Adrian McDowell - Civil Defence Specialist

I’m an Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practitioner, with a special interest in emergency and water response.

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Away from work, I enjoy giving back to the community, and have done so through a number of organisations such as The Scouts, The Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS- UK), West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS), or my local response charity Wulfruna Land & Water Lifesavers.

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I am currently serving as Chair of Wulfruna Land & Water Lifesavers, and Chair of RLSS StaMordshire Branch.

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My response roles include being a Community First Responder, SAR Medic, Search Technician, Open Water Lifeguard, and Water and Flood First Responder.

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As well as responding, I deliver various training sessions to members of the team and community alike.

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I would class myself as a true Civil Defender, a jack of all trades and master of none; therefore, being able to assist with and operate in a variety of emergency situations.

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Accreditations / Qualifications

• Qualified Trainer, Assessor and IQA,

• Community First Responder (CFR) with West Midlands Ambulance Service

  (WMAS),

• DEFRA Water and Flood First Responder (Mod-2),

• First Aid / Fire Safety / Health and Safety / and Manual Handling Trainer,

• NEBOSH National General Certificate in Occupational Safety and Health,

• Level 2 Food Safety,

• QA Level 4 Certificate in First Response Emergency Care (FREC 4),

• RLSS National Water Safety Management Programme (NWSMP) Instructor,

• RLSS Open Water Lifeguard OWL, and OWL Trainer,

• RYA Level 2 Power Boat,

• UKLSI Search Technician.