Meet Your Team

Experienced People. Practical Advice. Real Results.

OUR APPROACH

We build trusted relationships and deliver practical solutions that make a real difference.

58+

Years
Experience

Thousands

of Employees
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Hundreds

of Audits
Delivered

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Meet YOUR Team

NICKY CHEETHAM-WHITFIELD

Founder & Principal Consultant

Nicky is the Founder and Principal Consultant of accuSafe, bringing more than 28 years’ experience across a wide range of sectors, from growing businesses to complex, high-risk organisations. With an LLB (Hons), multiple NEBOSH qualifications and extensive experience in senior health and safety leadership roles, she combines legal understanding with hands-on operational experience.

Having sat on the leadership side of the table herself, she understands the challenge of balancing compliance, commercial pressures and the realities of running an organisation.

EXPERTISE & FOCUS

Fun fact

Despite spending her career advising clients on how to manage risk effectively, Nicky voluntarily got into a boxing ring in 2026.

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NICKY CHEETHAM-WHITFIELD Founder & Principal Consultant
Nicky is the Founder and Principal Consultant of accuSafe, bringing more than 28 years’ experience across a wide range of sectors, from growing businesses to complex, high-risk organisations. With an LLB (Hons), multiple NEBOSH qualifications and extensive experience in senior health and safety leadership roles, she combines legal understanding with hands-on operational experience. Having sat on the leadership side of the table herself, she understands the challenge of balancing compliance, commercial pressures and the realities of running an organisation.

EXPERTISE & FOCUS

Fun fact

Despite spending her career telling people to manage risk, Nicky voluntarily got into a boxing ring in 2026.

EMMA ELDERSHAW

Head of Training

Emma brings more than 30 years of health and safety experience, largely gained in the real world rather than behind a desk. Her career began on the frontline in engineering, working in demanding environments that included everything from climbing telegraph poles to high-risk infrastructure. That experience has stayed with her and means she understands the difference between how health and safety looks on paper and how work actually gets done.

A professional member of IOSH, experienced trainer and qualified business coach, Emma now works with clients from operational teams to senior leaders and directors. Her style is practical, engaging and down to earth, helping people understand not just what they need to do, but how to make it work in their own workplace – building confidence, stronger leadership and safety practices that actually stick.

EXPERTISE & FOCUS

Fun fact

Known for her down-to-earth style and interactive delivery, Emma makes complex subjects accessible, relevant and enjoyable to learn.

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EMMA ELDERSHAW Head of Training
Emma brings more than 30 years of health and safety experience, much of it gained in the real world rather than behind a desk. Her career began on the frontline in engineering, working in demanding environments that included everything from climbing telegraph poles to high-risk infrastructure, so she understands first-hand the difference between how work looks on paper and how it actually gets done. A professional member of IOSH, as well as an experienced trainer and qualified coach, Emma brings that practical, hands-on experience into everything she delivers.

EXPERTISE & FOCUS

Fun fact

Known for her down-to-earth style and interactive delivery, Emma makes complex subjects accessible, relevant and enjoyable to learn.

Behind the Scenes

We’re definitely not a behind-the-desk kind of team. Here’s a little look at us doing what we do best, working with people, solving problems and rolling up our sleeves.

REAL PEOPLE. PRACTICAL ADVICE. LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS.

We build trusted relationships and deliver solutions that make workplaces safer, leaders stronger and organisations more resilient.