Fire Safety Unit

Staff Profiles

Details on the Fire Safety Unit staff.

For general fire safety queries, please contact us using the following number or email address, but individual members of staff in the Fire Safety Unit are listed below.

Fire Safety Unit

  • Health and Safety Department
  • The University of Edinburgh

Contact details

Address

Street

2nd Floor
Charles Stewart House
9-16 Chambers Street

City
Edinburgh
Post Code
EH1 1HT

Wes Boulstridge

University Fire Safety Adviser 

Wes joined the team as the University Fire Safety Adviser in March 2022 having worked in the same role at Strathclyde University for seven and a half years.

Wes previously served as an RAF firefighter before joining the Fire Service. Having served in both operational and fire safety enforcement roles for 25 years, he moved into consultancy with DDS International for three years before joining the HE sector. Wes has significant experience in fire safety management and fires safety related training.

Mr Wes Boulstridge

University Fire Safety Adviser

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Rab Taylor

Fire Safety Adviser

Mr Robert Taylor

Rab joined the team as a Fire Safety Adviser in May 2018 having worked in the same role at Edinburgh Napier University for three and a half years.

Previous to that Rab served for nearly 31 years with Lothian and Borders Fire & Rescue Service as an Operational Group Commander for the City of Edinburgh. He has significant experience within fire safety, fire investigation and training.

Mr Rab Taylor

Fire Safety Adviser

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Tam McGrath

Fire Safety Adviser

Mr Thomas McGrath

Tam joined the Fire Safety Unit in May 2018 as Fire Safety Adviser. He retired from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service as Group Manager in July 2017 having served 31 years and has a wealth of fire safety, fire investigation and operational experience and knowledge.

Prior to starting with Edinburgh University, Tam was the Fire Safety/Health and Safety Adviser to Southside Property Management and responsible for all fire risk assessments and health and safety compliance standards.

Mr Tam McGrath

Fire Safety Adviser

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Colin McIVor

Fire Safety Adviser

Colin joined the University of Edinburgh having worked in the same role of Fire Safety Advisor at Heriot Watt University.

Colin began his career at Scottish and Newcastle Brewers where he worked as a laboratory technician in the micro biology and chemistry laboratories. He then joined the Fire and Rescue Service serving 35 years in various departments including operations (firefighting), training, community safety and fire safety.

Mr Colin McIvor

Fire Safety Adviser

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