Dave Clarke
Dave is the lead auditor for the Southern Team. He has extensive experience within Healthcare fire safety, having worked as the Senior Fire Advisor for an Acute Hospital Trust for 23 years.
Dave started his career in the fire industry in 1975 by joining the Local Authority Fire Service. He served as a Fire Fighter, Officer and Fire Safety Officer until a forced retirement due to injury after 15 years. However, Dave stayed within the Fire Safety Industry by working for Local Authority Architects Dept. as their Fire Safety expert, and also in the Private sector before joining the NHS in 2000.
Dave has a diverse range of experiences in all forms of building types and occupancies, both in the Private Sector and also in Healthcare, which has given him a proven track record in the areas of fire safety design review, monitoring of fire safety maintenance standards and the development, dissemination and implementation of organisational fire safety policy.
In his free time, Dave enjoys caravanning, fishing and watching motor sport.