness in health & safety matters
Author of Mastering Occupational Risk Management

Qualifications

MEng Mechanical Engineering, Lancaster University
PG Cert Risk & Safety Management, Liverpool John Moores University
NCRQ Diploma in Applied Health & Safety (DipNCRQ)
Fire Protection Association C06 fire risk assessment course

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Alongside Thomas

The rest of the team

A small team, so you always deal with people who know your business.

Shaq O’Garro

Digital marketing & sales lead

Shaq looks after how Westley Lansdowne is found and how every enquiry is handled, from the first click to the first conversation. If you get in touch through the site, he’ll make sure it reaches the right person quickly.

He holds a Level 3 apprenticeship in digital marketing (Distinction, 2025) and contributed to Mastering Occupational Risk Management .

He is also developing the Aviary: our suite of connected apps, including Firebird, each covering a different area of UK health & safety law. They share one login and work as a single system, in the cloud or installed locally for secure sites.

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What he looks after

This website, search and content
LinkedIn and our social channels
New enquiries, so none slip through the cracks
The web tools and automation behind them
The Aviary apps, including Firebird

Caroline Sproston

Office manager

We wrote the book on it

Mastering Occupational Risk Management

A practical guide to safety risk management for lower risk businesses, built on the same plain English thinking behind every job we do.

Written by Thomas Sproston, with Shaquon O’Garro.

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Mastering Occupational Risk Management A Practical Guide to Safety Risk Management for Lower Risk Businesses

THOMAS SPROSTON

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