About Absolute Health Services

Absolute Health Services Management Team

Helen Farish

Director & Instructor

With her wealth of experience over the last 20 years as a business owner and manager, Helen is the driving force behind the daily management, coordination, client liaison and all aspects of the general business management within the company. Her strengths include good communication skills, commitment to quality client service and logical and meticulous planning. She has successfully completed various Level 3 awards in Education & Training, Health & Safety and First Aid at Work as well as courses in fire safety and first aid instructing. This has enabled her to participate in presenting and assessing the company’s offering of training courses and keep her skills and knowledge of the industry up to date.

Alastair Farish

Director & Instructor

Alastair is currently finalising his NEBOSH OHS National Diploma and is a qualified ISO 45001 lead implementer and lead auditor through BSI. He first trained as a combat medic before going on to study and qualify as an advanced life support paramedic and work in both the public and private healthcare systems. His passion for first aid was realised at an early stage during his professional paramedic career, when he saw first hand the positive impact that first aid treatment can have on a critically ill patient. He is also a successful business owner within the field of health and safety and has a wealth of knowledge, experience and enthusiasm for implementing successful health and safety management systems.

Niell Truter

Associate Partner & Instructor

Niell Truter is an Associate Partner in Absolute Health Services’. Niell matriculated in 1990 at Hoerskool Roodepoort, after which he completed his National Service for 1 year as an Operational Medic. Niell then went on to join the Roodepoort Fire Department in January 1992 as a junior fireman and worked there until 2009 when he resigned with the rank of Platoon Commander and Intermediate Life Support Paramedic. Niell joined Absolute Health Services in March 2018 after working in the Health & Safety training industry for more than 9 years. Niell is currently studying his National Diploma in Safety Management and is a qualified ISO 45001 lead implementer through BSI.