Safety And Risk Success

By Christian Harris

What's Safety And Risk Success about?

Bring the benefits of proactive safety and risk management to life, through insights, experiences and stories.

Every week, host Christian Harris - the UK's leading slips, trips and falls specialist - presents a new episode, typically with expert guests, to discuss:

- Safety

- Health

- Wellbeing

- Insurance

- Risk management

- Claims defensibility

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Safety And Risk Success episodes:

06.07.2024
From safety professional to safety leader: why and how?
Christian discussed the critical transition from a safety professional to a safety leader. The discussion explored the differences between the two roles, the importance of this transition, and practical steps that safety professionals can take to develop the skills and...
05.31.2024
Balancing technology and human expertise in safety, with Ronan Finnegan
Can technology truly revolutionize safety? Join Christian and Ronan Finnegan, co-founder of spacebands for a fascinating discussion on the evolving world of safety technology. Ronan dives into the innovative features of spacebands, offering valuable insights into the challenges of adoption...
05.24.2024
Is safety an illusion?
This Safety Roundtable discussion delves into stark statistics highlighting the persistent number of workplace fatalities and injuries, prompting a critical examination of current safety practices and the gap between perception and reality. Christian and a panel of safety professionals explore...
05.17.2024
How and why external factors drive safety performance, with Tanya Jenke
Is your organisation's safety performance truly in your control? This week’s podcast challenges conventional thinking, exploring the powerful influence of external factors on workplace safety. Joining host Christian Harris is Tanya Jenke, a PhD researcher from Corus, who reveals intriguing...
05.10.2024
The Art of Strategic Safety, with Alastair Davey
Alastair Davey shares his insights and experiences to help us understand how integrating safety strategically can not only mitigate risks but also enhance business efficiency and employee well-being. Episode Highlights: - Defining Strategic Safety: Alastair explains what strategic...
05.03.2024
Results of the Big Health & Safety Engagement Survey, with Karen Hewitt
In this episode of the Safety and Risk Success podcast, Christian is joined by Karen Hewitt, health & safety consultant and author, to discuss the results of her recent survey on health and safety engagement. The survey delves into how...
04.26.2024
Proving Safety, with Greg Smith
How can we prove that we've achieved safety? Ahead of the release of his new book, Greg Smith joins Christian Harris this week to delve into the intricacies of legal risk management and the often misunderstood concept of safety metrics....
04.19.2024
Safety vs politics, and being “optimistically discontent”, with Shonagh Methven
Shonagh Methven brings years of experience from the political arena into the safety sector, providing unique insights into proactive safety measures and people-centred risk management. Let's talk politics vs safety, being "optimistically discontent", safety scaffolding, people-centred risk management, and much...
04.12.2024
Exploring and Challenging the Hierarchy Of Controls
Today we embark on a deep dive into the traditional hierarchy of controls. Is it truly fit for purpose in today's dynamic safety landscape, or does it require a critical reassessment and possible modification to ensure its efficacy? Join...
04.05.2024
Diverse Minds, Safer Workplaces, with Nathan Whitbread
Welcome to "Diverse Minds, Safer Workplaces," a podcast where we delve into the crucial intersection of neurodiversity and workplace safety. In today’s episode, we sit down with Nathan Whitbread, a renowned expert in neurodiversity, to explore how understanding and leveraging...
03.29.2024
Safety Culture - Unpacked
In the latest episode of the Safety and Risk Success podcast, host Christian Harris delves into the vital topic of safety culture. This roundtable discussion brings together safety professionals and enthusiasts to explore the essence of safety culture, its importance,...
03.22.2024
Rebranding Safety - A Framework For Operational Risk Success, with James MacPherson
Let’s explore James Macpherson's innovative operational risk framework, a novel approach to safety and risk management. Recorded during one of the most interactive and well-attended safety roundtable sessions, this episode promises insightful discussions, practical strategies, and expert insights into making...
03.15.2024
The AI-volution of Safety
In this episode, host Christian Harris, alongside guests Dan Hobbs and Peter Thomas, delve into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the realm of safety. As we explore the exciting and ever-evolving landscape of AI, our discussion brings...
03.08.2024
Exploring the intersection of safety and high performance, with Stuart Hughes
Stuart Hughes, President of IOSH and Director of Health and Safety Strategy at the Mercedes Formula One team, joins me this week to delve into his vision for IOSH and the safety profession, plus the intersection of safety and high...
03.01.2024
Simplify, digitise, automate, with Peter Jenkins
This week on the podcast, I welcome Peter Jenkins, the innovative founder of Simple Foundry, for an in-depth discussion on the digitisation of safety management systems. Through his wealth of experience in safety and his expertise in Microsoft products, Peter...
02.23.2024
Safetynomics: an introduction for safety directors
What if your approach to safety could unlock new levels of performance and profitability? This week, I share the transformative framework of Safetynomics, designed to seamlessly integrate safety into the essence of business operations. Through a detailed exploration of...
02.16.2024
Improving resilience and wellbeing, with Carole Spiers
Let’s talk about improving resilience and wellbeing, with our guest, stress resilience expert Carole Spiers. As they navigate through the complexities of stress and resilience, especially in the evolving post-COVID work environment, Carole sheds light on the transformative strategies that...
02.09.2024
The A to Z(ee) of DSE, with Gerald Whitehouse
This week, your host Christian Harris, delves into the crucial topic of Display Screen Equipment (DSE) regulations alongside DSE specialist, Gerald Whitehouse. This comprehensive discussion sheds light on the indispensable role these regulations play in protecting the health and well-being...
02.02.2024
Ethics in safety, with Simon Cassin (part 2)
Simon Cassin returns for part 2, joining Christian to further delve into ethics in safety. We'd recommend taking in part 1 first, as the dicussion picks up from where that episode left off. You can find this here: Audio: ...
01.26.2024
What are your safety priorities for 2024?
What are your safety priorities for 2024? What is the current safety landscape and how should you react to that? What are the 5x key areas that Christian suggests you focus on? Explore this and more in this week's episode!
01.20.2024
Key health & safety legal issues to consider for 2024, with Peter Forshaw
In our 150th episode(!), Christian is joined by Peter Forshaw, a partner at Weightmans law firm, to explore the complexities of the safety legal landscape as it stands in 2024. The discussion provides a deep dive into how economic conditions...
01.12.2024
How to evaluate success as a safety professional
Our first episode of 2024 explores how to evaluate success as a safety professional. Your host, Christian, is joined by a number of participants in this Safety Roundtable, where various metrics and approaches to measuring safety in their organisations are...
12.15.2023
Ethics in safety, with Simon Cassin
Simon Cassin, a philosopher with a keen interest in the ethics of safety, joins me this week. We delve into the controversial topic of a zero harm approach to safety, unpacking its ethical implications and challenging traditional perceptions. ...
12.08.2023
The Seven Bad Habits of Safety Management, with Murray Ritchie
Murray Ritchie joins Christian on the podcast this week to talk about The Seven Bad Habits of Safety Management. Together, they explore the critical facets of safety management, dissecting the seven detrimental habits that often plague this crucial area. Drawing...
12.01.2023
The modern mental health crisis - thriving, not surviving, with Heather Beach
This week, Christian Harris welcomes Heather Beach to discuss mental health in the workplace. The conversation delves into the significance of mental health issues, the challenges they pose in business environments, and the strategies managers and leaders can adopt to...
11.24.2023
Sound's risky, with Stephen Wheatley
Turn on your headphones (just not too loud...) for this thought-provoking episode where we delve into the often-neglected topic of sound exposure and its risks. Joining Christian is Stephen Wheatley, the founder and CEO of LimitEar and HearAngel, and an...
11.17.2023
Bold As Brass: fighting for gender equity in safety, with Katherine Evans
Katherine Evans, the founder of Bold As Brass, joins Christian this week to discuss how her experiences have led to her spearheading a campaign for women's PPE and advocating for gender equality in the workplace. Highlights: - Katherine's career...
11.10.2023
Introduction to Neuroscience Safety, with Bjørn Jepsen
Bjørn Jepsen joins Christian to enlighten us with his expertise on how a deeper comprehension of brain processes can significantly improve safety practices in any organisation. By drawing parallels with sports, he illustrates the need for mental readiness to anticipate and...
11.03.2023
AI Safety - Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk in conversation
This week, the UK hosted an international AI Safety Summit. Having discussed AI a few times on the podcast, I was keen to share this conversation between Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk about AI safety. They discuss: The rapid...
10.29.2023
Physiological Safety and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, with Tara Halliday
Ever wondered how our body's automatic response to threats can influence our performance and well-being? This week, Christian is joined by Tara Halliday - engineer turned high performance coach - to discuss physiological safety and overcoming imposter syndrome. Highlights:...
10.20.2023
Lessons from keeping journalists safe in war zones and other high-risk environments, with Colin Pereira
This week, Christian interviews Colin Pereira, a security and safety professional with over 20 years of experience in protecting journalists in conflict zones. Colin shares insights from his career, discussing the complexities of managing safety in volatile environments, the...
10.13.2023
Running safe events and navigating the gig economy, with Justin Strange
Today, I welcome back guest Justin Strange to discuss event safety and the repercussions of the gig economy on the world of safety. We delve into the unique risks and challenges of managing safety at events, including intoxicated attendees,...
10.06.2023
Zero harm, zero point? With guest, Kevin Barr
This is a replay of a Safety Roundtable discussion on the topic of zero harm in the workplace, with guest, Kevin Barr. Kevin and I introduce the concept of zero harm and invite participants to share their thoughts. We cover: ...
09.29.2023
How to defend slips, trips and falls insurance claims, with Stuart Lansdown
Christian Harris interviews Stuart Lansdown, the director responsible for third-party services at QuestGates, a leading specialist provider of claims solutions, about how to defend slips, trips and falls insurance claims. They discuss slip, trip, and fall accidents and insurance claims,...
09.22.2023
Sliptember special - lessons from a £733,333 slip accident, with Justin Strange
Justin Strange, a highly experienced safety practitioner with significant experience working with local & national government agencies and the private sector around the globe, joins Christian in this Sliptember special episode to chat about slip safety and the £733,333 Tesco...
09.16.2023
The AI advantage for safety and risk professionals, with Andrew Sheves
In this podcast episode, Christian Harris interviews Andrew Sheves, founder of CrisisDojo.AI, about the potential applications and limitations of AI in safety, risk, security, and crisis management. They discuss: - The capabilities of AI models like ChatGPT - The importance...
09.08.2023
Updates from the CIEH, with Louise Hosking and Jon Buttolph
In this podcast episode, Christian Harris hosts a discussion with Louise Hosking and Jon Buttolph from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH). They talk about the roles of Louise and Jon within the CIEH, the challenges faced by the...
09.02.2023
From lifeguarding to safety culture building, with Nathan Hight
Nathan Hight shares his fascinating backstory and how this has driven him on to play a leading role in proactive risk management. He and Christian discuss this, leadership in safety, how to proactively manage risk, and how to build a...
08.17.2023
Safety Legal Update, with Kizzy Augustin
Want to keep yourself and your company out of court, off the front pages, and away from large fines? On this episode, we cover just that, with special guest Kizzy Augustin: ⚖️ What are the latest trends and developments...
06.03.2023
Making sustainability profitable, with Jasper Steinhausen
In this enlightening episode of The Safety And Risk Success Podcast, sustainability expert Jasper Steinhausen explores the integration of sustainability and profitability in businesses with host Christian Harris. Drawing from his rich experience, he demonstrates how sustainability can drive business...
05.20.2023
Risk leadership in a complex world, with Chris Clearfield
In this enlightening episode, host Christian engages in a deep conversation with Chris Clearfield, an esteemed author, coach, and consultant, on the topic of risk leadership in a complex and uncertain world. They explore various aspects of leadership, decision-making, risk...
05.13.2023
What's it like to get run over?
In this powerful podcast episode, our host Christian, a survivor of a serious road accident himself, engages in a candid conversation with Lisa Ramos and her husband, Dave Garton about what’s it like to get run over. Lisa, who lost...
04.27.2023
Paving the Way to a Safer Built Environment, with Lesley McLeod
In this episode, Christian sits down with Lesley McLeod, CEO of the Association for Project Safety, to discuss the importance of mental health, competency, and learning from mistakes in the construction industry. We also touch upon working with government to...
04.22.2023
Improving near miss reporting with AI
This week I'm sharing a recording of a webinar, on which I was a pannelist, discussing how to improve near miss reporting using AI. We'll explore the reasons why near misses and unsafe conditions are overlooked, and unveil how AI/computer...
04.08.2023
Tackling safety professionals’ biggest frustrations
This week’s podcast is a recording of a Safety Roundtable event on tackling safety professionals’ biggest frustrations. Safety is a rewarding career, but it’s not without its frustrations… Christian explores the top five frustrations that he typically hears about...
03.25.2023
Ditch your heat maps, with Hernan Huwyler
Christian Harris hosts Professor Hernan Huwyler, Head of Risk at Milestone Systems (part of Canon), to discuss risk management and the limitations of qualitative risk management techniques, such as heat maps. This was a recording of a Safety Roundtable (www.safetyroundtable.co.uk)...
03.18.2023
Preventing Harm and Building the Future of OSH, with Lawrence Webb
Summary: Christian Harris interviews Lawrence Webb, the current IOSH President, on the Safety and Risk Success Podcast. They discuss Lawrence's priorities for the year ahead, including prevention, neurodiversity, grassroots OSH and building the profession of OSH into the future....
03.06.2023
The role of environmental health in protecting us, with Julie Barratt
In this episode of the Safety And Risk Success Podcast, Christian interviews Julie Barratt, the President of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH). The interview is split into two parts: firstly, Julie reflects on her legal career as a...
02.25.2023
How to make people your biggest safety asset, with Karen Hewitt
People are critical to achieving safety success, we can all agree on that. But how can we turn people into our biggest safety asset? Karen Hewitt, author of "People Power - Transform your Business in the Era of Safety...
02.11.2023
Master Soft Skills For Safety
If you thought safety was just about knowing the laws and regulations, you've missed the point. To succeed, you need to master soft skills for safety, too. In this episode, we'll be exploring key soft skills such as effective...

What's Safety And Risk Success about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Safety And Risk Success episodes:

From safety professional to safety leader: why and how?

Balancing technology and human expertise in safety, with Ronan Finnegan

Is safety an illusion?

How and why external factors drive safety performance, with Tanya Jenke

The Art of Strategic Safety, with Alastair Davey

Results of the Big Health & Safety Engagement Survey, with Karen Hewitt

Proving Safety, with Greg Smith

Safety vs politics, and being “optimistically discontent”, with Shonagh Methven

Exploring and Challenging the Hierarchy Of Controls

Diverse Minds, Safer Workplaces, with Nathan Whitbread

Safety Culture - Unpacked

Rebranding Safety - A Framework For Operational Risk Success, with James MacPherson

The AI-volution of Safety

Exploring the intersection of safety and high performance, with Stuart Hughes

Simplify, digitise, automate, with Peter Jenkins

Safetynomics: an introduction for safety directors

Improving resilience and wellbeing, with Carole Spiers

The A to Z(ee) of DSE, with Gerald Whitehouse

Ethics in safety, with Simon Cassin (part 2)

What are your safety priorities for 2024?

Key health & safety legal issues to consider for 2024, with Peter Forshaw

How to evaluate success as a safety professional

Ethics in safety, with Simon Cassin

The Seven Bad Habits of Safety Management, with Murray Ritchie

The modern mental health crisis - thriving, not surviving, with Heather Beach

Sound's risky, with Stephen Wheatley

Bold As Brass: fighting for gender equity in safety, with Katherine Evans

Introduction to Neuroscience Safety, with Bjørn Jepsen

AI Safety - Rishi Sunak and Elon Musk in conversation

Physiological Safety and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, with Tara Halliday

Lessons from keeping journalists safe in war zones and other high-risk environments, with Colin Pereira

Running safe events and navigating the gig economy, with Justin Strange

Zero harm, zero point? With guest, Kevin Barr

How to defend slips, trips and falls insurance claims, with Stuart Lansdown

Sliptember special - lessons from a £733,333 slip accident, with Justin Strange

The AI advantage for safety and risk professionals, with Andrew Sheves

Updates from the CIEH, with Louise Hosking and Jon Buttolph

From lifeguarding to safety culture building, with Nathan Hight

Safety Legal Update, with Kizzy Augustin

Making sustainability profitable, with Jasper Steinhausen

Risk leadership in a complex world, with Chris Clearfield

What's it like to get run over?

Paving the Way to a Safer Built Environment, with Lesley McLeod

Improving near miss reporting with AI

Tackling safety professionals’ biggest frustrations

Ditch your heat maps, with Hernan Huwyler

Preventing Harm and Building the Future of OSH, with Lawrence Webb

The role of environmental health in protecting us, with Julie Barratt

How to make people your biggest safety asset, with Karen Hewitt

Master Soft Skills For Safety