Sometimes, during interactions, we fail to identify the third-person perspective - the one from which we can see a complete conversation from the outside. In this episode, Colin talks about the value to be found in "taking the third seat" when it comes to discussions and outcomes.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• By taking an outside perspective on a conversation, we are better able to see the best outcomes for all parties.
• If we are providing a service, gaining an understanding about how our clients feel about us during good times and bad, can make a real difference to our conversations.

BEST MOMENTS

'Try to step into the shoes of the person who's looking in from the outside'

'Is there something that we're missing?'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

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).

Colin is in a reflective mood today, as he marks the two year anniversary of the Interesting Health And Safety podcast - the insights gained, the connections made, and the success enjoyed by the show.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• A podcast, or any endeavour like it, is nothing without its audience, and no audience has been more helpful or inspiring than the Interesting Health And Safety's audience.
• Little matters more than the connections you make. Two years ago, Colin and the show were small, but grew. Now the reach is huge, and the safety message is being heard by many more people than he could possibly have imagined.

BEST MOMENTS

'I'd like to thank the people who've joined the show'

'We are nearing 100,000 downloads!'

'This is a legacy that is going to run and run and run'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

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).

This week, Colin is joined by international guest, Kessie Stevens, founder of Artis Solutions in Alberta, Canada, who discusses her journey through the world of safety in the workplace, why a more flexible approach is the future, and why awards do not necessarily reflect the real face of an organisation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Learning about safety is an ongoing pursuit. It begins with a spark of interest that grows and develops, driving us to want to know more and do better.
• In the new world of work, it's important to provide our people with a more flexible environment. We have spent so long in shaping a new way of working, it's unfair to expect that the world can simply go back to the less efficient methods it used to employ.
• Companies seem to want to be the best through awards and certification. But often, these forms of recognition do not tally with the actual way they operate and do not reflect the inner culture.

BEST MOMENTS

'It's so important to have that flexibility'

'People are scrambling to find good safety people'

'Good health and safety is just good business'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

Kessie Stevens Twitter - https://twitter.com/kessiestevens?lang=en-gb

Artis Solutions - https://artissolutions.ca/our-team/

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).

This week, Colin talks about the power of communication, and how by keeping those channels open, we create solutions for all.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• If we offer a solution, and receive a solution, it results in both parties having two solutions. The power of communication is much more than just exchange.
• Take the opportunity, when you have issues, to get out into the workplace and talk to people and share solutions.

BEST MOMENTS

'I want you to imagine you're in a room and you have an orange, and your friend has an apple...'

'The power of communication is about more than just swapping stuff'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

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).

We often have cause to examine the gifts and skills of others, especially in business, but how often do we reflect upon our own skills? In this show, Colin talks about why self-examination is important, and can help you to discern the best areas in which you can improve.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Identifying areas of improvement are only half of the task. We then must identify the method by which this improvement can take place.
• Development should not be merely restricted to business skills. Are there any other areas in life that need attention?

BEST MOMENTS

'I'm getting a chance to coach and mentor other people - but I'm really getting a chance to think about myself'

'Introduce into your life those things that make you a better individual'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

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).

In response to social media musings upon how we can move on from COVID from a health and safety perspective, Colin shares his thoughts on what the workplace can and should look like in our near future.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The UK government's guidance has not been the clearest, which has muddied the waters when it comes to best practices.
• Workplace safety measures should be a collaborative effort, with input from the people at the sharp end of the business.

BEST MOMENTS

'You have a duty of care towards yourself and the people working around you'

'There's no real, clear, distinct answer to any of this'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

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).

This week, Colin talks to Moni Hogg, a health and safety consultant, and Safety Differently leader based in New Zealand, about the revolutionary ways in which she is empowering workers on the front lines by allowing them to develop their own systems and processes, and how by taking small steps towards change, we can begin to see the possibilities of real progress.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Openness, honesty and trust are the pillars upon which a business becomes ethically safe. By creating transparency, we empower and enable all.
• By giving the power to the people at the front end of business, and allowing them to write their own systems and processes, we empower them to take responsibility, and to have some skin in the game when it comes to safety.
• When operational management take an incremental step they are able to see what is possible. Nine times out of ten, change is implemented soon afterwards.
• Bureaucracy tends to snowball once it begins, and can overwhelm the process of working safely. We must strip away the unnecessary elements and focus on what matters.

BEST MOMENTS

'It's stepping beyond the fear, and having a go!'

'I'm safety born and bred'

'What does it look like - to create a safety framework around that?'

'We need to create a level playing field and a partnership ethos'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

Moni Hogg Twitter - https://twitter.com/monihogg?lang=en

Moni Hogg LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/moni-hogg-4a55012b/?originalSubdomain=nz

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).

What kind of pronoun does your business have? Do we have a business that feels inclusive and more team-oriented, or is it a business that's more segregated?

In this episode, Colin talks about the value in finding out what type of business you have.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Simply listening to the ways in which people talk about your business will give you a far better idea about how it is perceived.
• If your people are describing your business as a "they" business, then something is missing in the culture of the company, and it's up to you to figure out where that is.

BEST MOMENTS

'Do they say "we" are going to be doing this? Or is it a business that uses "they" a lot?'

'If you've got a "they" business, then you've got things to do!'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

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).

Colin is in discussion with Bev Thorogood, a fellow podcast host, and the owner of Floresco Training, about the importance of raising awareness of the menopause in the workplace, and how it can impact such a huge percentage of the people we work with.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The menopause should not be viewed as some kind of illness, but as a natural progression in life that happens to all women.
• Even elements such as uniform, which can be ill-fitting, can exacerbate the symptoms associated with menopause, creating a very real health risk.
• Under health and safety law, there is a responsibility to look after the health, welfare and safety of employees. Safety professionals may not always be aware that someone is going through the menopause. The person may not even be aware themselves. We must be observant and caring at all times.
• Diversity in terms of gender in higher positions has never been more necessary within organisations. Women are far more open to discussions, and bring new perspectives on the requirements we need to implement across the board, especially in terms of discussions such as menopause.

BEST MOMENTS

'It's about being observant. It's about caring'

'We need to look at this on a scaled-down, one-to-one basis'

'It's not black and white. These things never are'

'We need a culture change, not only in menopause, but also in how women are perceived'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

Bev Thorogood LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/florescotraining/?originalSubdomain=uk

Floresco Training - https://florescotraining.co.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).

This week, Colin talks about getting back on our feet - the challenges and circumstances that have left many business owners and professionals knocked for a loop - and how we can look forward to the year ahead with optimism and positivity.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• With such upheaval in the workplace during the last 18 months, the onus of trust has been handed to the people at the sharp end of the business. We must keep that trust going.
• Business has come roaring back into life, meaning that suddenly we are faced with stress. Now is the time to get out there and talk to your people.

BEST MOMENTS

'People have had to adapt. People have had to change'

'What might seem really important to you today isn't as important as getting out there and talking to your people'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

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

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).