Dr. Paul McDermott, (PhD) has significant practical experience in occupational health and safety, specializing in the fields of biosafety and biosecurity, and incidental exposure to biological agents in workplaces. Before setting up PJM-HS Consulting Ltd in 2014, Paul gained 13 years' experience working as a Specialist Inspector in Great Britain's Health and Safety Executive (HSE). His specialist regulatory role in HSE's Biological Agents Unit involved undertaking inspections and audits, and enforcement of health and safety legislation. He has also been instrumental in the production of key national guidance documents in this field, including the review of the current Approved Code of Practice (L8) and its associated technical guidance (HSG274) and CIBSE’s TM13, BS 8580 (2010), BS 8580-1, BS 8580-2 and BS 8680. He has spoken at numerous governmental and industry-led forums and conferences, both nationally and internationally. Paul has a strong reputation in the effective management of waterborne infections, in particular Legionella and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Paul has acted as expert witness in numerous legal cases and is Authorising Engineer (Water Safety) at several NHS Trusts.