“It’s about sharing success and good messages; It’s not always just about saying that’s ‘wrong’ “

Welcome back to the Interesting Health & Safety Podcast! In today’s Safety Short, Colin and Chris speak about Occupational Lung Disease awareness in construction!

HSE uses focus periods to draw attention to certain high-risk areas! This year, between the 17th of June and the 12th of July they are focusing on lung disease; specifically, Asbestos & silica (and other dust) under the “go home healthy” initiative!

Find out more and show support by exploring the hash tags #Dustbuster #workright

KEY TAKEAWAYS

 When dealing with lung risk, there are three key messages;

• Know the risk
  
  

Plan your work properly; take account of the risks

Use the right controls whilst doing the work

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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).