Everyone has the right to feel safe and secure in the workplace and should never have to face violence or aggression while on the job. But, sometimes everyday situations can escalate out of our control and it’s important to know how to deal with them. Guardian Personal Safety Training equips everyone with the skills and knowledge to deal with aggressive or potentially violent clients, customers or colleagues. Through our specialised training, we create peace of mind for employers and employees, allowing them to operate safely and confidently every day. Welcome to Guardian Personal Safety Training, where safety doesn’t happen by accident. Directors:
Stephen J Tebbett 0439 702 992
Steve brings 15 years as a Rescue and Retrieval Paramedic for the South Australian Ambulance Service’s elite Special Operations Team. His roles have covered Helicopter Search and Rescue, Emergency Medical Retrieval, Wilderness and Structural Vertical Rescue, Urban Search and Rescue and Tactical Emergency Medical Support for the SA Police. Steve has comprehensive experience in operational safety, including writing the operational safety training program for SA Ambulance Service. His skill set includes over 20 years of martial arts across various disciplines. Today, Steve remains an active instructor for the SAAS as well as lecturing for Flinders University. Born in Sri Lanka, Steve immigrated to Australia and completed a Bachelor Degree in Exercise and Sports Science at the University of South Australia. He then studied Paramedicine at Flinders University and undertook clinical training to become an Intensive Care Paramedic. Steve is a family man; married and father of two. When he is not busy working and training, he tries to maximize his time with his young family. His other interests include fitness training and snowboarding. EDUCATION & CREDENTIAL
Retrieval & Critical Care Training, Flinders Medical Centre ICU, 2009
Special Operations Team Selection & Training, South Australian Ambulance Service, 2008
Intensive Care Paramedic Training, Flinders University, 2007
Dip.App.Sc, Paramedicine, Flinders University, 2003
B.App.Sc., Exercise & Sports Science, University of South Australia, 1998
Simon Leonard 0419 843 544
Simon has been an Intensive Care Paramedic with the South Australian Ambulance Service since 2003, delivering pre-hospital emergency medical care and assisting development of the Service’s personal safety training programmes. In addition to on-road training of other paramedics, Simon is also employed by Flinders University as a personal safety lecturer and tutor. He is a successful martial artist of over 20 years, achieving black belts in a number of disciplines and operating his own martial arts school in Adelaide. Simon was born in Rosebud, Victoria and completed two bachelor degrees at the University of South Australia after relocating to Adelaide. Simon recently celebrated his marriage to fellow paramedic Shana, who is also an instructor at Guardian Personal Safety Training. His favourite pastimes include hitting the gym and a spot of acting. EDUCATION & CREDENTIAL
Intensive Care Paramedic Training, South Australian Ambulance Service, 2009. Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training, Parasol Pty Ltd, 2005. Bachelor degree in Psychology, University of South Australia, 2004. Diploma of Paramedical Science (Ambulance Studies), Flinders University, 2003. Bachelor degree in Computer and Information Science, University of South Australia, 1996.
