Striving for Safety Excellence, with John Barnacle-Bowd

Christian chats with John Barnacle-Bowd, from RS Group, a leader in the health and safety PPE market. They discuss the findings from RS Group’s second annual health and safety survey and John’s insights on a range of issues, including the lack of KPIs in some organisations, the importance of sustainable PPE, and the ever-increasing demand for mental wellbeing. This episode explores how safety professionals can strive for excellence, best practice, and community to improve the overall landscape of health and safety.

Highlights

- Survey: The second annual survey focused on PPE.

- KPIs: A high proportion of organisations don’t have KPIs for health and safety.

- Women’s PPE: It’s an important issue, but not being addressed by many organisations.

- Sustainability: Organisations are interested in sustainable PPE, but not in the purchasing decision.

- Mental wellbeing: 76% of respondents highlighted its importance.

- Sharing best practice: It’s crucial for improving health and safety, but more can be done.

- Community: Building a safety community is key for improving the sector.

- Learning and development: The importance of continual learning and development to stay ahead of the curve in a fast-paced industry.

- Key Takeaways: Talk to each other. Get the training. Talk to experts. Share best practice.

Actions:

- RS Report Link: https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/m/hs-industry-report

- Connect with John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-barnacle-bowd-88594215/

- John's LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12899500/

- Connect with Chrisitan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-harris-slip-safety/