Executive exposure
Executives face compliance, enforcement, reputational and operational risk when management systems do not reflect work as done.
Executive EHS leadership support
Reduce EHS risk, strengthen safety leadership, and build more resilient operations.
Practical executive advisory, assurance and fractional safety leadership for organisations facing complex compliance, operational and workforce safety challenges.
Schedule a confidential EHS leadership review
Confidential discussion. Practical next steps. No obligation.
30+ years across executive safety leadership, risk, assurance, regulatory engagement and high-risk operations.
Home market: Edmonton, St. Albert & the Greater Edmonton Area — extending across Alberta, Canada, the United States and Australia.
When intent and operational reality diverge
Complex EHS obligations need practical senior leadership.
Stretched safety teams
Safety teams are often stretched by audits, corrective actions, contractor obligations, training records and fragmented reporting.
Complexity without capability
Organisations need support that simplifies systems, strengthens controls and builds internal capability rather than adding complexity.
30+ years of experience
Executive and board-level advisory
High-risk and regulated sectors
Canada, USA, Australia and international operations
Organisational experience includes
BHPConocoPhillipsSantosFortescueExxonMobilTrimac TransportationSinclair Knight MerzFluorGovernment of AlbertaMonash UniversityEdith Cowan UniversityAustralian Institute of Health and Safety
Organisation names are included as experience references and do not imply current endorsement.
Where we work
Edmonton and area first. Built to scale further.
EHS2U’s home market is Edmonton, St. Albert and the Greater Edmonton Area, extending to organisations across Alberta, Canada, the United States and Australia.
Edmonton & Greater Edmonton Area
Home market. On-site availability for construction, industrial and public-sector organisations.
Alberta
Provincial reach across Alberta’s high-risk and regulated sectors, including public-sector experience with the Government of Alberta.
Canada
National support for multi-site and cross-border employers.
United States
Remote and on-site advisory informed by cross-border operating experience.
Australia
Registered under Australian ABN 53 591 798 979, supporting Australian operations remotely.
Practical expertise from the boardroom to the field
Senior EHS support aligned to risk, assurance and operational needs.
EHS2U is positioned as a practical risk-mitigation and leadership-capability partner, not a generic compliance vendor.
C-Suite Safety Leadership Engagement
Support for executives and senior leaders seeking clear governance, stronger leadership routines and practical connection between strategy, risk and operations.
EHS Auditing and Assurance
Audits, assurance planning, critical-control reviews, corrective-action quality and practical reporting for leadership decisions.
Risk Management
Enterprise and operational risk management, risk registers, critical controls, management of change and executive-ready insights.
Human and Organisational Performance
Implementation support focused on operational learning, the realities of work as done, and practical opportunities to improve systems.
EHS Management Systems
Implementation and simplification of management systems, governance frameworks, risk language, action tracking and field tools.
Incident Investigation and Learning Teams
Investigation leadership, investigator coaching, causal analysis, corrective-action quality and learning-focused improvement.
Need a confidential view of your current EHS risk and leadership priorities?
Start with one practical discussion focused on your operating context.
A clear service option
Fractional Safety Leadership
Senior-level health and safety leadership for organisations that need experienced strategic support, additional leadership capacity or focused delivery without creating a permanent full-time executive role.
The emphasis is practical: understand the need, establish priorities, strengthen governance and systems, coach internal leaders, and build capability the organisation can sustain.
Areas of support
- Executive safety strategy and governance
- Risk, assurance and critical-control priorities
- Incident investigation and organisational learning
- Management-system review and simplification
- Leadership coaching and team capability
- Regulatory, contractor and stakeholder interfaces
Improve audit readiness and executive confidence.
Strengthen critical controls and corrective-action quality.
Reduce disruption from unclear accountabilities and recurring findings.
Support lower risk exposure through governance, assurance and learning.
Protect worker health through practical, usable systems.
Why EHS2U
Global leadership grounded in operational reality.
Dr. Simon Roberts is an executive safety and risk advisor with 30+ years of experience across safety, leadership and business.
His career includes private-sector leadership across mining, oil and gas, energy, transportation, EPCM and major projects, together with public-sector regulatory experience with the Government of Alberta.
Simon has supported CEOs, presidents, VPs, boards, senior leaders and front-line teams across Canada, the United States, Australia and international operations. His background includes enterprise risk, assurance, critical controls, incident investigation, operational learning, regulatory engagement, management systems, executive reporting, team development and safety culture.
Doctorate of Business AdministrationMaster of Business AdministrationMaster of Leadership and ManagementMaster of Occupational Health and SafetyBSc, Health Sciences, Health & SafetyGraduate, Australian Institute of Company DirectorsAICD Boardroom MasteryOHSMS Auditor CourseSix Sigma GreenbeltFellow, Australian Institute of Health and Safety
Complex, regulated and high-risk environments
Operating context understood without unnecessary complexity.
Private Sector
Mining, oil and gas, energy, transportation, EPCM, construction, marine, supply chain, research and development, green fleet and major capital projects.
Public Sector and Regulators
Practical insight into inspections, investigations, audits, compliance decisions and proactive engagement with employers.
Education, Industry and Governance
Experience that supports buyer confidence in leadership, assurance, capability-building and professional credibility.
What leaders say about working with Simon
Strategic expertise with practical, day-to-day leadership.
Short excerpts from recommendations provided by people who have worked with Simon. Names are omitted here for landing-page brevity.
“Pairs cutting-edge safety expertise with practical, day-to-day leadership. Sets clear expectations, drives accountability, and embeds safety at every level of the business.”
“Combines a deep care for people with a high level of technical proficiency, exceptional leadership qualities and a solutions mindset.”
“Brings strategic insight while keeping decisions grounded in operational need and reality, with an ability to see the big picture without losing critical details.”
“Has an exceptional ability to facilitate Safety Excellence conversations at the C-suite level, creating an environment where critical discussions thrive.”
“Brings a rare mix of strategic health and safety expertise, systems thinking and a practical approach grounded in real-world operations.”
“Mentorship and guidance took my career to another level. He remains one of the most pivotal leaders in my safety career.”
Proof of leadership, assurance and improvement
Experience that supports executive confidence.
30+ years of safety, leadership and business experience.
Executive, board-level and operational leadership exposure.
High-risk and regulated-sector experience.
Regulatory, assurance, investigation and management-system capability.
Canada, United States, Australia and international operations.
Zero Harm thought leadership
Align safety messaging, governance, controls and field reality.
Zero Harm is used as a credibility and thought-leadership theme, not the main conversion promise. EHS2U helps leaders examine whether safety messaging, governance, controls, reporting and field reality are aligned.
Better safety performance comes from clearer leadership, usable systems, effective controls, stronger learning and capability built inside the organisation.
Build leadership capacity. Remove unnecessary friction. Strengthen the controls and learning that matter.
Current commentary and resources
Follow practical EHS leadership insights.
Read current commentary on safety governance, Human and Organisational Performance, management-system effectiveness, operational learning and Zero Harm.
One clear next step
Schedule a confidential EHS leadership review
Discuss your current EHS challenge, leadership need or assurance priority.
Schedule a confidential EHS leadership review
Confidential discussion. Practical next steps. No obligation.
