Today's guest on the show is Charlie Turner, the Marketing Director of V12 Footwear. Charlie and Christian discuss the various ways that footwear helps to drive improved safety, but also the importance of other aspects such as comfort. With an inherited passion for safety footwear, Charlie has been in the game now for 10 years. His early career was spent in customer service and sales support and he's now progressed through the company to Marketing Director, being responsible to protect and grow ...
Dec 21, 2020•37 min•Ep. 16
In this episode, Christian Harris is joined by Chris Gill to discuss insurance risk management bursaries. These really are a hidden secret. Wouldn't it be nice if your insurance company would pay for work to make your buildings safer? Well, actually, in many cases they will. Yet, as Chris explains, much of this funding that is automatically allocated goes unspent. What a travesty! You simply need to be armed with the knowledge of how these bursaries work and the right questions to ask. You can t...
Dec 17, 2020•31 min•Ep. 15
Dr Andrew Kemp, a specialist in disinfection and decontamination, joins Christian Harris on this episode of the Safety and Risk SUCCESS Podcast. Andrew has very strong views about the Coronavirus crisis and what government - both domestically and internationally - should have done differently when it comes to disinfection. He and Christian spend a good amount of time discussing this, but also go into how to measure the effectiveness of cleaning, the principles of what effective cleaning and disi...
Dec 10, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 14
On this episode of the podcast, Christian Harris is joined by James Tye from Hammersbach Consulting to discuss the benefits of more effective insurance claims management James has over 25 year’s experience in the insurance industry. He has worked with a diverse client base from SMEs to some of the most notable FTSE 250 global businesses. James has developed an extensive practical knowledge, working with clients with large self-insured retentions, those who operate in-house claims handling teams ...
Dec 03, 2020•56 min•Ep. 13
Channel 4 recently showed an episode of its Dispatches TV show called "How Safe Is Going Out" As Britain's service industry battles to survive Covid-19, Dispatches investigates the promises made by hotels, trains and pubs of 'deep cleans' and 'enhanced hygiene practices' You can find the show listed and free to watch here: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/episode-guide Given Covid safety and risk management is a key concern right now, I thought it would be useful to do a bonus solo...
Nov 28, 2020•20 min•Ep. 12
What is best practice when it comes to the delivery of cleaning services (in-house or outsourced)? Our guest on this episode, Mike Boxall, has a business which helps to answer that question by benchmarking performance We discuss how this works, what are the good and bad things he sees from both clients (e.g. are their expectations versus budgets realistic?) and contractors An interesting question is which is better - in-house or outsourced. I (Christian) was not expecting the answer that Mike ga...
Nov 26, 2020•53 min•Ep. 11
Wouldn’t it be good if you could get a Local Authority to officially sign off on all your H&S policies? Well, you can! Perhaps the best-kept secret in safety and risk management is the Primary Authority Scheme Dave Lovell of DSL Consulting helped to set the system up, ran it for a couple of years and now helps clients to set up partnerships with Local Authorities As we'll hear in the episode, this has various benefits when it comes to regulatory intervention • getting “assured advice” which ...
Nov 19, 2020•38 min•Ep. 10
We're only a few episodes in, but I am changing the name of the podcast already! Safety and risk SUCCESS is, really, what it's all about for me. This is what we should all aspire to. This is what I am trying to educate people about and influence them to achieve. So the Slip Safety Show is no longer, instead, let's broaden our horizons and talk more widely about safety and risk. You can take the Safety and Risk SUCCESS Scorecard here: https://www.safetyrisksuccess.com...
Nov 19, 2020•11 min•Ep. 9
Barrie speaks to Christian Harris about trends in the cleaning industry. Highlights include: - the growing importance and respect for cleaning operatives as a result of the Coronavirus crisis - the importance of understanding clean vs sanitise vs disinfect - how to go about running a process to choose a cleaning contractor - having "adult conversations" between contractor and client to get the right standard for the right budget Barrie's huge experience in the sector comes to the forefront in th...
Nov 12, 2020•55 min•Ep. 8
In this episode, Christian Harris interviews Darren Holmes, head of operational risk management at Marsh (www.marsh.com) This wide-ranging chat starts and ends with a key point: risk management is all about protecting - indeed enhancing - a company's bottom line From the trends in the insurance market, to the effects of COVID-19 on risk management, Darren shares some very helpful insights on how risk managers should approach these challenging - yet laced with opportunities - times You can connec...
Nov 05, 2020•39 min•Ep. 7
In this episode of the Slip Safety Show we are joined by Richard Bowman, an internationally-acclaimed expert in the field of slips, trips and falls. An author (with dozens of papers), and speaker on the topic of slips, trips and falls, since late 2005, Richard has been managing director of Intertile Research Pty Ltd, better known as Slipbusters. While Slipbusters undertake some routine testing, Richard is concerned about the longer term need for sustainable slip resistance. He prefers to be invo...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 6
Joining Christian on this episode of the Slip Safety Show is Matt Hodges-Long. Matt is the CEO of Continuity Partners, whose best known product is probably Track My Risks - a digital platform to ensure that all your safety & compliance needs are tracked, regularly updated and, essentially, done properly. As they say: "Governance, risk and compliance shouldn't have to be painful". Recently, Matt has launched Is Prepared, another digital platform to connect the vulnerable with volunteers durin...
Oct 22, 2020•39 min•Ep. 5
Today's episode of the Slip Safety Show welcomes David Monkhouse of Leisure-net Solutions. David's business brings together sector insight, customer experience measurement, training and development together with change management skills. It also runs Active-net, an event allowing meetings between buyers from leisure management operators and targeted suppliers to the sector. He is also on the board of CIMSPA, the chartered body for leisure management professionals. With an in-depth knowledge and ...
Oct 16, 2020•50 min•Ep. 4
On this episode of the Slip Safety Show, Christian Harris interviews Neil Adebowale of Partners& - an insurance broker specialising in the health & fitness sectors. Partners& insure over 800 fitness facilities and are proud to be Strategic Partners with leading sports and leisure industry body ukactive. Working together means that they share their insurance and risk management experience whilst gaining a greater insight to the challenges facing this ever-changing market. In their cha...
Jul 01, 2020•48 min•Ep. 3
Paul Bedford is known as The Retention Guru. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on gym membership retention. With a master’s degree in exercise and health behaviours and a PHD from the London Sports Institute into adherence and participation, Paul is consulted by gyms all over the world on membership experience and retention rates. In his chat with Christian Harris on the Slip Safety Show, Paul discussed some of the trends he's seeing as a result of the Coronavirus o...
Jun 27, 2020•42 min•Ep. 2
The first episode of the Slip Safety Show with Christian Harris. In this episode, Christian sets out what the Show is all about and who it's for, plus talks about some of the upcoming guests you can look forward to seeing. Christian is the founder of Slip Safety Services - www.slipsafety.co.uk We are a floor maintenance business with two key specialisms: ⏺ The cleanliness of high traffic, hard-to-clean environments like leisure clubs, kitchens, reception areas, shopping malls and washrooms ⏺ The...
Jun 27, 2020•6 min•Ep. 1
