In the second part of Colin’s fascinating discussion with Chris Partridge, the Director of Risk Management for Ferroglobe, Chris talks about the power of pre-start meetings, post-shift meetings, how Ferroglobe goes about dealing with hazardous safety situations, good communication and building societies within companies.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Dealing with molten metal at very high temperatures is highly dangerous. Substances such as water can easily trigger violent reactions. All kinds of things must be considered, such as the structure of the room. If any leaks occur, it can cause devastation.

 

• Pre-shift and post-shift meetings have become an essential part of operations. These allow the changing shifts of workers to discuss any issues that may be arising.

 

• Ethics, compliance and employee wellbeing have formed the basis for Ferroglobe’s Code Of Conduct, which allows all employees to follow a single set of guidelines.

 

• Mental health awareness is now a large part of operations. Ferroglobe have invested in counselling and care for its workforce.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Removing the element of human error, is always going to be the safest way of doing things’

’The communication aspect between employees is what leads us to be quite successful’

‘You save money at the back end by reducing risk’

‘Many businesses see health and safety as a cost, rather than as an investment’

VALUABLE RESOURCES

The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837 

Chris Partridge LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-partridge-0a84576/?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&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).