Aerial · Construction, London
Award-Winning Safety Consultancy

Zero SIFs.
Not Zero Harm.

For 40 years the SIF rate hasn't moved. Traditional safety programmes focus on the wrong risks. We fix that. Network Safety specialises in eliminating Serious Injuries and Fatalities through evidence-based, operationally credible consultancy.

Talk to us Our Services
2022
SHP Most Influential
Person in H&S
40+
Organisations
Collaborated
10k
Workers to be
Educated on RF Safety
100%
Focus on
What Can Kill
STCKY Risk Strategy
Evidence-Based Safety
Zero SIFs Programme
SHiFT Group Founders
Incident Investigation
The Problem

Safety isn't broken.
It's misdirected.

Decades of effort, billions invested — yet Serious Injury and Fatality rates remain stubbornly unchanged. Here's why.

01
Zero Harm isn't working

For over 40 years the industry's fixation on "Zero Harm" has misdirected attention toward low-consequence events — paper cuts, near-miss paperwork — while the high-energy risks that kill people go under-managed.

02
Paperwork ≠ Protection

Safety efforts get lost in processes and performance metrics. Real protection comes from understanding work as it is actually done — not as it appears on paper. We exist to bridge that gap.

03
The trivial many mask the critical few

When you treat slips, trips and powerlines with the same urgency, you lose focus on what actually kills. Our STCKY framework cuts through the noise to isolate the risks that truly matter.

04
SIF rates have plateaued

Despite decades of investment and traditional safety programs, SIF rates have not improved. The data is unambiguous. A different approach is not just better — it's necessary.

What We Do

Our Services

Targeted, high-impact programmes built around one goal — eliminating SIFs.

All Services
Safety Culture & Strategy

Zero SIFs programme. Evidence-based cultural transformation that shifts focus from the appearance of safety to the reality of protecting people.

Learn more
STCKY Risk Training

Focused on the risks that really matter. Sankey analysis, Edison High Energy Classification, and practical frontline tools — backed by real incident data.

Learn more
Incident Investigation

High-impact investigation into serious injuries and fatalities using the Edison High Energy Model. Learning-driven, not blame-based. Litigation privilege available.

Learn more
Safety Audits & Gap Analysis

STCKY-focused audits that go beyond compliance. Critical controls assessment, leadership engagement review, and a prioritised improvement plan.

Learn more
RF & Non-Ionising Radiation

Industry-approved training — certified by Cellnex and Arqiva. Protecting rooftop, access, and telecoms workers from an invisible but serious risk.

Learn more
Retained Safety Support

Senior safety expertise on tap. Strategic reviews, board briefings, and cultural alignment — relationship-based, not clock-watching consultancy.

Learn more
Our Approach

Evidence over
assumption.

Our work is grounded in data, proven methodologies, and decades of frontline credibility — not generic audits and recycled reports.

01
Focus on STCKY hazards

Stuff That Can Kill You. We zero in on high-energy, high-consequence risks — falls from height, uncontrolled energy, moving vehicles, confined spaces — not the trivial many.

02
Hard data & forensic insight

Sankey analysis, Edison High Energy Classification, the Hudson Safety Maturity Model. We use proven tools to identify true SIF exposures and drive focused action.

03
Systemic thinking

We explore how work is done in reality, not how it's imagined on paper. Human factors, organisational conditions, and missed signals — not just individual actions.

04
Cultural alignment

Real change requires leadership engagement. We help leaders become champions of meaningful risk management — not just administrators of compliance.

The Programme
ZERO
SIFs

Serious Injuries and Fatalities. Not a slogan. A measurable, achievable programme.

Alan Trueman CMIOSH — Founder, Network Safety
Alan Trueman
CMIOSH · Founder
Most Influential 2022 — SHP
Leadership

A nationally recognised
safety leader.

Alan Trueman is known for transforming how organisations think about — and act on — serious risk. Voted the Most Influential Person in UK Health & Safety by SHP in 2022, his work has shaped industries from telecoms to utilities.

He founded the SHiFT Group — the UK fibre sector's first cross-industry safety alliance, now recognised by OFCOM, HSE, and DCMS — and led a team of 50 safety professionals at CityFibre. His bold, data-driven focus on STCKY risk combines behavioural insight with operational rigour.

SHiFT Group Founder

Recognised by OFCOM, HSE & DCMS

SHP Most Influential 2022

UK Health & Safety

MSc Organisational Psychology

Behavioural safety expertise

CMIOSH Chartered

Institution of Occupational Safety

Work with Alan
Testimonials

What our clients say.

Arqiva

"Alan came to help stabilise the team through major cultural changes. His calm but pragmatic approach helped challenge old ways of working and take a different, more modern approach to SIF risk management."

Jane Downey · Head of Health & Safety, Arqiva
SHiFT Group · 40+ Organisations

"Alan inspired forty otherwise adversarial organisations — including BT Openreach, Vodafone, Virgin Media, and CityFibre — to put commercial rivalries aside and raise safety standards together."

Industry Recognition · OFCOM, HSE & DCMS
IPAF

"Network Safety created RF safety materials translated into 10 languages for IPAF's Andy Access campaign — contributing directly to BS8460:2017 Code of Practice for safe MEWP use."

International Powered Access Federation
Voted by peers

"A true ambassador for his field — transforming safety culture not just at CityFibre, but influencing how an entire sector works to a higher safety standard."

SHP Most Influential Individual in Health & Safety 2022 — from voter nominations

Case Studies

Proven impact,
real organisations.

All Case Studies
Case Study
Cityfibre – Zero Sifs Programme

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Maecenas quis dolor ultricies, facilisis nisl sed, tempor diam. Maecenas rhoncus malesuada…
Case Study
IPAF – Andy Access Campaign
Case Study
Arqiva – SIF Risk Strategy
Case Study
Shift Group – 40+ Organisations
Insights

Industry safety
news & thinking.

All Insights  →
Featured Article
Thought Leadership

Why Zero Harm Has Failed — And What Replaces It

After four decades of effort and billions invested, SIF rates remain stubbornly unchanged. We make the case for why Zero SIFs is the only rational response to the evidence — and what organisations need to do differently.

Read article
15 May 2026  ·  3 min read
Training

The Invisible Risk: RF Safety in Telecoms

Non-ionising radiation is silent, invisible, and often misunderstood — but exposure at close range can cause serious health effects. Here's what every access worker needs to know.

Read article
15 Apr 2026  ·  3 min read
Industry

How the shift group changed an industry

The story of how 40 otherwise competing organisations set rivalries aside to raise safety standards across UK fibre telecoms — and what every sector can learn from it.

Read article
15 Mar 2026  ·  3 min read

Ready to focus on
what really matters?

From ticking boxes to saving lives. Let's talk about your STCKY risk exposure.

Get in touch Book a call