What Does a Good H&S Meeting Look Like

‘Mix it up and get better interaction with those around the table’ Colin advises on the best ways to organise effective health and safety meetings that impact on the business and ensure ongoing compliance and understanding across the workforce. He takes us step by step through an effective agenda and explains how and why each item is a vital component in an effective approach to health and safety in any workplace. If you can get some of these things in place your business will be successful so listen in and get started.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Involving everyone around the table at a health and safety meeting is the key to a successful meeting with actions that will move the business forward. Previous minutes - keep a record of actions completed, that people have been listened to and successful activities. Top Issues – ask the question; what is concerning you? and  get everyone involved Risk assessments, safety systems and procedures - Review one process or system at each meeting. Why not make a site inspection or walk part of the meeting? Health and safety training - Review training that has taken place Is there a training plan how can people develop through the business Health and safety legislation - Review any changes  how does that impact us in this business what do we need to do to make sure we are complying Accidents and incidents - The accidents and incidents in the workplace are not a reflection of how safety is managed the controls are the reflection on how safety is managed. How the incidents have affected those who work alongside and how the person involved in the incident is affected is what’s really important The promotion of health and safety - What do we want to talk about to raise the profile of health and safety, how can this best be achieved?   BEST MOMENTS ‘The key is to not stop people, let them tell-all, the more they share the more you can get out of the business’ ‘Have we as a business done all we can’ ‘Don’t do a toolbox talk about confined spaces if you don’t work in any’   VALUABLE RESOURCES The Interesting Health & Safety Podcast HSE.gov.uk   ABOUT THE HOST Colin’s Biography   ‘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).