Colin returns! The Interesting Health And Safety podcast is here once more with an all-new approach and an all-new raft of invaluable content. In this small, re-introductory episode, Colin explains the new direction the show will be taking, and also shares a brief message designed to help you become more discerning in the new world. KEY TAKEAWAYS  People are so desperate to reach the bigger goals that they sometimes forget to focus on what's important. Focus instead on the basics. Building trust and engendering faith is vital to building relationships. Aim to build trust and create quality at all times.  BEST MOMENTS 'Getting the basics right is quite important' 'An environment where people can speak out is really important' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Colin returns! The Interesting Health And Safety podcast is here once more with an all-new approach and an all-new raft of invaluable content. In this small, re-introductory episode, Colin explains the new direction the show will be taking, and also shares a brief message designed to help you become more discerning in the new world. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>People are so desperate to reach the bigger goals that they sometimes forget to focus on what's important. Focus instead on the basics.</li> <li>Building trust and engendering faith is vital to building relationships. Aim to build trust and create quality at all times.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'Getting the basics right is quite important' 'An environment where people can speak out is really important' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Keeping It Real

Colin talks to Thomas Sproston, the Managing Director of nit Ten Engineering and Westley Landowne Ltd, dedicated to occupational safety and helping business people solve complex problems. Thomas talks about the best ways of solving intricate problems, the value of the designer in ensuring safety and efficiency in complicated processes, and the importance of usability. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Safety procedures and efficiency should be a part of the process as far back as the design process. It's essential to liaise with designers from the outset. When we try to get to the bottom of complex health and safety problems, we must always take a holistic, organised approach. We have to keep the client or the user at the heart of every part of the experience. Even simple factors such as doors and handles should always be made with the user in mind, and not necessarily the aesthetic.  BEST MOMENTS 'We're starting to see people more comfortable in speaking up' 'You only really find out about things when people start using them' 'That usability is so important' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com Thomas Sproston LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomassproston/?originalSubdomain=uk ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).  This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Colin talks to Thomas Sproston, the Managing Director of nit Ten Engineering and Westley Landowne Ltd, dedicated to occupational safety and helping business people solve complex problems. Thomas talks about the best ways of solving intricate problems, the value of the designer in ensuring safety and efficiency in complicated processes, and the importance of usability. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Safety procedures and efficiency should be a part of the process as far back as the design process. It's essential to liaise with designers from the outset.</li> <li>When we try to get to the bottom of complex health and safety problems, we must always take a holistic, organised approach.</li> <li>We have to keep the client or the user at the heart of every part of the experience. Even simple factors such as doors and handles should always be made with the user in mind, and not necessarily the aesthetic.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'We're starting to see people more comfortable in speaking up' 'You only really find out about things when people start using them' 'That usability is so important' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> Thomas Sproston LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomassproston/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomassproston/?originalSubdomain=uk</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

A Problem Solving Masterclass - with Thomas Sproston

Paul Ward

Paul Ward is a personal development coach with experience working with a variety of clients both in business and on a personal basis. Paul has an extensive background in management, both in-role and on an advisory basis, and has a no-nonsense approach to coaching. Paul joins Colin to discuss the importance of motivation when it comes to getting the best out of people, and the role that impactful systems and mindset play in the success of organisations. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Getting the best out of people isn't simply about hiring the right people and expecting them to fulfil their potential. There are always ways in which we can motivate further. Following a robust roadmap will always allow people to reach their potential in far more effective way. Always plan ahead and focus your aim. Being trained in coaching and NLP, and simply being curious, allow us to listen to what people are saying, and specifically identify the issues they're having. It's about being in tune with people. Businesses tend not be great at inductions, because it turns into a mere information dump that does not connect with people. It's a box-ticking exercise. It is our responsibility to make these interactions important and encourage challenge.  BEST MOMENTS 'You often find that you are the person who is in the way of progress' 'Too many people are hammering away at this Instagrammable world' 'It's not about having what you want, it's about wanting what you have' 'Our words are clothing for our thoughts' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com Blacktop Coaching - https://blacktopcoaching.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Paul Ward is a personal development coach with experience working with a variety of clients both in business and on a personal basis. Paul has an extensive background in management, both in-role and on an advisory basis, and has a no-nonsense approach to coaching. Paul joins Colin to discuss the importance of motivation when it comes to getting the best out of people, and the role that impactful systems and mindset play in the success of organisations. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Getting the best out of people isn't simply about hiring the right people and expecting them to fulfil their potential. There are always ways in which we can motivate further.</li> <li>Following a robust roadmap will always allow people to reach their potential in far more effective way. Always plan ahead and focus your aim.</li> <li>Being trained in coaching and NLP, and simply being curious, allow us to listen to what people are saying, and specifically identify the issues they're having. It's about being in tune with people.</li> <li>Businesses tend not be great at inductions, because it turns into a mere information dump that does not connect with people. It's a box-ticking exercise. It is our responsibility to make these interactions important and encourage challenge.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'You often find that you are the person who is in the way of progress' 'Too many people are hammering away at this Instagrammable world' 'It's not about having what you want, it's about wanting what you have' 'Our words are clothing for our thoughts' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> Blacktop Coaching - <a href="https://blacktopcoaching.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blacktopcoaching.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

The Key To Motivation and Mindset - with Paul Ward

Conrad Buckle is an Emergency Medicine Consultant with extensive local and international experience and interests, and whose passion is the development of high standards of Emergency Care and Disaster Management through interactive web-based learning and teaching, and new technology innovations. Conrad joins Colin this week to talk about what it's like to work on the significant end of a workplace accident or event, offering a unique perspective as part of the health system. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Health services are in regular close contact with poison and hazardous substance databases, so as to be able to offer the finest and swiftest care available in the event of an accident. The health workers transporting injury cases should always be armed with preliminary knowledge so as to be able to offer interim care. When accidents occur, tensions are heightened and adrenaline is usually high. We need to be aware and calm and send the people who will be of most use to the health workers at the other end. Staff exposure to hazardous substances is also a concern that must be focussed upon. Ventilation systems designed to eliminate contamination are used. Systems are vital.  BEST MOMENTS 'I've gotten used to asking what could have been done to prevent incidents' 'We continue off the first aid that was initially done' 'Most organisations have fairly decent systems in place' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com Conrad Buckle LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/conrad-kwesi-buckle-4b53769/?originalSubdomain=uk ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).  This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Conrad Buckle is an Emergency Medicine Consultant with extensive local and international experience and interests, and whose passion is the development of high standards of Emergency Care and Disaster Management through interactive web-based learning and teaching, and new technology innovations. Conrad joins Colin this week to talk about what it's like to work on the significant end of a workplace accident or event, offering a unique perspective as part of the health system. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Health services are in regular close contact with poison and hazardous substance databases, so as to be able to offer the finest and swiftest care available in the event of an accident.</li> <li>The health workers transporting injury cases should always be armed with preliminary knowledge so as to be able to offer interim care.</li> <li>When accidents occur, tensions are heightened and adrenaline is usually high. We need to be aware and calm and send the people who will be of most use to the health workers at the other end.</li> <li>Staff exposure to hazardous substances is also a concern that must be focussed upon. Ventilation systems designed to eliminate contamination are used. Systems are vital.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'I've gotten used to asking what could have been done to prevent incidents' 'We continue off the first aid that was initially done' 'Most organisations have fairly decent systems in place' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> Conrad Buckle LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/conrad-kwesi-buckle-4b53769/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/conrad-kwesi-buckle-4b53769/?originalSubdomain=uk</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Emergency Situations From An A&E Consultants Point Of View - with Conrad Buckle

Colin discusses the system we can put into place in order to make sure the lesser routines are taken care of, so that we can focus more upon the things that matter. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Safety Remotely is a system in place to help professionals to manage and get on top of the more tedious routines that must be dealt with. When the more tedious tasks are taken care of, we can focus more upon the things that matter, and the people out there at the sharp end of the business.  BEST MOMENTS 'We've got to continually challenge, and we have to continually push' 'You have to focus on what matters' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).  This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Colin discusses the system we can put into place in order to make sure the lesser routines are taken care of, so that we can focus more upon the things that matter. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Safety Remotely is a system in place to help professionals to manage and get on top of the more tedious routines that must be dealt with.</li> <li>When the more tedious tasks are taken care of, we can focus more upon the things that matter, and the people out there at the sharp end of the business.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'We've got to continually challenge, and we have to continually push' 'You have to focus on what matters' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Safety Remotely

There are many health and safety professionals who constantly preach about the safety message, but what makes this industry unique in the way it delivers this information? Colin talks about the professionalism in the industry, and asks some probing questions. KEY TAKEAWAYS  The health and safety sector is unique in that the message is constantly being put out there through any means necessary. By ridiculing and posting negatively about failings, we promote our unprofessional side. We must remains positive.  BEST MOMENTS 'When do you ever see a doctor posting a picture of somebody smoking?' 'We should be talking about solutions' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

There are many health and safety professionals who constantly preach about the safety message, but what makes this industry unique in the way it delivers this information? Colin talks about the professionalism in the industry, and asks some probing questions. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>The health and safety sector is unique in that the message is constantly being put out there through any means necessary.</li> <li>By ridiculing and posting negatively about failings, we promote our unprofessional side. We must remains positive.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'When do you ever see a doctor posting a picture of somebody smoking?' 'We should be talking about solutions' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Are We A Professional Profession?

We only have around 4000 weeks of life, and so making each one count is vital. In this episode, Colin talks about why it's crucial that we do all we can to make an impact during the time we have. KEY TAKEAWAYS  People fail every day by trying to follow to-do lists. It's time for us to look at it a new way, and build "what we've achieved" lists. Setting unrealistic goals are absolving people from responsibility. By placing deadlines far into the future, we shift responsibility onto who comes after us.  BEST MOMENTS ‘Rather than think about the things you have do, look back and reflect on what you've done' 'Every day, these goals prevent us from doing something' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

We only have around 4000 weeks of life, and so making each one count is vital. In this episode, Colin talks about why it's crucial that we do all we can to make an impact during the time we have. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>People fail every day by trying to follow to-do lists. It's time for us to look at it a new way, and build "what we've achieved" lists.</li> <li>Setting unrealistic goals are absolving people from responsibility. By placing deadlines far into the future, we shift responsibility onto who comes after us.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ‘Rather than think about the things you have do, look back and reflect on what you've done' 'Every day, these goals prevent us from doing something' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

It's Better To Have No Hope

How rounded are your skills? In this episode, Colin talks about how the skill sets you have need to match the words you're using to influence others. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Being able to talk and influence others is nothing unless we have the skills and abilities to back up what we're saying. Look at the skills we have and analyse the gap. Push forward with becoming a better communicator, but always make sure you have the technical prowess to back it up.  BEST MOMENTS 'It's no good if you're good at influencing if you don't have the technical knowledge to help them' 'If you can do that, then you're offering something of real value' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

How rounded are your skills? In this episode, Colin talks about how the skill sets you have need to match the words you're using to influence others. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Being able to talk and influence others is nothing unless we have the skills and abilities to back up what we're saying.</li> <li>Look at the skills we have and analyse the gap. Push forward with becoming a better communicator, but always make sure you have the technical prowess to back it up.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'It's no good if you're good at influencing if you don't have the technical knowledge to help them' 'If you can do that, then you're offering something of real value' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Do We Have The Rounded Skills To Influence?

Colin talks about how people get involved and employed in the Health and Safety Industry, how he became aHealth and Safety expert and mentor, and why particularly at this time more people should be joining the industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Rather than a retirement role, Colin took on his job with a vision to becoming a director of Health and safety. We should be employing talented operational staff in Health and Safety and then moving them back to operations so they can have a strong influence from a Health and safety perspective. We need to move industry forward by making sure the leaders of the future have been through the Health and Safety role.  BEST MOMENTS 'Prior to me getting involved it was very much about a role that people retired into.’ ‘And actually the people that have real potential to lead the business in the future, should they be coming into the Health and Safety role for a few years?’ ‘I’d love to hear from people  who have either done that in their careers or are looking to do that with the organisations that they can influence.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com Pete Rushmer - https://peterushmer.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).  This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Colin talks about how people get involved and employed in the Health and Safety Industry, how he became aHealth and Safety expert and mentor, and why particularly at this time more people should be joining the industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Rather than a retirement role, Colin took on his job with a vision to becoming a director of Health and safety.</li> <li>We should be employing talented operational staff in Health and Safety and then moving them back to operations so they can have a strong influence from a Health and safety perspective.</li> <li>We need to move industry forward by making sure the leaders of the future have been through the Health and Safety role.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'Prior to me getting involved it was very much about a role that people retired into.’ ‘And actually the people that have real potential to lead the business in the future, should they be coming into the Health and Safety role for a few years?’ ‘I’d love to hear from people  who have either done that in their careers or are looking to do that with the organisations that they can influence.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> Pete Rushmer - <a href="https://peterushmer.com/a-half-dozen-things-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://peterushmer.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Do We Employ the Wrong People into the Health and Safety Role?

This week, Colin joins Pete Rushmer of Fleet Geeks, to talk about the benefits of peer-to-peer groups, and how being a part of a community can help us to overcome doubts, find inspiration, and aid in the challenges we face as part of the business world. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Sharing your wins and discussing your setbacks with likeminded people can help us to view events from a different perspective. You can't solve a problem with the same thinking that caused the problem. Gaining the views of others can unlock whole new ways of working. The problems that we face are most often not solve through solutions, but by asking questions. Only by identifying this root cause can guidance begin.  BEST MOMENTS 'Every single week we talk about the wins' 'We have people that are so giving' 'Not only do we celebrate success, but we give people a chance to talk about their issues' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449 Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.com Pete Rushmer - https://peterushmer.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).  This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

This week, Colin joins Pete Rushmer of Fleet Geeks, to talk about the benefits of peer-to-peer groups, and how being a part of a community can help us to overcome doubts, find inspiration, and aid in the challenges we face as part of the business world. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Sharing your wins and discussing your setbacks with likeminded people can help us to view events from a different perspective.</li> <li>You can't solve a problem with the same thinking that caused the problem. Gaining the views of others can unlock whole new ways of working.</li> <li>The problems that we face are most often not solve through solutions, but by asking questions. Only by identifying this root cause can guidance begin.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS 'Every single week we talk about the wins' 'We have people that are so giving' 'Not only do we celebrate success, but we give people a chance to talk about their issues' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449</a> Project Mollitiam - <a href="https://www.projectmollitiam.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.projectmollitiam.com</a> Pete Rushmer - <a href="https://peterushmer.com/a-half-dozen-things-podcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://peterushmer.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

The Value Of Peer-to-Peer Groups - with Pete Rushmer

Welcome to the Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, brought to you in partnership with Safety FM! A lot of people see health and safety as a really boring subject. Too much red tape, too many systems and procedures. A lot of things getting stopped by the safety police. Colin brings a different take on this; Ok at times it is still serious but Colin brings the topic to life in an interesting and challenging way. If you are serious about making a difference to your team then this podcast will help you run some great health and safety initiatives. A mix up of short messages, top interviews, opinions and great practical advice. Out twice a week Colin’s different takes on this subject will surprise you, annoy you, make you laugh and cry and remember if you are boring then don’t bother listening. Whether you’re a leader, senior manager, at the sharp end or a health and safety professional there is something here for you. Colin’s mantra is to make health and safety as important as everything else you do because that is what he believes. Thanks for taking the time to check this out

Welcome to the Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, brought to you in partnership with Safety FM! A lot of people see health and safety as a really boring subject. Too much red tape, too many systems and procedures. A lot of things getting stopped by the safety police. Colin brings a different take on this; Ok at times it is still serious but Colin brings the topic to life in an interesting and challenging way. If you are serious about making a difference to your team then this podcast will help you run some great health and safety initiatives. A mix up of short messages, top interviews, opinions and great practical advice. Out twice a week Colin’s different takes on this subject will surprise you, annoy you, make you laugh and cry and remember if you are boring then don’t bother listening. Whether you’re a leader, senior manager, at the sharp end or a health and safety professional there is something here for you. Colin’s mantra is to make health and safety as important as everything else you do because that is what he believes. Thanks for taking the time to check this out

The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast

In this episode of The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast, Colin explains the processes and steps you should take to assess the chemicals and substances used by employees in the work place following the COSHH legal guidelines. Just because a substance can affect people’s health, this does not mean they cannot but used. We must simply control them to minimise health risks to workers, in turn minimising the high costs of prosecutions, civil action &amp; loss of earnings derived from ill health.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Hazardous substances must first be deemed necessary and that there are no safer alternatives. It is vital that the employees are protected from the effects of these substances.     Begin by having a look around the business to identify the substances used in the business and create a list to determine what is being used. Colin shares how you can quickly attain the required safety data sheets required by COSHH law.   How can these substances harm me? What happens if I ingest it? What happens if I get it on my skin? What happens if the substance is spilt or catches fire? This is all key information required to control substances and ensure workers have the correct PPE and training to handle and the substances safely and effectively.    You need to check to ensure the control measures in place are effective. Colin recommends carrying out a health surveillance on employees is the best way to identify if any employees have any ongoing health issues which could be affected by the hazardous substances.    Consider putting an emergency procedure in place in case of a severe spillage or the worst case scenario was to occur. Your health and safety professional could help create a simple and straight forward plan to protect the employee’s health.   Best Moments  ‘You need to go to your supplier and ask for the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)’  ‘Check to see if people have dermatitis, check to see if people’s lung function has been reduced’   ‘If you’ve got a good understanding of the significant substances in the workplace, good control measures then you’re going to be a good place’  ‘Identify the substances, have a good look around, get rid of what you don’t need’  ‘Have a good process for dealing with spillages, for dealing with emergencies if these substances do get released’    Host Bio:  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.   Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.   He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this episode of The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast, Colin explains the processes and steps you should take to assess the chemicals and substances used by employees in the work place following the COSHH legal guidelines. Just because a substance can affect people’s health, this does not mean they cannot but used. We must simply control them to minimise health risks to workers, in turn minimising the high costs of prosecutions, civil action &amp; loss of earnings derived from ill health.   KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Hazardous substances must first be deemed necessary and that there are no safer alternatives. It is vital that the employees are protected from the effects of these substances.  </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Begin by having a look around the business to identify the substances used in the business and create a list to determine what is being used. Colin shares how you can quickly attain the required safety data sheets required by COSHH law.  </li> <li>How can these substances harm me? What happens if I ingest it? What happens if I get it on my skin? What happens if the substance is spilt or catches fire? This is all key information required to control substances and ensure workers have the correct PPE and training to handle and the substances safely and effectively.   </li> <li>You need to check to ensure the control measures in place are effective. Colin recommends carrying out a health surveillance on employees is the best way to identify if any employees have any ongoing health issues which could be affected by the hazardous substances.   </li> <li>Consider putting an emergency procedure in place in case of a severe spillage or the worst case scenario was to occur. Your health and safety professional could help create a simple and straight forward plan to protect the employee’s health. </li> </ul> Best Moments ‘You need to go to your supplier and ask for the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)’ ‘Check to see if people have dermatitis, check to see if people’s lung function has been reduced’  ‘If you’ve got a good understanding of the significant substances in the workplace, good control measures then you’re going to be a good place’ ‘Identify the substances, have a good look around, get rid of what you don’t need’ ‘Have a good process for dealing with spillages, for dealing with emergencies if these substances do get released’  Host Bio: ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.   Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.   He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Controlling Hazardous Substances

In todays episode, Colin discusses Shit Jobs. Colin asks if you can really say that you are doing everything you can, to improve Health and Safety in the work place?   If you can say yes to this, he congratulates you! But the reason he asks is, commonly people will do a great job most of the time.. but occasionally let it slide.   How often do you think about your colleagues, and what they have to do on a daily/weekly basis? How about how they do the jobs?   Do you have any Shit Jobs on-site that you are relieved you personally don’t have to complete?  Listen in to Colin and have a think about your Shit Jobs but more importantly, what makes them a Shit Job? And is this unsafe and/or unhealthy?   “It was shit and, in hindsight, it was wrong”-Colin Nottage   Colin implores you to have a sitdown with colleagues and employees and discuss who has the worst job? What are the Shit jobs?  What can you do, as a business, to change this? How can you make this nicer? Better? and safer?  “A shit job today could be an ‘oh shit’ moment tomorrow”-Colin Nottage ABOUT HOSTColin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In todays episode, Colin discusses Shit Jobs. Colin asks if you can really say that you are doing everything you can, to improve Health and Safety in the work place? If you can say yes to this, he congratulates you! But the reason he asks is, commonly people will do a great job most of the time.. but occasionally let it slide. How often do you think about your colleagues, and what they have to do on a daily/weekly basis? How about how they do the jobs? Do you have any Shit Jobs on-site that you are relieved you personally don’t have to complete?  Listen in to Colin and have a think about your Shit Jobs but more importantly, what makes them a Shit Job? And is this unsafe and/or unhealthy? “It was shit and, in hindsight, it was wrong” -Colin Nottage Colin implores you to have a sitdown with colleagues and employees and discuss who has the worst job? What are the Shit jobs?  What can you do, as a business, to change this? How can you make this nicer? Better? and safer?  “A shit job today could be an ‘oh shit’ moment tomorrow” -Colin Nottage ABOUT HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Shit Jobs - How do we Manage Them Out of The Workplace?

In this episode of The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast, Colin covers a subject which doesn’t usually come to mind when performing health and safety procedures, and that is Driving At Work. Colin explains how driving can be one of the most hazardous activities an employee can undertake and shares the necessary checks and measures required for your company to be in compliance with the law.  KEY TAKEAWAYS   The first step is to check driving at work is included in your company’s policies and procedures. The 5 key questions you should ask yourself:     Does your health &amp; safety statement cover road safety?     Is there a top-level commitment to work-related road safety?     Do you have adequate safety systems to allow you to manage work-related road safety effectively?     Do you monitor performance to ensure your policy is effective?     Have you undertaken a risk assessment?     Ensure your drivers are competent and sufficient to drive safely, perform health assessments and check their driving records, even if they are using their personal car for work-related activity.   Checks to ensure all company vehicles are fit for use, are they being properly maintained? Do they have valid MOTs? Lorries should be checked every 6-8 weeks minimum.   Consider the route your drivers need to take. If they covering long distances, limiting driving hours and providing a hotel room for the night is a sure safe way to prevent falling asleep at the wheel. Consider providing additional training for the drivers who cover the most mileage.  Have a procedure in place in case of emergencies, make sure the staff know what to do in case the vehicles break down or have an accident.      BEST MOMENTS  ‘Report any vehicle defects and don’t drive defective vehicles, have the confidence to say no’  ‘Driving at work is an important part of running business, so let’s make sure we get good systems in place’   ‘It’s estimated that up to a third of all traffic accidents involve somebody who is at work at the time’  ‘Some prescription drugs can have an adverse effect on people’s ability to drive’  ‘My advice is switch phones off when you’re driving’   HOST BIO  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into Industry.   Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.   He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this episode of The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast, Colin covers a subject which doesn’t usually come to mind when performing health and safety procedures, and that is Driving At Work. Colin explains how driving can be one of the most hazardous activities an employee can undertake and shares the necessary checks and measures required for your company to be in compliance with the law.  KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>The first step is to check driving at work is included in your company’s policies and procedures. The 5 key questions you should ask yourself:  </li> </ul> <ol> <li>Does your health &amp; safety statement cover road safety?  </li> </ol> <ol> <li>Is there a top-level commitment to work-related road safety?  </li> </ol> <ol> <li>Do you have adequate safety systems to allow you to manage work-related road safety effectively?  </li> </ol> <ol> <li>Do you monitor performance to ensure your policy is effective?  </li> </ol> <ol> <li>Have you undertaken a risk assessment?  </li> </ol> <ul> <li>Ensure your drivers are competent and sufficient to drive safely, perform health assessments and check their driving records, even if they are using their personal car for work-related activity.  </li> <li>Checks to ensure all company vehicles are fit for use, are they being properly maintained? Do they have valid MOTs? Lorries should be checked every 6-8 weeks minimum.  </li> <li>Consider the route your drivers need to take. If they covering long distances, limiting driving hours and providing a hotel room for the night is a sure safe way to prevent falling asleep at the wheel. Consider providing additional training for the drivers who cover the most mileage. </li> <li>Have a procedure in place in case of emergencies, make sure the staff know what to do in case the vehicles break down or have an accident.  </li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ‘Report any vehicle defects and don’t drive defective vehicles, have the confidence to say no’ ‘Driving at work is an important part of running business, so let’s make sure we get good systems in place’  ‘It’s estimated that up to a third of all traffic accidents involve somebody who is at work at the time’ ‘Some prescription drugs can have an adverse effect on people’s ability to drive’ ‘My advice is switch phones off when you’re driving’ HOST BIO ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into Industry.   Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.   He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Driving at Work

Welcome to the next episode of The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast! In today’s episode, your host Colin Nottage discusses how it’s great when Health &amp; Safety is going right in your business. However, it is easy to become complacent and relaxed and you may be letting your business down.   Colin argues this is when you should challenge things when they are going well. This is when you should take the time to look more closely at how your employees are operating to make sure you are keeping them accountable, but also that they are not letting you down by risking their health or others wellbeing.   Colin recalls anecdotal evidence from his time at an industrial plant in Wales to drive this point home, and encourages you to take the burden away from employees reporting dangers to yourself and ask your business and team  “How do you ‘do’ your job?”  and then listen to the answers. You may confirm that everything is as it should be, above board and compliant (which is great!). However, you may also find there are previously missed hazards or dangers that your employees are just ‘coping’ with. Colin says you need to find these and challenge yourself to stop them happening   “It gives you a fantastic opportunity … to just challenge it… If the downside is you discover what one of these people does, then it gives you an opportunity to stop it happening. You don’t want to be looking at it after…Hindsight is 20:20, actually have that foresight”-Colin Nottage  ABOUT HOSTColin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Welcome to the next episode of The Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast! In today’s episode, your host Colin Nottage discusses how it’s great when Health &amp; Safety is going right in your business. However, it is easy to become complacent and relaxed and you may be letting your business down. Colin argues this is when you should challenge things when they are going well. This is when you should take the time to look more closely at how your employees are operating to make sure you are keeping them accountable, but also that they are not letting you down by risking their health or others wellbeing. Colin recalls anecdotal evidence from his time at an industrial plant in Wales to drive this point home, and encourages you to take the burden away from employees reporting dangers to yourself and ask your business and team  “How do you ‘do’ your job?”  and then listen to the answers. You may confirm that everything is as it should be, above board and compliant (which is great!). However, you may also find there are previously missed hazards or dangers that your employees are just ‘coping’ with. Colin says you need to find these and challenge yourself to stop them happening  “It gives you a fantastic opportunity … to just challenge it… If the downside is you discover what one of these people does, then it gives you an opportunity to stop it happening. You don’t want to be looking at it after…Hindsight is 20:20, actually have that foresight” -Colin Nottage ABOUT HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Look at Your Business When Things Are Going Right

In this Safety Short, Colin returns from his holiday in Croatia and reflects on the following;  “How well do you challenge your staff/employees to make sure they take their holiday/paid time off?”  Colin used to run a team of H&amp;S advisors (almost 30 people at one time!) and he describes the all too common excuses “I am too busy too take holiday!”, that people martyr their PTO, breaks and annual leave; thinking it makes them ‘a hero’ because they haven’t taken the break.  If you are not organised enough and do not treat the holiday as something that is really important to you as an individual, Colin argues you are making a bad decision (and then what other bad decisions are you making for the business elsewhere?) You should challenge this; make sure your employees and staff get a chance to take time away from the business and be able to reflect, to get those batteries full again and be ready and refreshed  “Don’t take ‘being too busy’ as an excuse; It’s not good enough” HOST BIO  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into Industry.   Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.   He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this Safety Short, Colin returns from his holiday in Croatia and reflects on the following;  “How well do you challenge your staff/employees to make sure they take their holiday/paid time off?” Colin used to run a team of H&amp;S advisors (almost 30 people at one time!) and he describes the all too common excuses “I am too busy too take holiday!”, that people martyr their PTO, breaks and annual leave; thinking it makes them ‘a hero’ because they haven’t taken the break.  If you are not organised enough and do not treat the holiday as something that is really important to you as an individual, Colin argues you are making a bad decision (and then what other bad decisions are you making for the business elsewhere?) You should challenge this; make sure your employees and staff get a chance to take time away from the business and be able to reflect, to get those batteries full again and be ready and refreshed  “Don’t take ‘being too busy’ as an excuse; It’s not good enough” HOST BIO ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into Industry.   Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.   He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Safety Short - Dont Accept "I'm Too Busy" as a Reason...

Welcome to the Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast! In todays episode, Colin discusses the how you manage risk in your business? Colin suggests the businesses that are truly successful, are the businesses that understand and control the risks within their businesses and if you can get a great understanding of these two things, you will also be successful! Colin also states that you should leverage the experiences, skills and inside knowledge of your employees when looking at Health and Safety within you business. Colins Challenge; "How well do you understand how things are done 'well' in your business? Do you really get what goes on in your business; how people manage their day-to-day activities?" Colin wants you to have a think about this, spend more time focussing on it and speaking to those who are doing the tasks at hand (looking for the good, learning from it and implementing it) HOST BIO  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.   Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.   He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Welcome to the Interesting Health &amp; Safety Podcast! In todays episode, Colin discusses the how you manage risk in your business? Colin suggests the businesses that are truly successful, are the businesses that understand and control the risks within their businesses and if you can get a great understanding of these two things, you will also be successful! Colin also states that you should leverage the experiences, skills and inside knowledge of your employees when looking at Health and Safety within you business. Colins Challenge; "How well do you understand how things are done 'well' in your business? Do you really get what goes on in your business; how people manage their day-to-day activities?" Colin wants you to have a think about this, spend more time focussing on it and speaking to those who are doing the tasks at hand (looking for the good, learning from it and implementing it) HOST BIO ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.   Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought after health and safety speaker and trainer.   He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Understanding How we do Things Around Here

In this episode of The Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, Colin reflects on the last 99 episodes in preparation for the big 100th episode milestone! In this episode Colin discuss if we should ditch the term ‘Health and Safety’. Looking into how the word ‘safety’ has greater use and meaning than ‘health’ in the industry and distilling what our industry covers to understand how it may evolve in the future. Is it time to start thinking about Health and Safety differently? And how can we move our industry forward in the future? ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this episode of The Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, Colin reflects on the last 99 episodes in preparation for the big 100th episode milestone! In this episode Colin discuss if we should ditch the term ‘Health and Safety’. Looking into how the word ‘safety’ has greater use and meaning than ‘health’ in the industry and distilling what our industry covers to understand how it may evolve in the future. Is it time to start thinking about Health and Safety differently? And how can we move our industry forward in the future? ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Should We Ditch The Term 'Health And Safety'?

In this week’s show, Colin chats to Anna Gaughey and Philippa Breckon of Penshaw View, a family-run company delivering high quality health and safety training and consultancy nationwide. Anna has recently become the first person to become a safety, health and environmental apprentice. Along with Philippa, they discuss the ways in which this new qualification is shaking up the industry, tailoring better-suited skills to individual organisations, and thereby enhancing the effectiveness of H&amp;S across the country. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Many of the qualifications out there are not tailored to each individual workplace. With the apprenticeship, skills and qualifications can be better tailored to each organisation, and the results are remarkable. The apprenticeship is very much project-based, and under constant review to ensure the knowledge is the latest available. By employing a one-to-one training method, each candidate can better prepare for the assessment. The apprenticeship has opened up new channels of communication, and has rapidly expanded Anna’s knowledge base, leading to a greater sense of confidence. We cannot achieve this element without practical, on-the-job experience. Many young people seem to be drawn to the health and safety sector. Seeing the next generation taking such an interest gives hope to the future of safety in the workplace.  BEST MOMENTS ’So far we’ve got a 100% success rate’  ‘It’s allowed us, as a business, to grow, and to continue to grow’  ‘It’s given me the foot in the door that I never would have got’  ‘Health and safety is everyone’s responsibility'  VALUABLE RESOURCES Penshaw View - https://penshawview.co.uk Anna Gaughey LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-gaughey-185267153/?originalSubdomain=uk Philippa Breckon LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippa-breckon-0851b481/?originalSubdomain=uk ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this week’s show, Colin chats to Anna Gaughey and Philippa Breckon of Penshaw View, a family-run company delivering high quality health and safety training and consultancy nationwide. Anna has recently become the first person to become a safety, health and environmental apprentice. Along with Philippa, they discuss the ways in which this new qualification is shaking up the industry, tailoring better-suited skills to individual organisations, and thereby enhancing the effectiveness of H&amp;S across the country. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Many of the qualifications out there are not tailored to each individual workplace. With the apprenticeship, skills and qualifications can be better tailored to each organisation, and the results are remarkable.</li> <li>The apprenticeship is very much project-based, and under constant review to ensure the knowledge is the latest available. By employing a one-to-one training method, each candidate can better prepare for the assessment.</li> <li>The apprenticeship has opened up new channels of communication, and has rapidly expanded Anna’s knowledge base, leading to a greater sense of confidence. We cannot achieve this element without practical, on-the-job experience.</li> <li>Many young people seem to be drawn to the health and safety sector. Seeing the next generation taking such an interest gives hope to the future of safety in the workplace.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ’So far we’ve got a 100% success rate’ ‘It’s allowed us, as a business, to grow, and to continue to grow’ ‘It’s given me the foot in the door that I never would have got’ ‘Health and safety is everyone’s responsibility' VALUABLE RESOURCES Penshaw View - <a href="https://penshawview.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://penshawview.co.uk</a> Anna Gaughey LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-gaughey-185267153/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-gaughey-185267153/?originalSubdomain=uk</a> Philippa Breckon LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippa-breckon-0851b481/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/philippa-breckon-0851b481/?originalSubdomain=uk</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

A chat with Anna  and Phillipa - SHE apprenticeships

In this episode of The Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, Colin gives shares with us a better definition of ‘Risk’. Colin asks us to consider the true meaning of ‘Hazard’ and ‘Risk’, a Hazard being something that can cause you harm. A ‘Risk’ is how CLOSE you are to the hazard. Calculating risk has been seen as a linear process for too long, risk needs to be seen as dynamic and ever changing. Risk assessment needs to be a constant evaluation through all stages of business.       ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this episode of The Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, Colin gives shares with us a better definition of ‘Risk’. Colin asks us to consider the true meaning of ‘Hazard’ and ‘Risk’, a Hazard being something that can cause you harm. A ‘Risk’ is how CLOSE you are to the hazard. Calculating risk has been seen as a linear process for too long, risk needs to be seen as dynamic and ever changing. Risk assessment needs to be a constant evaluation through all stages of business.     ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

A Better Definition of Risk

Clive Lloyd

Colin is joined by Clive Lloyd, a specialist in psychological safety and how to build and maintain trust in the workplace.  Clive has joined Colin to discuss the many ways in which companies can engender trust, and by doing so increase aversion to risk in their own workplaces. KEY TAKEAWAYS  There are no better predictors of workplace safety than trust and mistrust, and yet most companies do not embrace it, as they see it as too vague and indistinct. By opening our minds to new ideas and input from those around us, we awaken perceptions to which we may not otherwise have had access. When it comes to health and safety, we should rely less upon opinions and entirely upon data and fact. There can be no room for conjecture. If we have successfully implemented a culture by where people feel comfortable enough to raise concerns and speak out, then safety becomes a natural byproduct.  BEST MOMENTS ’Trust is still viewed as touchy-feely psychobabble stuff’  ‘We’re all entitled to opinions, but what we’re not entitled to are our own facts’  ‘I focus on doing work well, and doing work reliably’  ’The effective use of questions is one of the most powerful tools we have'  VALUABLE RESOURCES GYST Consulting - https://www.gystconsulting.com.au/clive-lloyd/ Clive Lloyd At GYST - https://www.gystconsulting.com.au/clive-lloyd/ ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Colin is joined by Clive Lloyd, a specialist in psychological safety and how to build and maintain trust in the workplace.  Clive has joined Colin to discuss the many ways in which companies can engender trust, and by doing so increase aversion to risk in their own workplaces. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>There are no better predictors of workplace safety than trust and mistrust, and yet most companies do not embrace it, as they see it as too vague and indistinct.</li> <li>By opening our minds to new ideas and input from those around us, we awaken perceptions to which we may not otherwise have had access.</li> <li>When it comes to health and safety, we should rely less upon opinions and entirely upon data and fact. There can be no room for conjecture.</li> <li>If we have successfully implemented a culture by where people feel comfortable enough to raise concerns and speak out, then safety becomes a natural byproduct.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ’Trust is still viewed as touchy-feely psychobabble stuff’ ‘We’re all entitled to opinions, but what we’re not entitled to are our own facts’ ‘I focus on doing work well, and doing work reliably’ ’The effective use of questions is one of the most powerful tools we have' VALUABLE RESOURCES GYST Consulting - <a href="https://www.gystconsulting.com.au/clive-lloyd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gystconsulting.com.au/clive-lloyd/</a> Clive Lloyd At GYST - <a href="https://www.gystconsulting.com.au/clive-lloyd/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gystconsulting.com.au/clive-lloyd/</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Clive Lloyd - Psychological Safety and Trust

In this episode of the Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, Colin discusses the prospect of returning to work from lockdown. How to you manage and protect your workers to keep them safe as the country recovers. This is not just the physical aspects of safety such as equipment or distancing, but also the psychological aspects of safety. Most people will have been through an incredibly tough time during lockdown and may be anxious to return to work. Your business may have transformed during lockdown, it’s important to look at the key tasks that require doing, bringing back the most essential people first. Having a gradual induction back into the business is key to getting the business back onto its feet.   ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this episode of the Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, Colin discusses the prospect of returning to work from lockdown. How to you manage and protect your workers to keep them safe as the country recovers. This is not just the physical aspects of safety such as equipment or distancing, but also the psychological aspects of safety. Most people will have been through an incredibly tough time during lockdown and may be anxious to return to work. Your business may have transformed during lockdown, it’s important to look at the key tasks that require doing, bringing back the most essential people first. Having a gradual induction back into the business is key to getting the business back onto its feet. ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Returning To Work with Covid-19

Todd Conklin

Todd Conklin is the host of one of the world’s most popular podcasts centred around Health &amp; Safety - The Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast - and through his tireless efforts in promoting the cause, he has been called to speak and mentor around the globe. Todd joins Colin to discuss the world of health and safety, how it’s changed now that COVID-19 has taken its toll, and what the sector will look like going forward. KEY TAKEAWAYS  The current crisis comes in three sections: disease, economic and psychological. It is highly likely that working life will change forever in its wake. Too many in the health and safety industry are tackling the challenges the wrong way round. We need to concentrate more on the higher echelons of business, which will cause a ripple effect downwards. Despite views to the contrary, workers at ground level are very good at keeping themselves safe, and are constantly trying to be safer. Rules shouldn’t be things we penalise people for breaking. Rules should be the jumping off point for studying practices that need improvement. In life in general, we do not consider the element of risk. We are driven by the absence of controls. In the workplace we are far too interested in what not to do, instead of how we can do things better.  BEST MOMENTS ‘Workers aren’t the problem. Workers are the solution’  ‘We created efficiencies. We’re going back to workplace that’s going to be built on resilience’  ’The most important tool we have is generosity’  ’Nobody comes to work wanting to have an accident'  VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837  Todd Conklin LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-conklin-64b8a8a/ The Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast - https://preaccidentpodcast.podbean.com ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Todd Conklin is the host of one of the world’s most popular podcasts centred around Health &amp; Safety - The Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast - and through his tireless efforts in promoting the cause, he has been called to speak and mentor around the globe. Todd joins Colin to discuss the world of health and safety, how it’s changed now that COVID-19 has taken its toll, and what the sector will look like going forward. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>The current crisis comes in three sections: disease, economic and psychological. It is highly likely that working life will change forever in its wake.</li> <li>Too many in the health and safety industry are tackling the challenges the wrong way round. We need to concentrate more on the higher echelons of business, which will cause a ripple effect downwards.</li> <li>Despite views to the contrary, workers at ground level are very good at keeping themselves safe, and are constantly trying to be safer.</li> <li>Rules shouldn’t be things we penalise people for breaking. Rules should be the jumping off point for studying practices that need improvement.</li> <li>In life in general, we do not consider the element of risk. We are driven by the absence of controls. In the workplace we are far too interested in what not to do, instead of how we can do things better.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ‘Workers aren’t the problem. Workers are the solution’ ‘We created efficiencies. We’re going back to workplace that’s going to be built on resilience’ ’The most important tool we have is generosity’ ’Nobody comes to work wanting to have an accident' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837</a> Todd Conklin LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-conklin-64b8a8a/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/todd-conklin-64b8a8a/</a> The Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast - <a href="https://preaccidentpodcast.podbean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://preaccidentpodcast.podbean.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Todd Conklin - challenging the future direction of health and safety

In this episode of The Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, Colin explains the importance of finding opportunity out of adversity. During this corona virus pandemic, people are forced to live their lives differently. Some people still have to go to work and be exposed whilst others are locked down in their own homes. Colin reflects on how he has been making the most of lockdown and how he is done more work than usual without even leaving the house. Colin has even created new business practices through technology that he plans to keep implementing after the pandemic is over! Colin encourages us to challenge the ways that we work to allow ourselves to free up more time for the important things in life. How can you take this opportunity to better yourself and create new habits that will improve your life during and after the pandemic. ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).  This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this episode of The Interesting Health and Safety Podcast, Colin explains the importance of finding opportunity out of adversity. During this corona virus pandemic, people are forced to live their lives differently. Some people still have to go to work and be exposed whilst others are locked down in their own homes. Colin reflects on how he has been making the most of lockdown and how he is done more work than usual without even leaving the house. Colin has even created new business practices through technology that he plans to keep implementing after the pandemic is over! Colin encourages us to challenge the ways that we work to allow ourselves to free up more time for the important things in life. How can you take this opportunity to better yourself and create new habits that will improve your life during and after the pandemic. ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Finding Opportunity in Adversity

Phil Redmond

It’s another insightful conversation this week as Colin talks to Phil Redmond of the Institute Of Quarrying and formerly Hanson Aggregates, and who is now with Lehigh Hanson, and whose role is to make sure the company is the best it can possibly be. As such, Phil is supremely knowledgeable about health and safety issues, as well as other concerns and issues that can often hold a company back in terms of progress. In the first part of their fascinating conversation, Phil discusses how the industry is moving beyond physical conditions, the biggest changes he’s seen in the last thirty years, and the ways in which Phil and Colin have had a hand in helping the industry to grow and evolve. KEY TAKEAWAYS  For Phil, the biggest change in health and safety since he began thirty years ago, is the move to be more collaborative between operatives and supervisory managers.     We should always lead by example. When people see positive change occur, they are far more likely to push for positive change themselves.     In all industries, but especially in the quarry industry, you can never entirely eliminate risk. Instead we should see it, embrace it, and try to make it a part of everything we do.     The ability to identify a hazard is a very personal skill. Familiarity is a dangerous buffer sometimes. A person who has worked in an environment for a long time may have become numb to the hazards all around them, and so when risk is determined by someone, it becomes a personal experience.     Communication is critical in the industry, not just in transmitting the hazards of quarrying to the workers, but also to communicate these concerns to the next generation of leaders, who will take the industry onward.     One of the biggest victories scored by the quarrying industry is that the working environment they have shaped and created is attracting new talent of all backgrounds and sexes, meaning that it has become extraordinarily progressive.  BEST MOMENTS ’The industry now is vastly different to the one we started in’  ‘Can you imagine us thirty years ago having a conversation about mental health? It just wouldn’t have been on the agenda’  ‘It wasn’t that I broke the rules. I was broken as an individual’  ‘Many people will put their hands up because they see the outcome of consultation’  ‘Experienced; not old!’  VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837  Phil Redmond LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-redmond-b6136927/?originalSubdomain=uk Lehigh Hanson - https://www.lehighhanson.com  ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

It’s another insightful conversation this week as Colin talks to Phil Redmond of the Institute Of Quarrying and formerly Hanson Aggregates, and who is now with Lehigh Hanson, and whose role is to make sure the company is the best it can possibly be. As such, Phil is supremely knowledgeable about health and safety issues, as well as other concerns and issues that can often hold a company back in terms of progress. In the first part of their fascinating conversation, Phil discusses how the industry is moving beyond physical conditions, the biggest changes he’s seen in the last thirty years, and the ways in which Phil and Colin have had a hand in helping the industry to grow and evolve. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>For Phil, the biggest change in health and safety since he began thirty years ago, is the move to be more collaborative between operatives and supervisory managers.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>We should always lead by example. When people see positive change occur, they are far more likely to push for positive change themselves.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>In all industries, but especially in the quarry industry, you can never entirely eliminate risk. Instead we should see it, embrace it, and try to make it a part of everything we do.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The ability to identify a hazard is a very personal skill. Familiarity is a dangerous buffer sometimes. A person who has worked in an environment for a long time may have become numb to the hazards all around them, and so when risk is determined by someone, it becomes a personal experience.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Communication is critical in the industry, not just in transmitting the hazards of quarrying to the workers, but also to communicate these concerns to the next generation of leaders, who will take the industry onward.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>One of the biggest victories scored by the quarrying industry is that the working environment they have shaped and created is attracting new talent of all backgrounds and sexes, meaning that it has become extraordinarily progressive.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ’The industry now is vastly different to the one we started in’ ‘Can you imagine us thirty years ago having a conversation about mental health? It just wouldn’t have been on the agenda’ ‘It wasn’t that I broke the rules. I was broken as an individual’ ‘Many people will put their hands up because they see the outcome of consultation’ ‘Experienced; not old!’  VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837</a> Phil Redmond LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-redmond-b6136927/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-redmond-b6136927/?originalSubdomain=uk</a> Lehigh Hanson - <a href="https://www.lehighhanson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.lehighhanson.com</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

The Roles We Play In Changing The Industry For The Better – with Phil Redmond: Part 1

In today's episode. Colin wants to know;  “Is it ever right that ‘no’ isn’t the right answer? ”    Colin recalls of his time in the Shetland islands! Whilst on the Shetland islands, Colin calls back to seeing a team replacing machinery components and how the weather impacted the job at hand. In voicing his concerns to the site manager at the time, Colin asked: “Why are you letting them work out here; the weather is so bad?” To which he received the following reply; “If we don’t do it, it will never get done; the weather is like this all the time” You have to work around the environment you are in; it is just another variable in your risk assessment. Delaying could cause work to take weeks to be completed. Even in harsh environments (be it arid, damp, cold or hot); ‘stuff’ still needs to happen. Maintenance doesn’t sleep and is it really safe to leave it?   ABOUT HOST  Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’  This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.  Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer.  He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)     This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In today's episode. Colin wants to know; <blockquote> “Is it ever right that ‘no’ isn’t the right answer? ” </blockquote> Colin recalls of his time in the Shetland islands! Whilst on the Shetland islands, Colin calls back to seeing a team replacing machinery components and how the weather impacted the job at hand. In voicing his concerns to the site manager at the time, Colin asked: “Why are you letting them work out here; the weather is so bad?” To which he received the following reply; “If we don’t do it, it will never get done; the weather is like this all the time” You have to work around the environment you are in; it is just another variable in your risk assessment. Delaying could cause work to take weeks to be completed. Even in harsh environments (be it arid, damp, cold or hot); ‘stuff’ still needs to happen. Maintenance doesn’t sleep and is it really safe to leave it? ABOUT HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’  This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.  Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer.  He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)  This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Can saying No Sometimes be Impossible?

This is a concise and hugely useful guide to assessing, recognising and controlling noise in the workplace.  Colin shares some great advice and provides a step by step process that will ensure any business can effectively manage and control noise in the workplace. Listen in and find out how you can be effective in controlling noise in your workplace.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Undertake a noise assessment  You can do this with an App – to ascertain a general indication of levels but having an in-depth noise level assessment will help you to understand in detail any areas of concern.  Who is affected by the noise?    It’s not just about the level of noise its also about the length of time people are exposed  When the assessment is made any levels must be ‘weighted up’ to take into account the amount of time someone is exposed to the noise level whilst they are in the workplace  If the amount of time is calculated then you have accurate information about the level and potential impact.  Get the right control measures in place to minimise the noise level at the source  If you cant encapsulate the noise or remove it the person in the area will need to wear some type of hearing protection    BEST MOMENTS  ‘These bring the noise level down by 30 -35 decibels you need to get the right hearing protection for the problem’  ‘Having clear information so that people can effectively take action’  ‘In lots of cases, noise assessment reports are put into a drawer and never looked at again’   ABOUT HOST  Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’  This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.  Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer.  He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

This is a concise and hugely useful guide to assessing, recognising and controlling noise in the workplace.  Colin shares some great advice and provides a step by step process that will ensure any business can effectively manage and control noise in the workplace. Listen in and find out how you can be effective in controlling noise in your workplace.  KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Undertake a noise assessment </li> <li>You can do this with an App – to ascertain a general indication of levels but having an in-depth noise level assessment will help you to understand in detail any areas of concern. </li> <li>Who is affected by the noise? </li> </ul> <ul> <li>It’s not just about the level of noise its also about the length of time people are exposed </li> <li>When the assessment is made any levels must be ‘weighted up’ to take into account the amount of time someone is exposed to the noise level whilst they are in the workplace </li> <li>If the amount of time is calculated then you have accurate information about the level and potential impact. </li> <li>Get the right control measures in place to minimise the noise level at the source </li> <li>If you cant encapsulate the noise or remove it the person in the area will need to wear some type of hearing protection </li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ‘These bring the noise level down by 30 -35 decibels you need to get the right hearing protection for the problem’ ‘Having clear information so that people can effectively take action’ ‘In lots of cases, noise assessment reports are put into a drawer and never looked at again’ ABOUT HOST Colin Nottage  ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’  This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry.  Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.  He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, -an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer.  He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

A Short Guide to Controlling Noise in the Work Place

Colin explains how you can set up a system to engage with your team in a positive way so there’s some accountability too. He also discusses the importance of consistently challenging the way things are done or completed within the business. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Do you hold any safety meeting at all? If not then you’re missing an opportunity to give excellent training and have people altogether so you can cover ALL parts of your business. When you’re holding a meeting have an agenda. Have people give their top 3 issues and keep a note of the things you’re covering and who’s accountable for which tasks so that the next meeting you can cover what has been done and what hasn’t. Ensure if a task isn't completed, keep it on the list until it is so it doesn’t get lost. Keep an open and honest environment so you can learn from what’s gone wrong to ensure it doesn’t happen again. Consistently challenge the way people do things and view things. Always get the reports and feedback from inspections that you’ve had to see how you can change things for the better. Talk about what training and development people need in order to progress and improve their own development. Keep up to date with legislation so that you can update your systems and processes to work best alongside new laws.  BEST MOMENTS ’Keep track of your tasks so they don’t get lost’ ‘There’s loads of learnings when things go wrong’. ‘Things don’t always get solved there and then’. ‘Challenge your systems and procedures’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837  ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Colin explains how you can set up a system to engage with your team in a positive way so there’s some accountability too. He also discusses the importance of consistently challenging the way things are done or completed within the business. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Do you hold any safety meeting at all? If not then you’re missing an opportunity to give excellent training and have people altogether so you can cover ALL parts of your business.</li> <li>When you’re holding a meeting have an agenda. Have people give their top 3 issues and keep a note of the things you’re covering and who’s accountable for which tasks so that the next meeting you can cover what has been done and what hasn’t.</li> <li>Ensure if a task isn't completed, keep it on the list until it is so it doesn’t get lost.</li> <li>Keep an open and honest environment so you can learn from what’s gone wrong to ensure it doesn’t happen again.</li> <li>Consistently challenge the way people do things and view things.</li> <li>Always get the reports and feedback from inspections that you’ve had to see how you can change things for the better.</li> <li>Talk about what training and development people need in order to progress and improve their own development.</li> <li>Keep up to date with legislation so that you can update your systems and processes to work best alongside new laws.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ’Keep track of your tasks so they don’t get lost’ ‘There’s loads of learnings when things go wrong’. ‘Things don’t always get solved there and then’. ‘Challenge your systems and procedures’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

A short Guide to Getting Better Engagement With The Team

Welcome to Colins Latest Safety Short! Today we are going to discuss Fire Safety! Listen closely to this brief guide. Colin urges you to always seek advice from trained and qualified professionals but offers these tips as a fantastic place to start when discussing Fire safety within the workplace.   KEY TAKEAWAYS    Get a competent Fire risk assessment (carried out by appropriate personnel). This includes risk assessments specifically for fire safety, but also observations for future risks. This is almost always carried out by a trained professional or professional organisation with the correct certification to do so.     Look at the findings of the assessment! Issues such as sources of ignition (electricity, naked flame, heat sources) and fuel (dry materials like wood, foam and paper) for a fire or potential fire hazards     Clear guidance for your employees, making sure they understand the obvious and potentially hidden hazards within the workplace (including procedures and preventative measures, as well as redundancy for if/when a fire occurs).     Making sure that employees understand their roles when it comes to fire safety! This includes different roles, such as wardens and trained personnel who know how to correctly use fire extinguishers (surprisingly common for many people to not know!). Also, consider who and when certain personnel are required to contact each other and the specific circumstances and measures to ensure this happens.    ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage   ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.   He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).    This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Welcome to Colins Latest Safety Short! Today we are going to discuss Fire Safety! Listen closely to this brief guide. Colin urges you to always seek advice from trained and qualified professionals but offers these tips as a fantastic place to start when discussing Fire safety within the workplace. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Get a competent Fire risk assessment (carried out by appropriate personnel). This includes risk assessments specifically for fire safety, but also observations for future risks. This is almost always carried out by a trained professional or professional organisation with the correct certification to do so.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Look at the findings of the assessment! Issues such as sources of ignition (electricity, naked flame, heat sources) and fuel (dry materials like wood, foam and paper) for a fire or potential fire hazards</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Clear guidance for your employees, making sure they understand the obvious and potentially hidden hazards within the workplace (including procedures and preventative measures, as well as redundancy for if/when a fire occurs).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Making sure that employees understand their roles when it comes to fire safety! This includes different roles, such as wardens and trained personnel who know how to correctly use fire extinguishers (surprisingly common for many people to not know!). Also, consider who and when certain personnel are required to contact each other and the specific circumstances and measures to ensure this happens.</li> </ul> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage   ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.   He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).   This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

A Short Guide to Fire Safety!

In this edition of the “award-winning” Interesting Health And Safety Podcast, Colin talks to Eric Ball, the man who runs the occupational health system for Park Health And Safety about the many projects he’s worked on, including heath and safety for the London Olympics 2012, HS2, Battersea Power Station and Thames Tideway. In this second part of their two-part conversation, Eric and Colin talk about the importance of good designers, effective education around materials, the sometimes surprising factors that need to be considered when planning a project, and the importance of prevention. KEY TAKEAWAYS  Effective design can be a source of great education for both Eric’s team, and the designers themselves. Healthy collaboration leads to forward-thinking innovation, and can help to push the sector onward.     Learning about the health benefits and detriments of chemicals and materials is an ever-evolving and ongoing pursuit.      Every single project has its own demands, its own drivers. It can be a simple case of location at times. Projects must be weighed and balanced around many different factors, even something as simple as transport links to and from the area.     Many businesses see the introduction of occupational health as a “can of worms” that will cause huge disruption. But Eric points out that although this may be the case to an extent, it will pale in comparison to the scenarios that may develop down the line if not addressed early.     The key to effective engagement is to make the engagement appealing to the teams personally. By benefitting them directly, and having a positive impact on their personal wellbeing, you can create a natural sense of engagement that proliferates outside of the strictures of business-ordered health and safety.  BEST MOMENTS ‘Designers are by their nature inquisitive and challenging’  ’The healthiest way to build a tunnel is not to build a tunnel’  ‘It’ll be nothing compared to the “can of worms” that will open on you if you don’t engage in legislative compliance’  ’The more they do that, the more they become attuned to the things that happen in the workplace'  ‘It’s the guys on the sharp end who are becoming the “police force”’  VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837  Park Health And Safety - https://parkhs.co.uk/#home Eric Ball LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-ball-582a2822/?originalSubdomain=uk Eric Ball Park Health And Safety - https://parkhs.co.uk/team/eric-ball/ ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In this edition of the “award-winning” Interesting Health And Safety Podcast, Colin talks to Eric Ball, the man who runs the occupational health system for Park Health And Safety about the many projects he’s worked on, including heath and safety for the London Olympics 2012, HS2, Battersea Power Station and Thames Tideway. In this second part of their two-part conversation, Eric and Colin talk about the importance of good designers, effective education around materials, the sometimes surprising factors that need to be considered when planning a project, and the importance of prevention. KEY TAKEAWAYS <ul> <li>Effective design can be a source of great education for both Eric’s team, and the designers themselves. Healthy collaboration leads to forward-thinking innovation, and can help to push the sector onward.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Learning about the health benefits and detriments of chemicals and materials is an ever-evolving and ongoing pursuit. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Every single project has its own demands, its own drivers. It can be a simple case of location at times. Projects must be weighed and balanced around many different factors, even something as simple as transport links to and from the area.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Many businesses see the introduction of occupational health as a “can of worms” that will cause huge disruption. But Eric points out that although this may be the case to an extent, it will pale in comparison to the scenarios that may develop down the line if not addressed early.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The key to effective engagement is to make the engagement appealing to the teams personally. By benefitting them directly, and having a positive impact on their personal wellbeing, you can create a natural sense of engagement that proliferates outside of the strictures of business-ordered health and safety.</li> </ul> BEST MOMENTS ‘Designers are by their nature inquisitive and challenging’ ’The healthiest way to build a tunnel is not to build a tunnel’ ‘It’ll be nothing compared to the “can of worms” that will open on you if you don’t engage in legislative compliance’ ’The more they do that, the more they become attuned to the things that happen in the workplace' ‘It’s the guys on the sharp end who are becoming the “police force”’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837</a> Park Health And Safety - <a href="https://parkhs.co.uk/%23home" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://parkhs.co.uk/#home</a> Eric Ball LinkedIn - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-ball-582a2822/?originalSubdomain=uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-ball-582a2822/?originalSubdomain=uk</a> Eric Ball Park Health And Safety - <a href="https://parkhs.co.uk/team/eric-ball/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://parkhs.co.uk/team/eric-ball/</a> ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’ This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions. He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation. Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses. Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive. He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

Modern Occupational Health – with Eric Ball of Park Health And Safety: Part 2

In today's episode, listen in as Colin quickly talks about denying people the opportunity to voice their opinions, and why you should do your best not to do this. Don’t get defensive when criticised, when issues are raised. Taking it personally and going in defensively will ensure you will not see any situation or scenario from any perspective other than your own. Make your business safe, for people to talk out. You will only benefit from feedback.   Don’t Deny. Don’t defend. Don’t Delay   As always, get in touch and let Colin know your comments and feedback!   ABOUT THE HOST  Colin Nottage   ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.   He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).    This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

In today's episode, listen in as Colin quickly talks about denying people the opportunity to voice their opinions, and why you should do your best not to do this. Don’t get defensive when criticised, when issues are raised. Taking it personally and going in defensively will ensure you will not see any situation or scenario from any perspective other than your own. Make your business safe, for people to talk out. You will only benefit from feedback. Don’t Deny. Don’t defend. Don’t Delay As always, get in touch and let Colin know your comments and feedback! ABOUT THE HOST Colin Nottage   ‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’   This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.   He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.  Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&amp;S consultancies to become better businesses.  Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.  He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).   This show was brought to you by <a href="https://progressivestudios.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Progressive Media</a>

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