When we talk about creating safer and healthier workplaces we often realise that a lot of employees are surprised when they learn drug and alcohol testing is an important part of the workforce’s safety. But this shouldn’t be a surprise, last year just over 1 in 10 adults aged 16-59 reported taking drugs, and for those aged 16-24, it was 1 in 51. We also know the importance of supporting employees' mental health, with 1 in 4 people in the UK experiencing a mental health problem each year2. Today we are going to look at the link between mental health and drug and alcohol use in the workplace. By ..read more

In this episode of the podcast, we welcome Kathy Seabrook for a discussion on how you can get health and safety higher up on the corporate agenda.  Kathy also looks at how you can get better cohesion across health, safety, and the whole organization.  Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Network_HSE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HSENetwork/ Website: https://www.hse-network.com/   Support the show ..read more

Welcome back to the HSE Network Podcast. Here we share another talk from the HSE Global Series Congress which looks at the benefits that can be gained from using micro experimentation within health and safety. Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Network_HSE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HSENetwork/ Website: https://www.hse-network.com/    Support the show ..read more

Many organisations will be familiar with management systems, but do they actually make a difference to end performance? Here Kate Field of the BSI Group shares her talk from the HSE UK Congress which explores some of the case studies in which EHS management systems have made a real tangible difference to safety performance. Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Network_HSE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HSENetwork/ Website: https://www.hse-network.com/    Support the show ..read more

This week we share another fantastic talk from the HSE Virtual Series which looks at how you and your team can grow as safety professionals. Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Network_HSE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HSENetwork/ Website: https://www.hse-network.com/    Support the show ..read more

This week on the HSE Network podcast we chat with Andy Barker of Paradigm Human Performance, we look at managing contractors from a health and safety perspective, looking at the various areas to keep in mind when it comes to creating and fostering a healthy working relationship with people from different organisations. https://www.paradigmhp.com/ We also look at the term 'contractor' and why it may not necessarily be the best term to use in the safety and wider work context. Andy Barker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-barker-86664526/ Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twi ..read more

Here we share a great talk from the HSE Virtual Series of 2021 which explores ways that you can harmonise your internal EHS processes.  Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Network_HSE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HSENetwork/ Website: https://www.hse-network.com/    Support the show ..read more

This week on the HSE Network podcast we chat with Andy Barker of Paradigm, we look at managing contractors from a health and safety perspective, looking at the various areas to keep in mind when it comes to creating and fostering a healthy working relationship with people from different organisations. We also look at the term 'contractor' and why it may not necessarily be the best term to use in the safety and wider work context. Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Network_HSE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HSENetwork/ Website: https://www.hse-network.com/    S ..read more

Here we bring a talk from the Diversity Congress that looks at unconscious ignorance, how we can explore our current knowledge limits, insights into honest ignorance and some ideas on how to find resources to further explore this in a safety and HR context. Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Network_HSE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HSENetwork/ Website: https://www.hse-network.com/    Support the show (https://www.hse-network.com/register ..read more

Here we sit down once again with Andrew Barratclough of eDriving to discuss the hidden dangers or ignoring driver safety in addition to the big benefits that can get from implementing a strong road safety program. Linkedin here >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/Network_HSE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HSENetwork/ Website: https://www.hse-network.com/    Support the show (https://www.hse-network.com/register ..read more