Latest episode: Upstreaming health: the slow-burn crisis hiding in plain sight
Special Guest: Dr Julie Riggs, British Safety Council's Education & Membership Director
In this episode, Dr Julie Riggs joins host Dr Shaun Davis to discuss upstreaming health and the blind spots that cost society and our economy £150 billion a year.
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Understanding the Building Safety Act, brick by brick
Special Guests: Andrew Saunders, the Building Safety Regulator, and James Purday, 4site
In this episode, Dr Shaun Davis talks about Building Safety Act compliance with BSR's Andrew Saunders and 4site's James Purdy — covering safety case reports, golden thread and high-rise risk.
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The Zero Code for Safety
Special guest: Rob Doyle, group health, safety and assurance director, Amey. In this episode, Shaun meets Rob to discuss how personal responsibility as a framework drives safety culture.
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Women in safety and leadership
Special Guests: Julie Brooks, Director of Compliance at Higgins Partnerships. Covering a range of topics including the financial costs of accidents, why organisations should take an holistic view of safety, the sweet spot when compliance meets health, safety and wellbeing practice, and why safety professionals are an organisation’s trusted partner, Julie Brooks brings her valuable wisdom, perspective and experience.
Education and training in a fast-changing world
Special Guests: Matthew Frost, Senior Health and Safety advisor, FCDO Services, and Nathan Walker, EHS Education Manager, British Safety Council. Nathan and Matthew shine a light on some of the personal experiences trainers and learners face while juggling work, family and personal life, how the future of the health and safety profession is in good hands with the next generation of practitioners, the importance of the ‘why?’, and reflect on the best day of a two-day training course being day three.
Stay Switched on to Safety
Special Guest: Matthew Humphreys, Health Safety Environment & Quality Director, RAC. Focusing on the RAC’s recent Stay Switched On To Safety campaign, Matt discusses the importance of a dynamic risk assessment if you’re working roadside as vehicles motor past at 70mph, the stresses of remote working for the lone-person-in-a-van Orange Heroes, and why health, diet and vitality are key.
Business risk is also business opportunity
Special Guests: Ian Cooke, Audit, Consultancy and Culture Change Director. Ian takes a closer look at disruptive events that businesses face in a volatile, ever-changing world, what different sectors can learn from one another in terms of improved risk profiling, and explains why he sees health, safety and wellbeing as the science of people at work.
Running the risk
Special Guests: David Burrett Reid, Risk Communication Expert. David brings his vast experience to help us understand risk perception, risk anxiety, risk literacy and all points in between, using real-life (and fictionalised Great White Shark!) examples to highlight where they impact on our own decision-making.
Driving employee welfare and safety
Special Guests: Sally Gilson, Road Haulage Association. Sally explains the value of 5-a-side chess and a healthy meal at the roadside truck stop, and shines a light on policy, PPE, and why truck drivers deserve our respect.
The link between physical and mental health
Special Guests: Rebecca Canham, the Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM). Rebecca discusses risk factors around mental health at work, virtuous and vicious circles, why line managers are critical to an organisation’s culture, how small changes to behaviour and routine can bring huge benefit, and why a holistic approach to worker wellbeing – and better health – is vital in helping employers increase profitability and productivity.
Why worker welfare isn't just a matter of convenience
Special Guests: Andrea White and Stu Drinkwater, TAL Services. Stu and Andrea highlight why basic amenities such as a warm place to rest, a clean functioning toilet, hot water, and the means to heat up food are more than simply a legal requirement, but a reasonable expectation for all people.
The importance of continuous improvement and organisational culture
Special Guest: Kirsty Summerby, Health, Safety and Wellbeing Director for Unipart. Kirsty discusses Unipart’s award-winning safety culture and how important continuous improvement is in a global organisation. Kirsty also lifts the lid on ‘The Unipart Way’, to give insight on how driving culture change can increase collaboration, cross-team pride and ownership of values.
The future of technology in the workplace
Special Guest: Karl Simons OBE, Chief Futurist at FYLD. From his time ‘on the tools’ through to advising national governments, Karl explores psychological safety, safety culture, the importance of digital literacy, generative AI and its uses for health and safety, and why the future will be safer and less scary than many may think.
Why it is vital to build a genuinely inclusive workforce
Special Guest: Diane Lightfoot, CEO of the Business Disability Forum. Touching on the progress of the disability gap at work since the 2010 Equality Act, the importance of DEI programmes, psychological safety and why employees need to feel safe to discuss their disabilities at work, as well as offering tips on the small things that we can all do to become advocates for inclusivity.
How safety culture helps you build a stronger business
Special Guest: Phil Pinnington, Head of Audit and Consultancy at British Safety Council. Phil explores what a good safety culture looks like for an organisation, and why it can help all businesses. Highlighting the importance of collaboration, authentic leadership and the value of a ‘critical friend’.
The secret life of a safety psychologist
Special Guest: Dr Tim Marsh, Safety Psychologist. Tim discusses building strong organisational cultures, within which everybody buys in to the theory that taking care of workers’ mental and physical wellbeing is key to ensuring they stay safe and are able to thrive in the workplace.
Wellbeing at work: why it matters and how to improve it
Special Guest: Stephen Haynes, Director of Wellbeing Consultancy at British Safety Council. Stephen explains why a lack of agreed definition of what we mean by ‘wellbeing’ is hindering progress on improvements in the field, and discusses some of the real-world safety implications to companies that improve their worker wellbeing.
Neuroinclusion in the workplace: the what, why and how
Special Guest: Jigna Patel, Audit, Consultancy & Culture Change Director at British Safety Council. 15-20% of individuals in the workplace are neurodivergent. There are many barriers to entry and continued employment for neurodivergent individuals. Learn how to transform your culture and processes and better accommodate all staff.
Asbestos Management: Time to Improve the Skills Base
Special Guests: Colette Willoughby, Director and Asbestos Compliance Consultant, and Alan Willoughby, Director at Asbestos Compliance Limited. 24 November 2024 marked 25 years since all forms of asbestos were banned in the UK, and, according to HSE, asbestos is still the greatest cause of work-related deaths in Great Britain, with around 5,000 people dying every year from asbestos-related diseases.
Lithium-ion Batteries: A Growing Safety Risk
Special Guest: Matt Humby, Senior Technical Consultant at Firechief Global. With the number of lithium battery-related fires in residential buildings and workplaces rising, this episode provides timely and vitally important advice and information on how to minimise the risk and keep people safe.
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