Colin is joined this time by special guest, Jem Hills, an international keynote speaker, who specialises in helping companies to assess risk in shipping, and who now devotes himself to helping people to be the best versions of themselves.

Jem discusses his incredible life and career, the fascinating world of risk assessment on the seas, and the importance of visualising success, setting achievable goals, and how to perform at our peak.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The shipping industry is one that is prone to attack from outside sources. In certain zones, piracy is still very much rampant, as is the threat from terrorists. Careful risk assessments are necessary and required before any routes can be finalised.
• Jem has been on the vanguard of creating a structure and framework of how shipping risk is assessed. An instrumental role was played in standardising shipping risk and making it something quantifiable for generations to come.
• Contingency planning is essential. We can never know every variable, but we can examine each outcome and do our best to provide contingencies. These eventualities may tessellate with resulting outcomes and help to provide a rapid response.
• Life is built upon choices. If we are not happy in a certain area of our lives, then we must use our free will and change the outcome. Careers are very much built this way. We must not settle for second best. Make good choices and follow the instincts that guide us.

BEST MOMENTS

‘Let’s get the risks out on the table and then look at how we mitigate those risks’

‘Risk assessment is likelihood and consequence’

‘When something does go wrong, you need the right people already lined up’

‘Find something in life that you enjoy doing. A lot of people end up in a place they don’t enjoy'

 VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

Jem Hills LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jem-hills-78249511

Jem Hills - https://www.jemhills.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).