Safety and risk performance reviews play a key role in continuous improvement. Whilst not limited and not in any particular order, when it’s time for a safety and risk performance review within your Organisation, here are 10 aspects that you

TAR #029: Communicate Risks Successfully Using Heat Maps

Aug 20th, 2020 5m 24s

Done all that hard work on risk assessment…it’s time to successfully communicate the results, but how? In this short audio extract from the video on my YouTube Channel "RedRisks", let me introduce you to heat maps and also how they can be used

TAR #028: What is Management of Change (MoC)?

Aug 18th, 2020 9m 21s

Management of Change (MoC) is an important practice (or process) to ensure that environmental, health, safety, risks and hazards are properly controlled when an organisation makes changes to their facilities, operations, or personnel (more comm

TAR #027: Leadership Talks - In Conversation with Marc Hornbrook

Aug 13th, 2020 14m 55s

In these "Leadership Talks: In Conversation with..." series of audio extracts from my videos on the YouTube Channel "RedRisks", I discuss with high profile leaders and get their thoughts and views regarding leadership. The conversations are f

TAR #026: What is ALARP in Risk Management?

Aug 11th, 2020 6m 44s

ALARP stands for “As Low As Reasonably Practicable” and is often used within Risk and Safety Management circles. But what exactly is it…?This is an audio extract from the video on my YouTube Channel "RedRisks".

TAR #028: Vlogging Basics and My Top Tips

Aug 8th, 2020 7m 1s

The popularity and demand for vlogs (videos) on YouTube, Vimeo etc has grown exponentially over the last few years, especially during the COVID 19 “lockdown” period.If you are thinking about vlogging your technical prowess or business and want

TAR #027: SIMOPS Reviews - What are they and how to do them?

Aug 4th, 2020 5m 36s

SIMOPS is an abbreviation for “SIMultaneous OPerations”, but why is it important to review risks due to SIMOPS related activities?

TAR #026: Podcasting Tips and How to Get Started for FREE!

Jul 30th, 2020 7m 33s

This is a follow up to my previous videos and podcasts on Why Blogs, Vlogs and Podcasts.In this audio extract from my video, I am going to share with you the basics of podcasting and also a platform called “Anchor”, which you can use to not on

TAR #025: Gamification for Risk and Safety Management

Jul 28th, 2020 13m 44s

This is an audio extract from a live event recording for the Risk and Safety Professionals (RASP) Forum. The RASP Forum is on LinkedIn and anyone can join (if you are on LinkedIn)...come on join us and share some of the fun!

TAR #024: The Basics of Blogging and My Top Tips

Jul 23rd, 2020 10m 51s

In a previous podcast, I discussed the differences between Blogging, Vlogging and Podcasting and how they can contribute towards building your digital profile and brand.In this audio extract from my video, I focus on the basics of blogging. I

TAR #023: An Introduction to CCPS Risk Based Process Safety (RBPS) Framework

Jul 21st, 2020 15m

The Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) describes Process Safety Management (PSM) as:“The application of management principles and systems to the identification, understanding and control of process hazards in order to prevent process r

TAR #022: Blogs – Vlogs – Podcasts: Are you missing out?

Jul 16th, 2020 6m 44s

I suspect many of you know what Blogs, Vlogs and Podcasts are?I regularly get asked questions like:Should I do them?Am I missing out?In this short audio extract from my video, I want to share with you my thoughts, experiences, lessons l

TAR #021 - How to Improve "Human Resilience" - Interview with Ed Thomas

Jul 14th, 2020 14m 1s

This is the audio extract from a video on my YouTube Channel "RedRisks". Currently advising Corporate Clients, Ed was a member of an Elite US fighting force involved in high level threat environments and counter terrorism activities.It's diff

TAR #020: Occupational Health & Safety Opportunities - Sources and Assessment?

Jul 3rd, 2020 9m 1s

This is an audio extract from my video on the YT Channel. In this short video, I respond to a question raised by Khadija related to one of my previous videos and focuses on how to go about finding sources for jobs and assessing them relative t

TAR #019: Leadership - What are the magic ingredients?

Jun 30th, 2020 48m 11s

This is the audio extract of the live event recording with Profs. Scott Geller, Dominic Cooper and Tim Marsh. Our focus was Leadership and what are the magic ingredients. I thoroughly enjoyed this and what a fantastic audience for making it ve

TAR #018: Hierarchy of Control - Worked Example

Jun 23rd, 2020 7m 1s

In this audio extract from my video, I discuss the Hierarchy of Control using a worked example. I apply the "ERICP" principles and elaborate on how we can apply mitigation for risk reduction.

TAR #017: How can I get a job in safety?

Jun 19th, 2020 8m 51s

COVID 19 has impacted the livelihood of so many friends and colleagues. This is the audio from my latest video offering some tips to help and support those on the move or seeking a new job. Hope it offers some useful tips and guidance.

TAR #016: Leadership Talks – In Conversation with Colin Orr Burns

Jun 16th, 2020 40m 42s

In these “Leadership Talks: In Conversation with…” series of videos, I discuss with high profile leaders and get their thoughts and views regarding leadership.The conversations are free flowing and will touch several areas including Risk & Saf

TAR #015: Risk Management Fundamentals - Risk Identification

Jun 10th, 2020 6m 11s

The audio extract is from my video of the live event recorded on the 3rd June 2020. It’s a short video focusing on Risk Identification.

TAR #014: What are Leading and Lagging Key Performance Indicators (KPI)?

Jun 2nd, 2020 6m 5s

Not only is it important to select Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that are fit for purpose, easy to manage and sustainable but it’s also a good idea to have Leading and Lagging Indicators. But why....?

TAR #013: Safety Performance Improvement - what would be your advice?

May 20th, 2020 5m 8s

I was asked recently my best advice on how to focus and improve on safety performance. This question got my brain cells working overtime and I came up with 3 aspects that have helped and I want to share them with you. Of course, I suspect th

TAR #012: Risk and Safety Management Post COVID-19

May 15th, 2020 9m 4s

We will sometime in the near future be heading back to work, however, the normal that we once knew will need to be adjusted for the “new normal”.But what are the risks?How can we set about reviewing Risk and Safety Management Post COVID-19?I

TAR #011: The Future for Behaviour Based Safety (BBS)

May 6th, 2020 1h 7m

This is the audio from a Live Event and the video is on our YouTube Channel "RedRisks".I knew that this was going to a "hot" topic for debate and it was certainly fully charged with energy and passion.These live events with Tim, Dom and Scott

TAR #010: Opinion Survey Results for "COVID-19 Challenges, Concerns, Worries etc".

May 4th, 2020 6m 2s

This is a narrative on the results from an opinion survey I carried out in April (last 2 weeks), wherein I asked via social media for feedback on 5 specific questions. Pleased to say that 327 people took part and the results, whilst might not b