Championing a culture where it’s safe to speak up, challenge, and thrive.

Safety coach 

Led by former Royal Navy Commando Helicopter Pilot Will Batho, Safety Coach is a two-day course that equips on-site leaders to become culture carriers—fusing psychological safety, coaching skills, and real-world leadership experience.

why safety coach?

In high-risk, high-pressure environments, it’s the human factors—not just systems—that shape safe performance. When people feel safe to speak up, contribute, learn, and challenge, they drive the culture forward.

Safety Coach helps your people:

  • Create psychological safety on-site

  • Coach peers through challenge, stress, and change

  • Build trust and foster inclusion

  • Lead through behaviour, not authority

  • Support wellbeing and motivation at work

What Will Participants Gain?

  • Coach colleagues using structured models

  • Lead with emotional intelligence and situational awareness

  • Spot the disconnect between Work as Imagined vs Work as Done

  • Guide behaviour through trust, peer support, and accountability

what’s included?

    • Define your safety culture and map the safety system

    • Clarify the coach’s role

    • Explore the non-technical skills guide: leadership, teamwork, comms, decision-making

    • Create a Just Culture and psychological safety in practice

    • Build your behavioural guide

    • Understand stress, motivation, and Subjective well-being

    • Learn and practice active listening and questioning

    • Use the Skilled Helper coaching model

    • Build site action plans and peer support agreements

    • Reflect, evaluate, and set next steps

  • Safety Coach doesn’t end in the classroom. To create lasting impact, each delegate leaves with:

    • Personal Coach Plan
      A structured roadmap to apply new skills directly into day-to-day work, focused on psychological safety, peer coaching, and positive influence.

    • Behavioural Guide
      A shared reference point that captures the values, actions, and expectations needed to sustain a healthy safety culture on-site.

    • Practical Toolkit
      Custom-developed tools and discussion prompts to support ongoing reflection, feedback, and accountability. From peer check-ins to behavioural reviews, this toolkit supports your team in turning insight into action.

    These tools anchor learning in real site conditions and create a clear path for embedding change across your teams.

Who is it for?

Safety Coach is ideal for middle to senior leaders who operate on-site and influence culture daily.
It's especially effective for those acting as:

  • Safety champions

  • Supervisors and frontline leaders

  • Safety-critical role holders in infrastructure, construction, or public services

Trusted by Leaders

  • “Will’s approach delivered impactful results for leaders, teams, and individuals in our Service. He helped us create the infrastructure and environment to support an engaged safety culture and promote positive behaviours.”

    Michelle, Head of People and Culture

  • “I learnt a lot about myself during the short time I had with Will. His knowledge, openness, and leadership experience created a genuinely impactful course. I immediately recommended it to others.”

    Warren, Head of Performance

  • “Will’s mix of authenticity, humility, and sharp insight made a lasting impression. His real-world experience as a Royal Navy pilot gives him a level of credibility that connects with everyone in the room. The Safety Coach model just makes sense.”

    Oscar, CEO

aBOUT wILL BATHO

  • Certified 4 Stages of Psychological Safety Coach (trained by Dr Timothy Clark)

  • Certified Performance Coach

  • Certified in Education and Training

  • Former Royal Navy Commando Helicopter Pilot

  • Experienced Air Safety Manager and HF facilitator

  • Successfully led culture reform in UK Fire & Rescue Services, and Tier 1 Infrastructure and Construction companies.