Why Accreditations Don't Make Construction Sites Safer - Jack Rumbol- EP 39

Jack Rumbol is the Managing Director of Havio, a health and safety consultancy working exclusively across the construction industry. On this podcast he has earned the nickname Mr Health and Safety, and it is not hard to see why. Jack has built his career on a straightforward view of the industry, one that has little patience for box ticking and even less for the idea that a wall full of accreditations makes anyone safer. In this episode, Jack talks honestly about what he has seen inside construction, an industry he describes bluntly as dysfunctional and, at times, dog eat dog. He explains why five or six accreditations mean almost nothing on the ground, why he only takes on clients who align with how Havio actually operates, and why health and safety only works when the whole business owns it, not just the person whose job title says so. We explore: How Jack got into health and safety and what pulled him toward the industry Why accreditations get treated as proof of safety when they rarely reflect what is happening on site The dysfunction Jack sees across construction and how it shapes the way Havio chooses who to work with Why Havio focuses solely on fit out and main contractors and turns away work that doesn't fit Why most of Havio's business comes through word of mouth and what that says about trust in this industry What actually serves the industry when it comes to health and safety, and where Jack sees it heading next Jack is not interested in compliance for the sake of it. He wants to work with the right people, on the right projects, and he is direct about calling out what isn't working across construction. If you think health and safety is someone else's job, this episode will change your mind.