In this episode, we hear from Matt Birtles, Principal Ergonomics Consultant at HSE’s Science and Research Centre about the different approaches to managing the risks associated with Musculoskeletal disorders. Matt, an ergonomics and human factors expert, shares his thoughts on look at why MSDs are important, the various prevalent rates across the UK, what you can do within your own organisation and the Risk Management process surrounding MSD’s. The audio extract was taken from a recent HSE webin...
Jan 26, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Registration for Safety & Health Expo 2022, taking place from 17-19 May 2022 at ExCeL London, has officially opened. Secure your place today! After almost three years apart, Safety & Health Expo returns in-person to London in May for the UK’s largest dedicated health and safety event. Safety & Health Expo is a chance for anyone with a health, safety and wellbeing remit to source solutions across occupational health, wellbeing, PPE, site safety and more. It offers unique access to lea...
Jan 20, 2022•3 min
In this episode, we are joined by both IOSH Immediate Past President, Jimmy Quinn and President, Louise Hosking, to discuss overcoming the challenges of the last 12 months and look ahead to what’s in store for 2022. Louise Hosking was officially confirmed as IOSH’s new figurehead at its annual general meeting in November. She will serve in the role for 12 months, representing IOSH in webinars and events around the world. In this interview, Louise discusses her plans for her Presidency, including...
Dec 15, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode, we are joined Sarah Waters, Professor of French Studies at the University of Leeds, to look at a study, published by University of Leeds and Hazards Campaign, which calls on the HSE to monitor, regulate and ultimately prevent workplace suicides. Professor Waters is a specialist on French labour and the French workplace. The report, Work-related suicide: a qualitative analysis of recent cases with recommendations for reform , investigated 12 suicide cases that occurred between 20...
Oct 26, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode, we are joined by Anna Keen, Founding Director at Acre Frameworks, who provides guidance on learning the relevant skills to progress your career and delves into confidence, including how to present yourself and tips for leaders when dealing with Imposter Syndrome. The interview with Anna, forms part of a series for Women in Health and Safety, carried out by Charlotte Geoghegan, Event and content Manager for Safety & Health Expo, Workplace Wellbeing Show and SHP. SHP sits on t...
Sep 28, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode, we are joined by Tanya Jenke, General Manager of Cority Australia, who has recently carried out a study, analysing over half a million occupational injuries in Western Australia between 2003-2019, to find whether economic growth following a period of recession has an impact on workplace injuries. Tanya’s study, ‘An investigation of the influence of economic cycles on safety performance in Western Australia’, was carried out as part of her PhD. The research looked at the impact o...
Aug 26, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 14
With thanks to our colleagues at IFSEC Global and FIREX, this episode focuses on building safety legislation, including the Building Safety Bill, Fire Safety Act, and proposed changes to the Fire Safety Order (2005). IFSEC Global Editor James Moore moderates the session, which includes an audience Q&A, and asks are the proposals enough? And crucially, how does the building safety sector work to encourage a wide adoption of a new safety-conscious culture in construction and building safety – ...
Jul 29, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Alastair Campbell is one of the UK’s foremost mental health campaigners, and an ambassador for several mental health charities, including Mind , the official charity partner of Workplace Wellbeing Show . Alastair recently spoke openly to Safety & Health Expo and Workplace Wellbeing Show Event Manager, Charlotte Geoghagen about his struggles with depression. He provides some advice for employers and colleagues on how to support people suffering with mental ill-health, his thoughts on some of ...
Jun 29, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Hear from Thomas Dunning, a Mechanical engineer at British Sugar, who is perhaps better known as the Mental Health Runner, an award-winning TED speaker, who shares his mental health journey explicitly to show the world that it really is “okay to not be okay”. Thomas was recently named SHP’s Trailblazer in Positive Social Impact, with judges highlighting that how Thomas has turned the negative of his own mental ill health struggles into a positive and opened the subject up to a much wider audienc...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Hear lawyer Simon Joyston-Bechal discuss returning to work in times of COVID-19. Simon shares how far you can push the boundaries to get people back into the office lawfully, whether lateral flow tests will help, details around vaccines and how far you have to go in terms of social distancing. Listen, on-demand, in full to the Barbour EHS Legislation updated webinar, here. Then we talk to Hilda Palmer, who was recently named SHP’s Most Influential Individual in health & safety . Hilda has ov...
Apr 28, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Hear from Senior Psychologist for the Health and Safety Executive, Peter Kelly about work-related stress, and then Inspector Phil Spencer, Blue Light Programme Co-ordinator at Cleveland Police, discusses the stress of working on the frontline during the pandemic. Peter Kelly is primarily responsible with providing HSE and the government with advice on work-related stress, mental health and wellbeing. During the interview, we spoke about the additional challenge the coronavirus pandemic has had o...
Mar 30, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Hear from Gill Kernick, Master Consultant at JMJ Associates, who specialises in safety leadership and culture and has been a high-profile voice on the subject of the Grenfell Tower fire. Gill was a former resident of the tower, moving out three years before the tragedy in 2017. She chats to SHP Editor Ian Hart and IFSEC Global Editor James Moore about the pressing need to improve building safety culture and prevent low probability, high consequence events – such as Grenfell – from happening agai...
Feb 26, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Hear some highlights from two of SHP’s recent Webinar Wednesdays series. First up, Alastair Davey , Global Vice President HSE at Sodexo, Malcolm Staves , Corporate Health & Safety Director at L’Oréal, Luiz Montenegro , Former VP Group Health & Safety at Carlsberg Group and Steve Hough , President at SoloProtect UK & EU focus on leadership and whether it differs from safety leadership. The panel explain how to create leaders within teams and look at the future of the OSH profession an...
Jan 29, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 7
James Quinn, Senior Health and Safety Manager at Multiplex and Vice-Chair of the I OSH Construction Group , and newly appointed IOSH President , talks about how the pandemic has affected the construction sector and the mental health of those working within it, his work promoting veterans and his plans for his tenure as IOSH President, including how the importance of providing the correct support and guidance people starting out on career in safety. James was recently voted one of the most influe...
Dec 22, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Robert Jukes, Health, Safety and Environment Manager at Wax Lyrical talks about the challenges the coronavirus pandemic has brought to the manufacturing sector. Robert’s firm, Wax Lyrical, has remined open throughout the pandemic, pivoting to produce hand sanitizer for the NHS. In this episode, hear Robert speak about his experiences of the last few months, how his year has been as SHP Rising Star in Manufacturing and SHP Rising Star UK , his involvement with the IOSH Future Leaders programme an...
Nov 30, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Teresa Higgins and Lisa Lewington from Barbour EHS and Martin Baxter, Chief Policy Advisor at IEMA, will update you some of the recent health, safety and environmental legislation changes. We’ll also dip in to Barbour’s recent legislation webinar , which featured lawyers Simon Joyston-Bechal and Kizzy Augustin. You can listen to the webinar in full, here . Click here to download the SHP and Barbour EHS October legislation update eBook. Published in October 2020, it covers coronavirus legislation...
Oct 28, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Professor Dr Andrew Sharman, Managing Partner of RMS Switzerland , author and President of IOSH shares his experiences of lockdown and talks about his latest book, One Percent Safer , described as an ‘anthology of the world’s best thought leaders, all in one place’. It contains 142 chapters, written by 142 different contributors, each one giving their best nugget of wisdom to make your organisation one percent safer. Then, in the second part of the episode, we speak to Giles Rhys Jones, Chief Ma...
Sep 24, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Heather Beach is joined by Stacy Thomson to discuss burnout, perfectionism and how to deal with burnout as an individual, as management and as an organisation. Heather Beach is Founder and Managing Director of The Healthy Work Company. For this episode of the Safety & Health Podcast, Heather sits down with Stacy Thomson, award winning mental health nurse & Cognitive Behavioural Coach, to provide insight on how to tackle burnout and why mental health is such a taboo subject, particularly ...
Jul 23, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In May 2019, Thames Water’s Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, Karl Simons , was named the Most Influential Person in health & safety by SHP readers. In this episode, which was due to be released ahead of announcing the shortlist for SHP’s Most Influential for 2020 , we caught up with Karl to find out how he felt when he learned of the award and what he has been doing since. A leading figure within health & safety, Karl discusses his role in lobbying government for changes in the...
Jul 23, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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Jul 09, 2020•1 min
