I have known Lorna for a number of years, primarily when she joined the IOSH West of Scotland Executive Committee. Lorna plays a keep part in the Committee and has volunteered for many sub-committee's. Primarily the Certificate of Merit Dinner which runs like clockwork annually (COVID excepted).

Lorna is a go to person and has such a wealth of knowledge Mentor's younger IOSH Members. I would like to say that Lorna is a pleasure to be associated with not only within IOSH but also a professional colleague.

I had the pleasure of working with Lorna as our Health and Safety Consultant, and her expertise has been invaluable. She provided clear, actionable guidance that transformed our workplace safety culture. Lorna is thorough, professional and thanks to her efforts we have reduced risks and improved compliance to industry standards. I highly recommend Lorna to any business looking for expert health and safety support.

I had the very great pleasure of working with Lorna in the SSE Renewables Onshore Wind Development and Construction Team from 2010. Lorna us an incredible SHE Manager; knowledgeable, proactive, with a good eye for detail and a hands on approach and manner that very quickly puts contractors at their ease and ensures that SHE messages are quickly disseminated with maximum buy - in. Lorna sets high standards and was largely responsible for single handedly creating the standard SHE specification used to ensure the highest standards of safety were adopted on SSE Renewables sites. I would gladly work with Lorna again anytime.

Lorna is without doubt one of the most knowledgeable and experienced safety professionals I have ever worked and collaborated with. With an open and pragmatic approach to simple, practical and forward thinking ways of working she translates the complex and often impenetrable world of legal and industry governance into relatable, and engaging strategies and programs.

Alongside being highly approachable, and supportive of her team and wider stakeholders, she embodies high trust and zero harm culture and is an absolute asset to our organisation. 

Lorna has an exceptional ability to tap into the deeper layers of truth. The things that you have bottled up inside that are so dearly important to you and afraid to say...she holds a space for you to say it. Through her coaching, she teases out the best way for you to put in place a plan to take your work, or your passions, or both, to the next level! Working with Lorna put me at ease that every decision I was making was taking me in the direction I needed to go in order to be the best version of me, for myself, and for the people in my life.

I would highly recommend Exceeding Safety Standards Ltd to any company that need Health & Safety assistance or guidance. We needed Lorna and her companies assistance as due to our growth we urgently needed a Health & Safety Policy put in place to appease sub contractors. Lorna replied to our request instantly and with her help a policy was put into place straight away.

We also required first aid training and manual handling training which Lorna arranged and the staff thoroughly enjoyed.

I also allow my staff to manage health & safety and Lorna works alongside them seamlessly without any input from myself, which helps me massively with my time management and allows me to focus on different areas of my business safe in the knowledge that one of the key components 'staff welfare and safety' is taken care of.

Lorna coached me through a work transition with care and passion. She listened to what I wanted to achieve and crafted our time together with that end goal in mind. I cannot thank her enough and would not hesitate in recommending Lorna to any professionals looking for a coach.

Lorna has provided me with a non-judgmental listening ear and valuable support. This allowed me to look objectively at my business, which helped me  gain clarity on the direction I needed to go.  Her support also has helped me regain my confidence and  believe in my capabilities. I left each session feeling energised and full of new ideas to put into action.
I've truly valued my time with Lorna and would highly recommend her.

We employed Lorna/Exceeding Safety Standards Ltd to help build our Management system. Through their expert knowledge, enthusiasm and adaptability, Lorna/Exceeding Safety Standards Ltd has moved the project on far quicker and to higher standard than we originally planned. In addition to the main project Lorna/ESS has also developed a bespoke training suite to help embed the system with a team and taken our overall QHSE Management system to a new level.

I have no hesitation in recommending Lorna McBreen from Exceeding Safety Standards Ltd as a Health & Safety Consultant. Lorna completed a comprehensive audit and review of our management system, processes, procedures and operational practices and provided an action plan.

Lorna continued to support us through the transition, using her extensive expertise and experience to advise and guide our operational leaders to deliver the plan. Lorna builds relationships easily, with a friendly and pragmatic approach, equally comfortable with frontline engineers and Execs. Whatever is thrown at Lorna, she ensures delivery. In addition to her expertise, she is enthusiastic, positive and a pleasure to work with.

I came into this with open eyes .. not knowing what it was I wanted out of it, but knowing I needed it. Lorna worked with me before the sessions started to scope what the next 6 months would look like, what the focus would be and how we would get there. Lorna wasn’t afraid to hold me to account, things that were discussed were always circled back to in the future.. promises I made were questioned at a later date to ensure I had done what had been said. The changes I have made through coaching have helped position me to be the leader my role is designed to be and given me the positivity and confidence to help my team be successful in their roles

I had the very great pleasure of working with Lorna in the SSE Renewables Onshore Wind Development and Construction Team from 2010. Lorna us an incredible SHE Manager; knowledgeable, proactive, with a good eye for detail and a hands on approach and manner that very quickly puts contractors at their ease and ensures that SHE messages are quickly disseminated with maximum buy - in. Lorna sets high standards and was largely responsible for single handedly creating the standard SHE specification used to ensure the highest standards of safety were adopted on SSE Renewables sites. I would gladly work with Lorna again anytime.