This article of mine – Make Yourself Heard – appears in the February edition of Health and Safety at Work magazine. It argues that HSE professionals need to broaden their knowledge base and develop their influencing skills in order to communicate a stronger message to board directors and senior managers.
This is the fourth article in our ongoing series examining the challenges facing the onshore wind energy sector in improving safety standards. The series appears in Wind Energy Network and also in Renewable Energy Magazine. A live case study is provided to show what organisations are doing to sustain an effective safety culture. Influencing Human… Read more »
The August 2011 edition of International Oil & Gas Engineer magazine carries an article by Glen about the cultural factors that influence a person’s decision whether to intervene or not when they witness a colleague (or senior) acting unsafely. Intervention is an important safety mechanism and (when done effectively) is a demonstration of care, trust and personal leadership. Yet it… Read more »
High risk sectors – like construction and oil/gas – are investing in new action-based training techniques in which drama can be used to address culture and relationship issues that act as barriers to intervention. The success of this approach has been visible in shifting attitudes and improved confidence among staff and managers to take… Read more »
The Journal of Dementia Care publishes practical and theoretical articles to support those who work in the field of dementia care. The July/August edition features – Night and Day – a collaboration between Forum Interactive, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and a research team from the Universities of Stirling and Edinburgh. Night and Day shows how effective… Read more »