Health and Safety Conversations

On this weeks episode of the Conversation we are joined by the amazing Ashley Hourigan of Soter Analytics who talks about how technology can be used to make the workplace safer. Available at Spotify, ITunes, Stitcher, Iheart Radio, Google Podcasts, Google Chrome and many more. If you want a quick link try these: https://buff.ly/3Arrmq9 or watch at https://buff.ly/3AeAEG Ashleigh is an experienced Exercise Scientist with a background in physical literacy promotion, workplace injury prevention and leveraging innovative technology. Her mission at Soter Analytics is to help companies leverage innovative wearable and AI technology insights to design safer, more inclusive workplaces, reducing the risk of musculoskeletal injuries Links: Website: https://buff.ly/3OxUGn4 Email: ashleigh.hourigan@soteranalytics.com LinkedIn: https://buff.ly/43L49vK Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#8 Does the safety training and instruction at your workplace keep people safer? a) No b) Yes c) I’d rather comment The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks show we are joined by the enormously talented Sandra Lam of FIFO Focus. Sandra talks to us about organisational psychology, and some of the challenges the FIFO lifestyle poses. Sandra Lam is an Endorsed Organisational Psychologist and Managing Director of FIFO Focus, a psychology firm that empowers individuals to become mentally resilient and supports organisations to handle the complexities of psychological health among remote workers. She has over two decades of industry experience in the public and private sectors, in Australia and overseas. Throughout her career, Sandra has assisted organisations to improve organisational performance by making workplaces safer, more engaging, and more enjoyable. Website: fifofocus.com.au LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/5andralam/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fifofocus Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#7 Is safety legislation ultimately tied to politics and or community expectations, or is based on best practice or both? a) Politics and expectations b) Best Practice c) Both d) Something else entirely The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joining us on the conversation today is the marvellous Murray Ritchie. From difficulties in early life Murray has forged a life full of adventure and learning. Great insights based on both experience and study, I learned quite a bit from this conversation. I know you will too. Murray Ritchie is an occupational health and safety practitioner, researcher, educator and sought after keynote speaker with 40 years of experience working with various industries, governments and NGOs. He obtained a Master of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health from the University of Greenwich, UK, late in life following a boots-on-the-ground career in the offshore oil and gas industry. He has worked on five continents consulting to a wide variety of industries, has served on programme advisory boards for two colleges and taught as a contract instructor for the University of Alberta Faculty of Extension. Links: Seven Bad Habits of Safety Management - Examining Systemic Failure LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/murray-ritchie-msc-686a4a255/ Website: https://trilenssafety.com/ Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you feel that your employer is doing enough to protect your health and safety? Yes: I feel that my employer is doing enough to protect my health and safety. No: I do not feel that my employer is doing enough to protect my health and safety. The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the conversation a real treat as Professor Andrew Hopkins joins the conversation. One of my favourite authors and one of those people who I never thought I would have the opportunity to talk to, this conversation is one of the highlights of the show so far. I know you will enjoy it, I know you will learn from it, and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. Andrew was an expert witness at the Royal Commission into the 1998 Exxon gas plant explosion near Melbourne. He was a consultant to the US Chemical Safety Board in its investigation of the BP Texas City Refinery disaster of 2005, and also for its investigation into the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill of 2010. He has written books about these accidents as well as books on the Moura, Gretley, and Grosvenor coal mine disasters. Over 100,000 copies of his book have been sold. He has been involved in reviews of Work Health and Safety regulation and regulators and has done consultancy work for major companies in the mining, petroleum, chemical and electrical industries, as well as for Defence. He speaks regularly to audiences around the world about the human and organisational causes of major accidents. • BSc and MA (Sociology) from Australian National University, PhD (Sociology) from the University of Connecticut. • Winner of the 2008 European Process Safety Centre safety award, the first in time it was awarded to someone outside Europe. • Honorary fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers in recognition of his “outstanding contributions to process safety and to the analysis of process safety related incidents” • Life member of the Australian Institute of Health and Safe and recipient of its highest award for “lifetime achievement”. • Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in recognition of his “distinguished service to industrial safety and accident analysis” • Member of the advisory board of NOPSEMA – the Australian National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority Books by Professor Hopkins: Making Safety Work (Allen & Unwin, 1995) Managing Major Hazards: The Moura Mine Disaster, (Allen & Unwin, 1999) Lessons from Longford: The Esso Gas Plant Explosion (CCH, 2000) Lessons from Longford: The Trial. (CCH, 2002) Safety, Culture and Risk (CCH, 2005) Lessons from Gretley: Mindful Leadership and the Law, (CCH, 2007) Learning from High Reliability Organisations (CCH, 2009). Edited Failure to Learn: the BP Texas City Refinery Disaster (CCH, 2008) Disastrous Decisions: Human and Organisational Causes of the Gulf of Mexico Blowout (CCH 2012) Nightmare Pipeline Failures: Fantasy planning, black swans and integrity management. (CCH 2014) with Jan Hayes Risky Rewards: The Effect of Company Bonuses on Safety (Ashgate,London,2015) with Sarah Maslen Quiet Outrage: The Way of a Sociologist (CCH: Sydney, 2016) Organising for Safety: How Structure Creates Culture. (CCH Sydney, 2019) Credibility Crisis: Brumadinho and the Politics of Mining Industry Reform (CCH, Sydney, 2021), with Deanna Kemp Sacrificing Safety: Lessons for Chief Executives (CCH Sydney, 2022) Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you or the workers feel comfortable speaking up about health and safety concerns? Yes: I feel comfortable speaking up about health and safety concerns. No: I do not feel comfortable speaking up about health and safety concerns. The poll is up on LinkedIn. Feel free to have your say your say and leave a comment. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the conversation the amazing Bob Cummins joins the conversation in this weeks episode. Bob Cummins is the CEO and Founder of SODAK Limited, whose goal is to challenge and improve much of the current entrenched thinking about how we live, work, lead and manage. Bob has been studying and applying behavioural science since 2007 learning directly from some of theleading professors in Behavioural Science in the US. Bob started his career in construction in the UK in 1989. Moving through engineering, site management, health and safety and several executive roles before leaving ‘normal’ work in 2011 in pursuit of making a difference to other organisations by helping them apply the principles of behavioural science. Bob founded Sodak limited, a behavioural design agency based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sodak’s aim is to help people in business make safer, happier, less wasteful workplaces through behavioural design. Bob is also the author of Behavioural Science for Business Health and Self, Behavioural Incident Analysis and has developed a number of tools to help people change theirs and other’s behaviours. Sodak work with businesses in Europe, Canada and the US. Check out our service and resources and sign up for our newsletter at www.sodak.co.uk and please connect on LinkedIn. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have access to all the training and resources you need to stay safe in the workplace? Yes: I have access to the training and resources I need to stay safe in the workplace. No: I do not have access to the training and resources I need to stay safe in the workplace. Thanks for listening. We have some great guests coming up in future pods so get ready to learn. Until next time, enjoy the rest of your week, and stay safe. https://plus.acast.com/s/health-and-safety-conversations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.