Next Generation Health & Safety! With Ian Manners of DAC Beachcroft Pt.2

Colin is in conversation with Health and Safety specialist, Ian Manners, of DAC Beachcroft, a lawyer who has been hailed by Legal 500 as the Next Generation Health & Safety Lawyer in the South West in both the 2017 and 2018 editions.  In the second part of Colin’s interview with Ian, the discussion turns to Ian’s ingenious method of risk assessment, the effect of culture upon health and safety, and the value of internal networking. KEY TAKEAWAYS Mock trials, devised by Ian, have driven engagement within his team, and have allowed for a different perspective on risk assessment. Engaging with people is far more effective in driving change than simply ordering change. Wellbeing is entwined and influenced by culture. Effecting positive culture will be the main driving force in influencing positive health and safety practice in the workplace. Internally networking is invaluable. By connecting and collaborating with the many units within a company can help everyone within to better understand the capabilities of the place they work for. BEST MOMENTS ‘How am I going to get the jury to get this?’ ‘People are the key’ ‘We don’t really have any hard and fast rules’ ‘I’m not a fan of sharing for sharing’s sake'   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health And Safety Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/training-competency-creating-effective-plan-process/id1467771449?i=1000452692837  DAC Beachcroft - https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/gb/people/ian-manners/ [email protected] Ian Manners LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/irmanners/?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).