Don't Think of Them as 'Accident Investigations'. Call it Learning From Our Investment

In this podcast, Colin has been reflecting on interviews and books by Sidney Dekker; more specifically his take on Incidents. “ An incident is an investment that you’ve already made” So if you’ve already made the investment, reclaim your asset and get the most out of what you’ve already done. To get the learning, it is not about ‘pointing the finger’ and finding blame; dismissing the individual who may be responsible is also dismissing any chances to learn the most from the incident after the fact.   It's important to think about what they were thinking and doing, how did we get to the situation and avoiding viewing with hindsight. 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).