Pete Rushmer is the founder of Flagship, a specialist training and consulting business with a particular focus on external transport management and compliance. He is also the host of the A Half Dozen Things Podcast, focusing on frank business conversations. 

In this week’s show, Pete joins Colin to talk about his outlook on safety, the value of teams, and the meaning behind his Half A Dozen Things mantra! 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• There is a school of thought that says if we focus on the half dozen things we can do well, and always do our best at them, then it can bring about wealth and happiness. 
• We can only achieve true greatness in business if we take the ideas and goals we formulate, and allow others to help us realise them. 
• Zero target safety is not a measure that Pete is keen for anyone to implement, as it negatively influences the culture of a company, who may begin to hide accidents or concerns rather than report them. 
• The most important part of any effective first aid training course is not the materials used to teach, but the ability to carry out practical activities when the training is required. 

BEST MOMENTS

‘I’ve spent a long time trying to see how I can excel’ 

‘If you want to be really successful, you’ve got to get the right people to help you shape the future’ 

‘We do want to know what’s going on, because then we can put the processes in place to manage them’ 

‘As a training company we are presented with challenges' 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449  

Pete Rushmer Twitter - https://twitter.com/peteflagship 

Pete Rushmer LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterrushmer/?originalSubdomain=uk 

A Half Dozen Things Podcast - https://ahalfdozenthings.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&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).