Safer Than Your Average Podcast

Sam is one of the 'new school' of safety practitioners focusing on all things Human Performance or HOP.  A great conversation and one of the Pods I have enjoyed recording.  We will have much more content coming soon!

We are delighted to present Karen J. Hewitt; Trainer of Change Leaders Culture Change and Change Communications specialist, especially for Health and Safety. Designer of high-performing, confident and engaging cultures for mission-critical issues such as Health & Safety, Wellbeing and Diversity & Inclusion. Engagement and Change program design and delivery Expert in NLP and the customised applications of its many tools and techniques to Leadership and Change within the corporate environment, and particularly in the context of Health, Safety and Wellbeing. Experienced facilitator, coach and trainer of coaches and facilitators.   A wee bonus for all those who listen on Spotify, Google and iTunes early release!

We are excited to return to Episode 42 with Ben, he is one of the most down to earth and approachable Global Safety Directors we have interviewed. His passion for all things Safety and Health have led him to have an expansive career with some of the largest construction organisations in the world at a senior level. Ben provides some great insights for new and emerging professionals, and also mid level management looking to progress into a senior level role (as often requested by the viewers and listeners of STYA). We hope you enjoy!

Recorded back in February 2021 this is the latest instalment of Safer Than Your Average featuring an interview with Blair by the IOSH President Jimmy Quinn.

Malcolm is an Environmental, Health & Safety professional with a passion for driving sustainable high performance culture change across all levels within an organization. He strongly believes that health & safety does not stop at the company gate and sharing and networking to save lives anywhere and everywhere is a must. An advocate of the hummingbird theory approach to developing culture change. #bethehummingbird

Keith Hole is a specialist in international accreditation and the implementation of behavioural management techniques in health and safety. He is a serving member of Council for the global safety body, The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. A Fellow of IOSH and the IIRSM. He is also the a past Vice Chairman of the IOSH Construction Group supporting close to 50,000 members worldwide. An independent consultant and thought leader, supporting business in UK, Europe and Middle East to deliver lean health, safety and wellbeing to all. His cross-industry experience as both a Consultant, Client and Contractor gives him unique knowledge in the working environment helping to promote leading positive behaviours, drive positive safety and wellbeing and realise business efficiencies. He also loves a bit of social media as The Safety Man @safetytweety. You have been warned!

The one we have been waiting for Ross Brown Managing Director of iScaff and most viewed promo post this year. Ross tells us about his amazing career journey from Apprentice Mechanic to Managing Director of a iScaff, with a tour through the Middle East in between. Ross talks about what makes iScaff different to most other scaffolding companies in the industry and the challenges of building and growing a business.

Daisy is a fully qualified and experienced freelance health & safety and food safety trainer. My ethos as a trainer is to be different by using a much more relaxed, interactive approach which does away with the 'death by powerpoint' scenario! #laughandlearn Trained and experienced in all areas of health and safety having delivered training in a variety of industries including the Oil & Gas industry (middle east and UK); factories; offices; care sector and hospitality. I have worked in both catering and food manufacturing and have delivered training and carried out independent internal inspections in both of these fields.  HABC Level 1 to Level 4 Award in Health and Safety  HABC Level 1 to Level 4 Award in Food Safety  Level 2 Award in COSHH  Level 1 - 3 Award in HACCP  Level 2 Award in Fire Safety Principles  IOSH Working Safely  IOSH Managing Safely  NEBOSH General Certificate I have also written and delivered various bespoke courses such as Laboratory Safety, Infection Control and Asbestos Awareness. I deliver regular self-penned courses in the Oil & Gas industry aimed at supervisors, line managers and senior managers in all areas of this field.

Martin discusses his amazing career journey from RAF Policeman to Health and Safety Director of Multiplex in Europe working on some fantastic projects along the way. Some great career advice in this episode.

Rosa Antonia Carrillo, MSOD is a leadership and culture expert with an emphasis in environment safety and health. Her 2020 book, The Relationship Factor in Safety Leadership, published by Routledge has been called required reading to understand the foundations of "safety culture" by Edgar Schein. Her ground breaking articles on relationship centered leadership, safety culture, mindful conversations, trust and open communication have gained the attention of of leaders world-wide. In recognition of her contributions, the Safety Institute of Australia invited her as the Wigglesworth Memorial Lecturer in 2015. She is president of Carrillo & Associates, Inc. a provider for employee engagement, leadership development, and coaching services for leaders of companies that want to achieve high performance in EHS while delivering business results. The C&A team delivers engaging leadership development workshops to executives, managers, supervisors and employees to help them transform into leaders who build collaborative, trusting, and motivating work environments. At the same time, given the unique challenges of operating a high- hazard facility, the training focuses on managing and enhancing employee performance as well as effective decision-making. Ms. Carrillo holds a Masters of Science in Organizational Development and is former adjunct faculty for the Presidential Key Executive MBA program at Pepperdine University.

On this weeks Safer Than Your Average we will be having a catch up with Jonathan Dempsey MBA MCMI CEnvH CMIOSH FIIRSM on all things Safety and Environmental Health. Jonathan is the director of Red Laces and has an amazing journey to share. This pod was filmed last year but was lost in the end of year rush to release all the pods recorded. I hope you all enjoy! As always thanks to our amazing support over at Inside Out Group for the editing support!  

On this weeks Safer Than Your Average we have Dave White telling us all about his amazing military career as a British Army Train Driver prior to moving into the Safety field. Dave also answers the Million Dollar question of what does a PC Manager actually do?

Carolyn is one of the most resilient people I have ever met. Her journey takes her from Wick to the Netherlands with a stop off in the male dominated Oil industry. Carolyn has also survived breast cancer

Jim is the elder statesmen of the IOSH West of Scotland branch and a great character. This is a great pod charting Jim's career from young Factories Inspector working the industrial ship canal area of Manchester to Health and Safety expert. I am truly proud to call Jim a friend and mentor.

After achieving a first class BSc in Chemistry and an MSc in Pollution and Environmental Control, Shirley worked for the London Borough of Hillingdon in the Public Protection Department before embarking on a consultancy career in Health, Safety & the Environment. Shirley subsequently went into private practice and was co-founder of Sypol, (a leading Health, Safety and Environmental consultancy) and S-Com (a Global Technology Recruitment company). She carried out consultancy work for over 25 years before founding Shirley Parsons Ltd in 2005, the specialist Global HSEQ recruitment company. As a Chartered Member of IOSH, Shirley was elected to serve on the IOSH Nominations Committee for 6 years. Shirley has overseen Shirley Parsons Ltd, to become the number one provider for recruiting EHS and Risk Management professionals in the UK, Europe and the US. She has also broadened the scope of the business to provide professionals for executive level campaigns and has a vision to make Shirley Parsons Ltd "the go to organisation" for anything to do with EHS talent globally. Her philosophy is that "People do Business with People" and this philosophy runs throughout the company. Shirley and her team have built Shirley Parsons Ltd to employ more than 70 staff internationally.

Prof Vincent Ho is a risk management and safety professional with over thirty-five years of experience in transportation and nuclear industries specializing in risk assessment and management, fire risk analysis, safety governance, system safety and assurance, corporate/enterprise risk management, crisis management, loss prevention, business interruption risk assessment, occupational safety & health, risk-based decision analysis as well as security analysis.

Louise is the IOSH President Elect. She has 29 years experience in Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) and work alongside organisations of all sizes, within a range of sectors to achieve their OSH goals and go beyond. Louise enjoys writing and her articles are regularly published in a range of trade magazines/online on good business practice and OSH transformation. In our interview, Louise tells all about IOSH Presidential Bootcamp and working alongside Jimmy Quinn as part of the IOSH Presidential team as well as providing advice and guidance to new and emerging practitioners.

On this weeks Safer Than Your Average we talk to the one and only Ken Millar. Ken has been very influential in my career and is an advocate for developing young health and safety practitioners. Thanks to Inside Out Group for all the editing support.

On this weeks Safer Than Your Average we are delighted to have Neil Fisher CMIOSH MIIRSM PIEMA. Legend says if you look up NEBOSH in the dictionary there is a picture of Neil with a simple caption of “completed it mate”.... Neil is a railway man through and through and talks us through his career as well as providing some excellent insights and advice. Live from 19:30 Thursday on all the usual channels. Please don't forget to subscribe as we have some amazing podcasts coming to you before the end of 2020.

Sheldon Primus is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), Certificate for Occupational Safety Manager (COSM)and holds a Master of Public Administration (MPA) with a concentration in environmental policy. He has been in the environmental and occupational safety field since 1994. Additionally, he is a trainer for the COSM and COSS program of the Alliance Safety Council-Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sheldon is an authorized OSHA General Industry and Construction trainer for the 10 and 30-hour Outreach program. Sheldon is a guest columnist for the online publications of Treatment Plant Operator (TPO) and WaterOnline. He has written an article regarding regulatory compliance, operator safety, and wastewater process control. He has written a book entitled “7 Steps to Starting a Profitable Safety Consulting Business”. In October 2018, Sheldon is expected to finish his second book “The Future of OSHA: The Donald Trump era”. Currently, Sheldon is the owner/CEO of Utility Compliance Inc. and its subsidiary, OSHA Compliance Help, an international safety consulting, training, and a regulatory agency compliance assistance company based in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Sheldon served as part of the Water Environmental Federation (WEF) Water Sector Safety Committee and the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) taskforce on All Hazards Communication training for the Water and Wastewater Sector.

Louise is an amazing person, her resilience astounds me, I have added a quote from her website below “I tell my wee brother's story to stop others from dying needlessly the way he has, to stop other families from going through the pain and suffering that we are experiencing.” https://www.michaels-story.net If you wish to support Scottish Hazards you can find more information here: https://www.scottishhazards.org.uk

Simon is an amazing character, I've often heard it said by rail leaders that he is a credit to the industry. Simon has been influential in my career and this is a Pod not to be missed.

On this weeks Safer Than Your Average we have an interview with Brian Pettigrew an inspirational construction leader who has been influential in my career. This is part one of our mini series looking at people who have helped me over the years to achieve a big impact on Safety and Health! Brian's experience of Apprentice to Managing Director of a major construction organisation is a motivating story. Brian has now established a well respected construction consultancy business called Transition Construction Services Ltd. Thank you to our friends over at Inside Out Group for all the editing support!

Andy charts his career journey from his early days in the RAF all the way to international Safety and Health professional. Andy can be quite controversial in his views and is not afraid to express his opinion. He has previously brightened a dull day with some of his satirical LinkedIn post and that is why I asked him to be on the show. Buckle up you are in for a laugh with Andy's wit and interesting life stories...

On this weeks episode Billy talks to us about his academical research in Construction Health and Safety. We explore some of the amazing work and results Billy and his team have produced at Glasgow Caledonian University. This will be a great one to watch if you are interested in a career in safety or if you are bit further on with your career and you would like to collaborate with Billy to produce some research.

Having grown up around the construction industry Duncan was bitten by the builders bug early in life. Duncan worked with his father as a child and naturally progressed into a full time career initially managing construction projects. Over time his passion for safety was sparked and he moved in to a safety focused role. Duncans experiences of influencing human performance are truly incredible, he has developed the well respected Safety Ripple Effect for Volker Stevin which is renowned in industry. This will be a great Podcast for anyone looking to move into a role involving strategical planning and development of theories into practice. Duncan provides some excellent insights and advice.

Engineer, Safety Geek, Leader, Manager, Consultant - elements of all these have helped Colin to help others and help make the skies safer, from almost 20 years in the Fleet Air Arm, to over 5 years as an Aviation Safety Consultant with Baines Simmons, and more recently as the Safety Director of the Thomas Cook Group and now Flybe (all be it in Administration), Colin sees his role as supporting and enabling others to make every day in aviation a little safer and more resilient than the day before. Colin is really keen about talking safety in normal ways, and often refers to ‘pub language' so be warned if you don't like the fruity vocabulary of a sailor!

Rick discusses his early career in the Ambulance Service, how he overcame PTSD and how he is now Head of Safety at FIA Formula E. Rick takes us on a journey of his time spent working in safety in the events industry and a stint as the Health and Safety Manager with Top Gear as well as being Jeremy Clarkson's stunt double :-) A fascinating career journey and some really great experiences and wisdom shared. One not to be missed!

Matt talks us through being Head of HSEQ for WSP in the Middle East after a successful career in the British Army.

Safer Than Your Average brings the story of Kayla Bergeron Director of Public Affairs during the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre in 2001. Kayla shares the story of her escape from the Twin Towers and the immediate aftermath of the events of the day that would change the world. Kayla also describes her life after 9/11, her struggle with PTSD and being arrested for drunk driving and her recovery, thanks to a court accountability programme. Kayla tells us all about her amazing work to help others through The Connection Forsyth. It was a career highlight to spend time talking with Kayla and I feel privileged to have heard her story. This Podcast is dedicated to the memory of all the souls who perished on September 11th 2001 and the survivors, many who are still suffering both mentally and physically from their experiences of the day. 9/11 Never Forget.

Jane talks to us about the death of her son Harry and how she developed Till's Trailers to try to prevent another family going through the pain that she has.

On this weeks Safer Than Your Average we talk to Dr David Gold, CFIOSH about his incredible career journey being a fire fighter in the US and moving to Switzerland to work for the ILO with a brief stopover teaching the Sea Gypsies in Thailand about carbon monoxide. David is a Vice President of IOSH and a really great guy! Live from 19:30 today on all the usual channels (posted in the comments) As always big shout out to Inside Out Group for all the editing support! #iosh #healthandsafety #safetyculture #safetydifferently #ohs #she #rospa#ipd #leadershiptalk #ioshwos #saferthanyouraverage

Laura Aucott discusses all things Health and Safety Recruitment, a seasoned recruiter, Laura provides advice on starting out in safety as a career path, moving in to a management role and much more.

Roger Willie is one of the foremost experts in Asbestos in both the UK and Internationally. An IOSH West of Scotland Alumni and eminent professional. Rogers work has saved many lives over his career and he was instrumental in both an academical and practical setting at developing some of the asbestos removal and remediation strategies used today. You can find more information on Rogers work at https://www.acsrisk.com

n this weeks Safer Than Your Average we have Jessy Gomes talking is through her career. Jessy is a French National with Cape Verde Island origin is a Master degree holder in Health, Safety and Quality Management from France; a Researcher; Chartered Health and Safety Practitioners (CMIOSH) Member; Certified Member of the Association for Project Safety (CmAPS); and an Entrepreneur and Equality Advocate within the Workplace. Jessy with more than 15 years of experience within QHSE has built her Safety Management Career at three (3) blue-chip companies in London; before embarking on a PhD at University College London's Bartlett School. She was recognised as one of the "Most Outstanding Representative" of the "Rising Generation in Health and Safety" by the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) - The Health and Safety at work Magazine in 2019. She is an IOSH Council Member and currently Health and Wellbeing Lead for the IOSH London Metropolitan Branch. Thank you as always to our friends Inside Out Group for all the editing support.

Safer Than Your Average are very excited to bring this podcast with Huddle Cultures Bruce Durham who talks about how his own families story “3 young children who lost their dad” has influenced his drive and passion for all things ‘people'

In this week's interview John Green Vice President Global HSE for SNC Lavalin takes us through his incredible career journey, from his early career in Scotland, through some pioneering work in the Middle East that helped to form Middle Eastern Health and Safety legislation, working for Laing O'Rourke in both Europe and Australia and his most recent role with SNC Lavalin. John was credited with bringing Safety Differently to Europe after an invite from an old colleague (Sidney Dekker) to a meeting that formed a movement that became a global shift in occupational safety and health management. I hope you all enjoy!

Episode 07 focuses on Fraser Allan discussing his career progression from Apprentice Cabinet Maker to Managing Director of CBES (a large project and engineering services company based in Scotland), with a large portion of his career spent in Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management.

Episode 6 focuses on Dr Karen McDonnell Occupational Health and Safety Policy Adviser for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and Head of RoSPA Scotland. Karen is also a former IOSH President and serving member of the IOSH Council.

One of the 61 Survivors of Piper Alpha, Joe shares his experience of the explosion on Piper Alpha, an oil platform located approximately 120 miles (190 km) from the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland on the 6th of July 1988 and his life after the event. The disaster claimed the lives of 165 rig workers and 2 crewmen of a fast rescue craft assisting in the search and rescue operation. If you can, please contribute to https://poundforpiper.com that helps to pay for the upkeep of the memorial in Hazlehead Park Aberdeen. Dedicated to the memory of the 167 and to the 61 survivors whose lives have changed insurmountably after the disaster.

Episode 5 - Charting the career journey of Jimmy Quinn IOSH President Elect discussing his time spent in the British Army, work in the Middle East and what to expect from his Presidency.

Episode 04 - Interview with Bill Cassells LEV Expert and owner of OxyL8, discussing his life, career and all things LEV as well as some of the phenomenal inventions he has been working on. If you wish to contact Bill you can contact him here:   Email: bill@oxyl8.com Website: https://oxyl8.com    

Episode 03 - Interview with Eddie Woods Joint Owner of Karrdale, discussing his life Inspiring Safe Communities® to help his clients come to new ways of thinking when it comes to engaging with their people. If you wish to contact Eddie you can contact him here: Website: https://karrdale.com Thanks to the Inside Out Group for the editing, help and support: https://lnkd.in/dP4BZ6K Inside Out Group specialise in film and media production in high risk environments and come highly recommended by the Safer Than Your Average Podcast. Thanks to the IOSH West of Scotland Committee for the continued support. Hope you all enjoy!

Episode 02 - Interview with Dylan Skelhorn Safety Motivational Speaker Safety Up, discussing his life changing injury from falling from height and how it changed the course of his career. If you wish to contact Dylan you can contact him here:   Email: Dylan@safetyup.co.uk Website: www.safetyup.co.uk Twitter: @safetyup Linkedin: Dylan Skelhorn (Safety Up)   Thanks to the Inside Out Group for the editing, help and support: https://lnkd.in/dP4BZ6K Inside Out Group specialise in film and media production in high risk environments and come highly recommended by the Safer Than Your Average Podcast. Thanks to the IOSH West of Scotland Committee for the continued support. Hope you all enjoy!

Episode 01 - Interview with Simon Watson MBA Head of Environmental Health and Safety & Sustainability at Siemens Mobility Limited - Rail Infrastructure UK. Thanks to the Inside Out Group for the editing, help and support: https://lnkd.in/dP4BZ6K Inside Out Group specialise in film and media production in high risk environments and come highly recommended by the Safer Than Your Average Podcast. Thanks to the IOSH West of Scotland Committee for the continued support. Hope you all enjoy!