Calls to us all to protect the life we have yet to live

Gary Gallagher was a 20-year-old with the world at his feet. A talented football player and kick boxer he was enjoying the “high life” working for a successful scaffolding company on the sets of movies such as Braveheart and Trainspotting.

Then one July day while pricing up a job as part of the restoration of a former hotel his life would change forever. A 32 ft fall from the roof of the hotel onto the cobbled street below had Gary fighting for his life. A life that was now flashing before his eyes as his broken body decided whether or not he would pull through.

Gary is more than just another accident victim, his story gives us all hope. The hope that we can all understand what safety at work is truly all about.

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“I cannot explain just how much the presentation has changed my life, seriously. I told my friends and family about it. I told people I met in shops about it. I even wrote about it. Because of Gary I will no longer trust my life, or anyone else’s to fate, we are all worth more than that.”Balfour Beatty

Gary as a speaker

  • Adept at explaining behavioural safety
  • Style – accessible, engaging
  • Topics – Improving safety cultures, Teamworking for safety, Safety leadership, Independent and interdependent safety cultures, The business case for safety, Human error

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