Safety And Risk Success

Interested in hearing a far-reaching fireside chat, covering some profound questions? Then this episode is for you. Amandeep Beesla, Director of Safety Insight & Innovation at Salus, joins Christian Harris to cover off topics including: ✅ Putting yourself out there for industry awards ✅ The role of women in safety and how this has changed / will continue to change ✅ Safetytech and the benefits...

What do insurers want from clients and vice-versa? How can this relationship be moved from a transactional one to a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership? This is the central theme of this week's podcast interview with Douglas Barnett, director of mid-market and risk management at AXA. Talking points include: ✅ How have insurer-client relationships been in the past vs how they should be in a...

Think the UK winters are harsh? Think again, as our guest this week, Dave Ferro, shares what an Albertan winter is like, but also, importantly, his top tips on winter safety. Dave also touches on firearms safety – a little known fact is that Canada is the 7th largest country for firearms per head. And he and Christian Harris also discuss post-injury loss reduction: how to minimise the costs, both...

What's going to happen in 2022 in the world of safety and risk? What do you need to be on the lookout for as the new year is now underway? Join Christian Harris and 29 other safety and risk professionals who've given their 2022 predictions in this week's podcast episode. Who is a great prognosticator and can see the trends appearing before they are even visible on the horizon? Check out this week'...

Want to know what's going on with online safety? Particularly concerned about any children in your family? Then you'll want to listen to this interview with Ken Corish, Online Safety Director of the South West Grid for Learning Trust and the UK Safer Internet Centre who joins Christian Harris on this week's podcast episode. Some key highlights: ✅ The 4 C's of how online risks are classified ✅ Ex...

Martin Hall, Safety, Health & Environment Director at Morgan Sindall Construction joins Christian Harris on this week's Safety And Risk Success Podcast to discuss SHE in construction and, specifically, how he and his team are seeking to balance success in Safety with as equal a focus as possible on Health and Environment: from "She" to "SHE". Learn from Martin's 20+ years in construction safety to...

Stefan Gershater, Global Director of Risk for Burberry, joins Christian Harris on this week's Safety And Risk Success Podcast to encourage discussion around the definition of risk management. From OODA Loops to "stop defining risk as a list of 50 bad things that might happen" , this is a fascinating conversation, which we are sure will promote some debate. Stefan talks us through his background an...

Feeling safer is a powerful state, both at your place of work and – as Ian Collins explains on this episode of the podcast – in your personal relationships too. Ian runs a business called Safety Coach International, but, as he tells Christian Harris, since the pandemic he has pivoted into offering relationship coaching to men. In the episode we unpack the principles of how to show up as a great pa...

Have you heard the story of Paul O'Neill, former-CEO of Alcoa…? He increased profit at his company by 7X, through safety. O'Neill took over as CEO in 1987, following some depressed performance under the previous management team But the new appointment nearly fell off the rails as soon as he opened his mouth... His opening line at a shareholder meeting: "I want to talk to you about worker safety" N...

Mel Blackmore is the managing director of Blackmores, the host of the ISO Show podcast and has been involved with the creation, development and implementation of British and International standards for over 17 years. She joins Christian Harris on this week's Safety And Risk Success Podcast to discuss "all you need to know about ISO." Key talking points: ✅ What trends have been driving the accredi...

Ian Davies is a risk management leader in the pharmaceutical industry. He joins Christian Harris on this week's episode to share his perspective on some big topics: from ESG and the climate emergency, to Covid, to the anti-vax problem (but don't worry, we don't touch on world peace!). Some highlights of the interview include: ✅ The two sides to the risk management coin: risks vs opportunities ✅...

Dene Mitchell, Vicky McMinn and Matt Ramsey of Armour Risk Consulting join Christian Harris in this week's Safety And Risk Success Podcast episode to discuss the health element of health and safety. Looking at the big trends in the last 18-24 months, there has been clear a focus on operational safety to ensure Covid security, but this is transitioning into getting health, particularly mental healt...

It's Thanksgiving week, so what better time to discuss the year that was and to share what we're proudest of and most thankful for? Some fellow members of the HSE People Panel join Christian Harris on this week's podcast episode to do just that. Sharing their thoughts this week are: 🙏🏻 Darcie Jaremey, founder of ergonomicshelp.com and host of The Business of Ergonomics podcast 🙏🏻 Scott Crichto...

James Abbott is head of sale for Anvil Traction, a manufacturer of slip resistant safety footwear technology specialising in slip resistant safety boots and shoes. His passion for workplace safety is deep-rooted and comes from his father being involved in the industry, too. Some key points discussed in today's podcast: ✅ Slip-resistance in footwear: why this is important, what are the key compone...

I was delighted to be asked by Lockton, one of the world's ten largest insurance brokers, to join a panel discussion about slips, trips and falls risks. And, kindly, they have allowed me to share the recording on the podcast Here is what Lockton had to say about the event: Slip, trip and fall risks remain a pervasive issue for businesses across a variety of sectors, and these still account for a l...

With COP26 taking place in Glasgow, your host, Christian Harris, was reminded about some thought leadership he wrote recently on the six key trends that businesses need to be aware of to best manage their risk – this includes the climate emergency. In this special episode, Christian runs through the Six Trends, explaining the context and giving his commentary and insights: A developing claims cult...

Wes Sierk specialises in captive insurance. He's the President of Risk Management Advisers Inc. If you've never heard of captives, dive in and learn about the benefits of taking this more hands-on approach to your risk management and financial risk transfer. As Wes' Linkedin headline suggests: "Helping profitable business owners BEAT the insurance companies by BECOMING ONE. Reduce Premiums & Keep...

Sarah-Jane Brown is an EHO and current leads Cornwall Council's Covid Response Team. She joins Christian Harris on this week's Safety And Risk Success Podcast episode. Two key topics are broached: Cornwall Council's response to Covid: ✅ what Sarah-Jane has seen ✅ where companies have done well and where there has been room for improvement ✅ how a pragmatic approach to enforcement has been succe...

Christian Hunt is the founder of Human Risk Limited and a specialist in behavioural science relating to compliance and ethics. He joins Christian Harris on this week's Safety And Risk Success Podcast to ruminate on these themes. When things go wrong, there's always a human component — causing the problem or making it worse. We think of people as assets, but they're also the single largest driver o...

Crystal Danbury heads up safety, risk and insurance for Sainsbury's. She joins Christian Harris on this week's podcast to share some key insights from her journey, including: ☑️ Crystal's back story, which cannot fail to inspire ☑️ The importance of good leadership and what that looks like ☑️ Why talk about leadership and less about safety? ☑️ Crystal's three key areas to focus upon ☑️ Lessons lea...

A bonus Sliptember version of the podcast this week. Christian was delighted to be asked by IOSH to do a Sliptember webinar for the South Midlands Branch. This is an audio copy of that webinar. Key points covered: ☑️ The SLP problem we face, with 3x big misconceptions leading to slips remaining a problem that isn't confronted with the required effort and focus ☑️ The bridge from slip to grip ☑️ CH...

Greg Woods is a partner at law firm CMS. He specialises in defending personal injury claims on behalf of insurers and large self-insured organisations. Greg joins Christian Harris on this week's Safety And Risk Success Podcast to discuss defending slip and trip insurance claims as well as the claims landscape for Covid, including working from home risks and the future of long Covid claims. Key top...

James White and Werner du Plessis of Denis Rawlins join Christian Harris on this week's Safety And Risk Success Podcast to discuss the critical importance of getting cleaning right. The chat, naturally given it's Sliptember season, covers slip-and-fall safety, but also the other aspects of how effective cleaning keeps buildings at their best and safest. Other key points include: What are the issue...

Amber Joesph oversees Tribology risk management for one of the world's largest insurers, Liberty Mutual, so she's the perfect guest for Christian Harris to invite onto the podcast during Sliptember to get an insurance company's perspective on the slips-and-falls problem. As Amber shares from Liberty Mutual's Workplace Safety Index, slips-and-falls cause $13bn of costs each year in the USA. Amber s...

This is our first Sliptember 2021 podcast episode where Richard McNamara, MD of Total Slip Solutions, joins Christian Harris to chew the fat on slips-and-falls from an Irish perspective. The two also discuss the slip safety industry, particularly some of the less scrupulous practices that take place that businesses should be wary of. Highlights include: - Richard's background of how he came to be...