Global Director of Risk Management- Chris Partridge of Ferroglobe

In this special two-part interview, Colin talks to Chris Partridge, the Director Of Risk Management for Ferroglobe, about the ways in which he handles employee induction, the importance of culture, setting effective objectives, and how Ferroglobe goes about obtaining information from their employees. It’s a fascinating, insightful conversation, so join it now! KEY TAKEAWAYS Ferroglobe’s silicon products are used in a number of applications, such as construction, face-cream, cosmetics, car parts and home appliances.   If you want to manage risk effectively, you need to take care of things at source. This is true for health and safety, and for the quality of the product.   Risk has an upside. To make money, to have success, you have to take risks. But it’s the way in which we take these risks that matter.   Being an international company, Ferroglobe are often faced with the challenges and benefits of working within different cultures. But these are generally easily overcome.   Chris uses data as much as possible in terms of studying health and safety. What were the drivers in terms of the event’s genesis? How could it have been prevented?   Smaller accidents are often the result of a poorly designed or equipped working environment. If employees feel that they are being mistreated, they can often be less careful. BEST MOMENTS ‘It’s one of the best windows into any business’ ‘Everything has a financial consequence’ ‘If you analyse properly, then you have a far better change of succeeding’ ‘Most businesses don’t know where to find the data’ ‘It’s about engagement' VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837  Chris Partridge LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-partridge-0a84576/?originalSubdomain=uk 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).