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‘H&S is failing Small Businesses Part 2’ with Carl Mannion


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In this episode, we take a look at the challenges of H&S for small businesses. We chat to the very knowledgeable Carl Mannion CMIOSH MCIOB of Better Safety. Carl reveals what he has learnt in the past year since venturing out to build a consultancy. This two-part series will give you a realistic snapshot of Health & Safety regulation and service provision within a rapidly changing UK economy.
In this Episode, we talk about the danger of chasing the 'next big thing'. We also talk about the rise of convenience HSE services and the changing landscape of training & learning. This insight into H&S for small businesses will be valuable for business owners & operators and HSE professionals alike.
Podcast Resources
OSHCR Website - Link to the Occupational Safety & Health Consultants Register (OSHCR) that was mentioned in the show Better Safety  - Carl Mannion’s consultancy website providing HSE Services Carl Mannion - you can contact Carl via Linkedin for all your SME Health & Safety needs Safeti Podcast Carl Mannion Part 2 Transcript - read the full Podcast here
Transcript - here's a taster
Richard: It’s time to go and pick up the second half of our call with Carl Mannion of better safety. Where we look at how health and safety in his view is failing smaller businesses. Moving on then Carl talking about more generally that the feelings in for smaller businesses in the economy and in terms of health and safety. We have mentioned in previous discussion about whilst the health and safety fraternity may be focusing on certain hot topics of the day and we do have a tendency to do that and everybody jumps on the bandwagon. We tend to forget about the fact we are failing on basic safety, basic health principles in the workplace. Would you have an opinion on that? Carl: I think it's an accurate reflection if I was honest and one of the hot topics at the moment and I actually agree with this hot topic that needs to be raised is mental health. Specifically in instruction and there is a huge drive towards stamping out this sort of egotistical patriarchal. You know the guy doesn't get sick. The guy doesn't get mental health problems. He just cracks on and does his job.
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