Colin joins a panel of experts, including Employment Lawyer, Matt Ginger, Sales Trainer Paul Kilby, Graphic Designer Paul Tompsett, Psychologist Lee Chambers and Menopause Specialist Bev Thorogood, to talk about why men need to be involved in the menopause conversation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• While men may not be physically impacted by the effects of menopause, we can still learn a lot by using curiosity and understanding to learn more about the subjects for ourselves.
• Men do not have to learn a strict routine or set of guidelines when it comes to menopause, as it affects women in strikingly different ways. It's more about understanding how the impacts can affect women.
• In the last few years, there have been far more cases in which employment tribunals have had to face the effects of menopause. Irrespective of the law, employers need to ensure that menopause is on their agenda.
• Men cannot be the solution to the problem. Women are not essentially broken, and therefore do not need fixing. Men must simply be open to helping in any way possible, and open to educating themselves furhter on this sensitive issue.

BEST MOMENTS

'It might not directly impact us but we can learn an awful lot'

'Often it requires you to step into things that might be a little bit more uncomfortable'

'It isn't a woman's responsibility to teach us about the menopause'

'We're not broken. We don't need fixing. We just need understanding and support'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

Project Mollitiam - https://www.projectmollitiam.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).