‘We have gone into a site that was dis-functional and challenged the guys and the management to think differently about what they are doing and how they are behaving’

Colin is passionate about Health and Safety and in this episode explains how challenges can be approached in a way that involves everybody. If you want to make Health and Safety an area that everyone in your business is involved in listen in now.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Health and safety can be about doing things differently.
• I chose to be accompanied by the foreman at a site and it was the first time he had been included.
• I took the approach of involving everyone in the process of understanding why it had got to that situation.
• It was quite groundbreaking for people to discuss ‘why’
• Some of the commentaries were around reporting issues and this provided an opportunity for the manager to explain his role and reach as part of the management chain.
• The discussion led to people beginning to take ownership and being more open to suggestions about how things could change if they took action.
• If everyone just did one thing it would amount to lots being achieved in one week.
• Creating a forum can be a way of getting the lads, those on the site to take ownership and make their own improvements.
• If everyone did one thing every day it would amount to a significant amount being achieved in one week.
• Involving everyone in the creation of rules will drive engagement and ownership of those rules increasing greatly the likely hood they will be implemented.
• If you can spend time with your staff and get them to take ownership for themselves you can make a difference.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘It's about thinking about what's really important’

‘If we need to we can give it a nudge to help it along’

‘The manager on site was a bit disenchanted feeling it's him against the world with the things he is trying to do for health and safety on the site’

 

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ABOUT THE HOST

Colin’s Biography

‘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 the 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).