This time on the Interesting Health and Safety podcast, Colin tells us two things that we can do during lockdown to make the most of our time and to improve out health and safety business! The first is to look at the statutory things that you are required to do in your business (for example electrical systems, fire extinguishers) keeping on top of these elements and getting them tested is still paramount during these difficult times. Colin has some amazing tools to help you with this if you need help!
The second thing is to do a good review of all the tasks that are happening within your business and to make sure that you have all of the necessary risk assessment documents. Make sure that these documents make sense and are thorough enough! Doing this will allow you to be able to make really effective risk assessments for all future tasks within your business!
ABOUT THE HOST
Colin Nottage
‘Making health and safety as important as everything else we do.’
This is the belief that Colin is passionate about and through his consultancy Influential Management Group (IMG) is able to spread into industry. Colin works at a strategic level with company owners and board members. He helps business leaders establish and achieve their health and safety ambitions.
He has developed a number of leading competency improvement programmes that are delivered across industry and his strengths are his ability to take a practical approach to problem-solving and being able to liaise at all levels within an organisation.
Colin also runs a company that vets contractors online and a network that develops and support H&S consultancies to become better businesses.
Colin chairs the Construction Dust Partnership, an industry collaboration directly involving many organisations, including the Health and Safety Executive.
He is a Post Graduate Tutor at Strathclyde University and a highly sought-after health and safety speaker and trainer. He has a Post Graduate Certificate in Safety and Risk management, an engineering degree and is a Chartered Member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
