“Safety is not about paperwork, it’s about people”

This week on the HSE Network podcast we shared our conversation with Alison Thomson of The Safety Elf; Alison is passionate about all things ergonomics, particularly for those working at desks. Our conversation dived into the world of homeworking. You will learn more about why:

• In Alison’s experience, home-working set-ups have actually gotten worse since the pandemic
• Hot-desking may not be all it’s cracked up to be
• Being a fidgeter may actually be great for long term safety and health for desk workers

Alison’s work can be found here: https://www.thesafetyelf.co.uk/

If you are looking to measure your desk set up from an ergonomics standpoint, this great resource on how to make sure your set up is optimised is a great starting point.

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In this episode, we chat with Julie about whether the safety profession risks restricting innovation by becoming an echo chamber of familiar theories and processes. We explore the question of whether repeating the same models and frameworks limits fresh thinking and practical progress.

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In this episode, Paul Clark sits down with Crystal to explore her quest to build safer, more operationally potent organisations. Drawing on real-world experience across complex working environments, Crystal shares what first sparked her passion for safety, culture, and operational excellence and why the two cannot be treated separately.

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In this episode HSE Network's Co-founder, Paul Clark, chats to Brian Long, discussing why safety needs to be dynamic as we head into the future.

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We chat to Bruce about the think, feel, act movement of Huddle Culture, HOP, cognitive thoughts, feelings, and how to achieve high performance.

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Here we reshare another episode from the Changing Safety Podcast from Paul Clack, who sits down with Carla Davis-Madgett, former senior EHS professional at both Shell & Boeing, about how far the profession has come.

But are we as an industry doing enough? Are we looking to the data and turning it into actionable insights, and leveraging technology to our advantage?

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Here we re-share a podcast from our founder, Paul Clark of the HSE Global Series. who sits with Marie to discuss positive disruption, the importance of the future of the profession, collaboration not division, diversity, and breaking the patterns of doing the same thing over and over again.

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In recent years, there’s been growing momentum around the topics of psychological safety and mental health at work, and rightly so. But while progress is being made and attitudes are shifting, the statistics remain sobering. Far more people tragically take their own lives than are lost in workplace accidents.

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr Tim Marsh, a leading voice in safety culture and mental health, to explore how the best organisations are going beyond reactive measures and embedding proactive approaches to mental wellbeing. From creating spaces where people feel safe to speak up to fostering a culture where asking the right questions is part of everyday leadership, we unpack what "good work" really looks like.

We also shine a light on the powerful work being done by Brawd, a mental health charity focused on making a lasting impact in communities and workplaces.

Donation link here: https://justgiving.com/campaign/timmarshsmusings

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