#181 IHAS - Applying Practical Safety In The Workplace - with Stephen Harvey

This week, Colin talks to Stephen Harvey, Principal Safety Business Partner at Moreton Bay Regional Council in Brisbane, about some of the practical ways in which he is applying his learnings over recent years into the workplace. KEY TAKEAWAYS We must endeavour to make documentation and instructional materials accessible not for the professionals who write them, but for the users at the end of the line. Communication skills are at the heart of business. If we can engage others, then the messages flow far more freely. To create change in safety, we need forward thinking, creative thinking, and the bravery to execute these decisions. Professionals can better engage if they form and nurture a narrative that allows others to realise the importance of why safety matters. BEST MOMENTS 'In terms of culture, it's the greatest thing we ever did' 'We found that there are no real methods for channelling risks' 'Break down the barriers and really engage' 'Safety is part of the job' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/vn/podcast/the-interesting-health-safety-podcast/id1467771449          Stephen Harvey LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-harvey1888/?originalSubdomain=au 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).