Latest Healthandsafety Podcast Episodes
Ep190: How to reshape your safety metrics & ditch the broken ones, with Dr Tristan Casey
Safety on Tap - November 12, 2021 04:56 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsJerry Muller wrote a phenomenal book called the Tyranny of Metrics, which he opens by saying "the title is not meant to convey the message that metrics are intrinsically tyrannical, but rather that they are frequently used in ways that are dysfunctional and oppressive". And that, by friends, is...
Ep189 How to improve engagement, with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - November 02, 2021 03:31 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings"Help me get people engaged". "No one is engaged with health and safety". "Engagement around here is pretty low". Requests like this and their variations are some of the most common things people come to me for help with. Health and safety have an engagement problem, but it's not limited to ...
Ep188: An org-wide case study moving to Safety II, with Kym Bancroft.
Safety on Tap - October 07, 2021 12:43 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsKym Bancroft is an organisational psychologist turned health and safety executive, who was the head of Health and Safety at Urban Utilities. Urban Utilities is a water and sewage utility supplying 1.4 million people with clean water and flushing toilets in South-East Queensland in Australia. W...
Ep187: Go Disrupt Yourself (live from Safeguard 2019), with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - September 30, 2021 02:59 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis is my live keynote speech delivered at the Safeguard 2019 Conference. The theme of the conference was Dare to Disrupt. That was an idea which I respectfully disagreed with and explained why in the opening keynote when I encouraged the audience, and you, to go disrupt yourself.
Ep186: If kids can, So can you: Innovation and Entrepreneurialism in Practice, with Liz Jackson, Global Capabilities Lead, Sydney Catholic Schools.
Safety on Tap - September 22, 2021 08:32 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsI don't think this interview needs much introduction, except to say one thing: if you are inclined to turn off because the words innovation or entrepreneurialism seem too fluffy or not relevant to you, stick with this: you'll be surprised like I was. Here's today's guest, Liz Jackson:
Ep185 Props for the performance, with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - September 10, 2021 00:06 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsI, like you, have been spending a lot of time in the same workplace for a while now, my home office. And yet despite the amount of time I spend here, it was only recently that something struck me when I saw things that had been there the whole time but hadn't recognised for what they are. My s...
Ep184: Behavioural economics, nudge, sludge, and more, with Rory Gallagher, Managing Director, The Behavioural Insights Team
Safety on Tap - September 06, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsRory Gallagher is the Asia Pacific Director of the Behavioural Insights Team, and a founding member of it's parent organisation within the British Government. This work as always fascinated me, ever since I read the book Nudge, based on Nobel Prize winning work by Cass Sunstein and Richard Thal...
Ep183: Made Visible, with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - August 25, 2021 10:25 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt's hard to focus on things that we can't see, that aren't visible to us. It doesn't mean they aren't there, it's just that they aren't visible to us. Having empathy for others, and appreciating that they have a perspective and experience which is 100% valid for them, can be a difficult thi...
Ep182: ISO standards and new views of safety: slaying different kinds of sacred cows, with Jeremy Scrivens
Safety on Tap - August 18, 2021 12:19 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat's the risk when we use an ISO standard approach to health and safety? That we miss the point entirely. Decades of experience have revealed what happens when standards compliance and its activities become the goal, instead of the goals of actual health and actual safety the ISO standard was...
AIHS Election - Christine Edwards
Safety on Tap - August 08, 2021 09:51 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections. Why am I doing these? Take a listen and I'll explain. We've given each candidate only 10 minutes to convince you they are worthy...
AIHS Election - Peter Zmuda
Safety on Tap - August 08, 2021 09:49 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections. Why am I doing these? Take a listen and I'll explain. We've given each candidate only 10 minutes to convince you they are worthy...
AIHS Election - Sam Jackson
Safety on Tap - August 08, 2021 09:48 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections. Why am I doing these? Take a listen and I'll explain. We've given each candidate only 10 minutes to convince you they are worthy...
AIHS Election - Madeleine Page
Safety on Tap - August 08, 2021 09:47 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections. Why am I doing these? Take a listen and I'll explain. We've given each candidate only 10 minutes to convince you they are worthy...
AIHS Election - Louise Howard
Safety on Tap - August 08, 2021 09:46 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections. Why am I doing these? Take a listen and I'll explain. We've given each candidate only 10 minutes to convince you they are worthy...
AIHS Election - Jane Bourke
Safety on Tap - August 08, 2021 09:43 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections. Why am I doing these? Take a listen and I'll explain. We've given each candidate only 10 minutes to convince you they are worthy ...
AIHS Election - Denis Bellerose
Safety on Tap - August 08, 2021 09:38 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections. Why am I doing these? Take a listen and I'll explain. We've given each candidate only 10 minutes to convince you they are worthy ...
Ep181 Tried it before, didn't work. With Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - August 04, 2021 05:39 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings"Tried it before, and it didn't work" These are the words that we have all said to dismiss something out of hand, to reject a very broad or general idea or approach or suggestion . We can choose our words better, which means everyone learns more and is more informed about our experience.
Ep180: Listener Reflections: Brenton Harrison on unhelpful extremes
Safety on Tap - July 08, 2021 07:48 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsBrenton Harrison shared some thoughts publicly about the extremes of new views and traditional views of safety. Here's Brenton sharing his thoughts with you.
Ep179 What I learned after rejecting philosophy, with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - June 29, 2021 14:36 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDoes philosophy really have a place in work health and safety? Here’s what I discovered. My earlier rejection of philosophy taught me how important philosophy actually is a conscious way of living and a competent approach to professional practice. I might be wrong, but one thing philosop...
Ep178: An integral perspective on leadership, with Jo Doyle
Safety on Tap - June 09, 2021 04:06 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMy guest today is the ever-humble Jo Doyle. Jo comes highly recommended to me, she has been on my potential guest list for years now. With many years experience in strategic organisational change and executive coaching, Covid created the impetus for Jo to gravitate back to her sweet spot and...
Ep177 Cook or chef? with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - April 20, 2021 06:32 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsAm I a cook or a chef? It turns out that has nothing to do with what I wear, or whether I have a certificate, it comes down to one simple thing. And no, it's not a bad temper.
Ep176: The human performance perspective of improvement, with Diane Chadwick-Jones
Safety on Tap - March 31, 2021 03:11 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHuman performance is not just focussed on humans. It is about how we try to improve ourselves at work. It's not just about health and safety. My guest today Diane Chadwick-Jones is the former Director, Human Performance for BP. She had an extensive career in BP, working in Belgium, Brazil and ...
Ep175 Perfect is the enemy of done, with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - March 22, 2021 08:09 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThree times this week, I have come across this challenge in health and safety leaders. Competent, intelligent, motivated health and safety leaders who want to make change. Who hold back, are held back, from taking the next step, making the next intention a reality, for the same rea...
Ep174: The best form of risk assessment is your voice, with Steve Harvey
Safety on Tap - March 19, 2021 05:49 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsListen in to hear how one of the thickest Scottish accents you'll ever hear is also one of the most effective communicators. Steve Harvey is a an operations-focused Health & Safety professional who is a proud pragmatist. He is a master of work insights and operational learning, obsessed abo...
Ep173: The wizard or the wand? with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - March 12, 2021 06:22 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhat does a iPad, a 2B pencil, WISYWIG, and a microphone have in common? And how is that helpful for you as a leader? This episode is made possible by our mission of enabling better learning that improves performance in your organisation.
Ep172: Psych health and safety in the spotlight, with Jason van Schie
Safety on Tap - March 09, 2021 06:40 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsToday I'm chatting with Jason van Schie, organisation psychologist, founder of FlourishDX and co-host of the Psych Health and Safety podcast. I'm not pretending that there are any reins to hand over so to speak, but the reason why you've heard so many guests on my podcast speak to this broad ...
Ep 171: What learning looks & sounds like everyday, with Tim Fitch
Safety on Tap - March 04, 2021 02:45 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThis is an awesome conversation. Real stories and experiences from a frontline HSE professional who is still learning with more than a decade's worth of it under his belt. We covered a lot, I learned a lot! None of this was planned, all Tim and I talked about before recording was just to share...
Ep 170 Grenade Throwers, with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - February 26, 2021 01:06 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsGrenade throwers. You know them. (Real people, with metaphorical grenades) The people in your organisation who have a tendency, even a reputation to disrupt. They throw grenades because they object, challenge or undermine things publicly, in groups. And they throw g...
Ep169 The single purpose of anything new, with Andrew Barrett
Safety on Tap - February 26, 2021 00:29 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe purpose of introducing anything new is NOT to have it perfect first time. In fact, the results you get might not even be great, just average, nothing to write home about. The ONE SINGLE UNIVERSAL purpose of introducing anything is to create the conditions so the right people say "ye...
Ep168 Mental Health Strategy, with David Burroughs
Safety on Tap - February 19, 2021 05:42 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsMental health is important enough to need a strategic approach, not just tactics. In this wide ranging conversation, David Burroughs and I explore his deep experience in mental health strategy. David Burroughs is an experienced psychologist, with many years of consultancy and strategic leade...
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