Dr Fred Sherratt is an internationally recognized, world-leading academic in the field of construction safety and the founder of Straight Talk Safety Ltd. A Chartered Builder and a Chartered Building Engineer, she has over ten years’ experience working on UK construction jobsites, with over another ten working as an academic in UK Universities.
Her last role in the UK was as a Professor of Construction Sociology, before she was headhunted to work in the US in 2022 to continue her research in the science of construction safety. Through Straight Talk Safety Ltd.
Fred now delivers safety consultancy to high hazard industries across the US, including utility provision, mining and extraction, and construction. Fred maintains close links to academia in her role as joint coordinator of the international CIB research commission W099 Worker Health, Safety and Wellbeing in Construction.
She has published two books, several book chapters, and over 150 peer-reviewed publications, and has presented her work to academic and industry audiences around the world.