David Cant ~👷🏻♂️
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I’m a safety professional and trusted adviser. I help SMEs in construction build risk management strategies with a human touch. Fuelled by curiosity. Pic taker.
Solihull + Spain
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For all those curious people who have DM'd me asking for an example of a "scenario-based learning" exercise.
Strap yourself in.
This is for you.
"The unchecked scaffold"
Let's set the scene:
Sean, a highly experienced project manager at Build it Quickly Construction, is
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Outstanding rescue by the crane driver who saved a life today.
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Safely bring your workforce back:
• Stagger shifts
• Return in phases
• Hygiene practices
• Floor markers (2m)
• Pictures and plants
• Provide PPE to wear
• Remote work support
• Seating arrangements
Treat staff like adults and let them make up their own workspace.
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Voted 56th most influential
#Twitter
user in the Midlands. I'll take that!
#SocialMedia
http://t.co/zVlT28A40v
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I turned 50 today and I'm supposed to stay at home.
Happy birthday to me! 🎂🎉🎁🎈
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Proud to have been recognised for my commitment to influence and shape the world of safety.
Thank you
@IOSH_tweets
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Who thinks teaching children about trades should be part of the school curriculum?
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Good luck to those running the
#LondonMarathon
today. 🏃🏻🏃🏻♀️
This is how to cross the road during a marathon
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Engineering and
#construction
at its finest..
How to install a 70m tunnel under a highway in a weekend
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Speed pays:
In Sweden a speed camera notices when you are under the speed-limit. It then automatically enters you in a lottery.
And here's the really smart part: the prizes come from the fines paid by speeders.
#RoadSafetyWeek
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Wherever there's a light bulb, there's somebody whose job it is to change it.
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@KellyMartin_UK
@Lyndonx
Logic says that car parks are probably empty because people aren't allowed to visit patients and want to avoid picking up the virus.
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You've got to appreciate what workers do to really make things happen.
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If product ingredients were displayed like this would it help you make a better choice?
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China just built a 55km bridge to Hong Kong.
It's the longest sea
#bridge
in the world and is made from the same amount of steel as 60 Eiffel Towers.
#engineering
⚙️
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Sources of stress:
• Work
• Kids
• Money
• Relationships
• Illness
• Overcommitting
• Loneliness
• Family dynamics
• Lack of work-life balance
• Uncertainty
What else?
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If you want to get the point across to your employees. Show them this video...
Just a little visual aid to back up your words...
Fall protection SAVES LIVES........
#Construction
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5 lessons I've learned in 20+yrs of Safety.
1. Safety is about people.
2. You never have all the answers.
3. Most safety paperwork is not necessary.
4. Asking “Tell me more about” and listening builds trust.
5. Connect with workers, speak their language, and assume nothing.
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I read many books, and one of my favourites is this one by
@AmyCEdmondson
It's timely, offers practical advice, and should be on all leaders bookshelf.
It’s as good as they say.
Go grab a copy for yourself.
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A bugbear of mine is people using ‘health and safety’ as the default for saying things can’t be done.
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Unpopular opinion: Numerically scoring risks during the assessment is nothing more than an educated guess.
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Health and safety is really all about giving your workers what they need to do their job...
- Good procedures 📝
- Good communication 🔈
- Good training 💪
- Good support 😊
because if everybody understands the risks they're more able to look after themselves. 👌
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There are certain core actionable solutions I find myself discussing with clients all the time to help them improve safety performance and influence worker development:
Here they are.
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When people get promoted and put in charge of other people.
They need to be taught and developed on how to be in charge of other people.
Do you agree?
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Silica dust is 100 times smaller than a grain of sand, exposure can lead to:
• Lung cancer
• Silicosis
• Fibrosis
• COPD
• Kidney disease
Where Silica is found:
• Stone
• Rock
• Sand
• Gravel
• Clay
• Bricks
• Tiles
• Concrete
• Artificial stone
• Natural stone
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Worker: It's only dust you know, it's not a problem.
It might get up my nose a bit, make my throat a bit sore, get into my clothes and hair, but after a shower, it is all gone.
There's no harm.
Me: Okay, let me explain how it can harm your lungs and what you can do about it.
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Things that help make health and safety work well:
- Good management 👩⚖️👨🏻⚖️
- Good procedures 📝
- Good communication 📢
- Good training 💪
- Good support 😊
- Good equipment ⚙️
What else?
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Fearless John Noakes of
#BluePeter
A wobbly ladder.
No safety harness.
and to clean some pigeon poo.
#healthandsafety
1977
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Don't wait until the crisis is over, express some gratitude by saying thank you - as your parents taught you:
• Police
• Nurses
• Doctors
• Scientists
• Pharmacists
• Hospital staff
• Delivery drivers
• First responders
• Supermarket workers
• People who stay at home
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Just because a company has a thick binder of safety procedures, doesn't mean there is any relationship between the binder thickness and safety.
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Huge thanks to all the dedicated NHS staff
@uhbtrust
(QE) for their help treating my dad today.
You are doing an incredible job handling the challenging daily demands during these tough times.
You are making a difference every day. 🙏
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It's our wedding anniversary today, and my wife has a great sense of humour.. ❤️
These were our cake toppers.
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@ACasualBantam
Good for you. Walking away from people when they don't respect you is powerful.
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Just been informed I'm an award-winning safety professional, I get an interview, a photoshoot and a full-page spread
I can also collect an engraved glass trophy
And all of the above if I hand over £2500
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🎥 This video shows 1,500
#construction
workers building a
#railway
station in China that took less than 9 hours to complete.
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As an architect once said.
“There is no problem with my design. It is the user.”
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Managed to get the next available slot for our Tesco home delivery:
• Turkey
• Sprouts
• Crackers
• Mince pies
• Christmas pudding
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@JamesTCobbler
No finer man for the job. Someone who is highly qualified and knows the system will make a huge difference.
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Let us not forget that we are not so far removed from the other way of doing things.
#Construction
#healthandsafety
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As a safety professional, I don't care what your gender, your skin colour, your religion and more - everyone's lives matter.
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Is it me, or are you starting to hear people closer to home are getting COVID or having to isolate themselves?
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Regardless of where this video was taken and the circumstances surrounding it, I think we may all agree that there is no situation in the workplace where human life should be of so little value.
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It’s not just Fruit and Veg that helps you survive the day.
Don’t forget your ‘5 a day’ 👌
1. Protect your lungs
2. Reduce Hand and Arm Vibration
3. Limit Noise
4. Avoid lifting heavy loads
5. Wear the correct PPE
#construction
#healthandsafety
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Beautiful! - Traffic camera captures glorious image of snowy owl in flight
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The
#stress
and physical demands undoubtedly place great demands on Santa's
#mentalhealth
. 😳
- Sleigh safety
- No seatbelt
- No airbag
- Speeding
- Alcohol consumption
- Manual handling
- Working at height
- Seasonal Overtime
- Animals in the Workplace
- unregulated helpers
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Yule might not believe this but.......the fake snow in The Wizard of Oz (1939) and White Christmas (1954) was made of
#asbestos
.
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Had a few friends over last night for Christmas drinks and nibbles.
Everyone was so excited when I started talking about health and safety; they left early to read more about it at home.
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I love a good health and safety system but too many managers are measured and judged on form filling and checklist filling.
Paperwork does not keep people safe. People do.
#MindTheRisks
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And some workplaces have signs saying hold the handrail 🙄
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My goal, is to go home safe everyday, and if I can do it while helping others to go home safe as well, so much the better...
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SPOTTED! RT
@RichardWiseman
: This is why you should never put a bald person on the front page of a newspaper
http://t.co/t16iKrXTjl
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List of what “doing” health and safety consists of:
• Assessing
• Planning
• Implementing
• Auditing
• Reviewing
• Checking
• Engaging
• Training
• Consulting
• Communicating
• Supervising
• Managing
• Learning
What else?
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No matter how educated, talented, rich or cool you believe you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all. Integrity is everything.
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Hierarchy of controls:
The MOST effective
Elimination
⬇️
Substitution
⬇️
Engineering
Controls
⬇️
Administrative
Controls
⬇️
P.P.E
The LEAST effective
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The hierarchy of controls:
The MOST effective
Elimination
⬇️
Substitution
⬇️
Engineering
Controls
⬇️
Administrative
Controls
⬇️
P.P.E
The LEAST effective
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Reasons why people take risks at Work.
Habits
Timesaving
Peer Pressure
Complacency
Personality
Overconfidence
Under-appreciate risks
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It seems many people are calling themselves
#wellbeing
and
#mentalhealth
experts overnight - stop it. This is one job you cannot fake your way through, its a subject that can take years of specific training to understand.
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Repeat after me: People keep people safe, not paperwork.
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I’ve arrived
@IOSH_conference
#IOSH2018
With so many safety professionals under one roof it’s probably the safest place to be.
You be careful out there 😳
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I'm repeating this for people at the back.
No matter how educated, talented, rich or fabulous you believe you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all.
Integrity is everything.
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Reduce incidents with a 5 step pre-task risk assessment:
1. Why am I doing this?
2. What could go wrong?
3. How likely is it to happen?
4. How could it affect me or others?
5. What should I do about it?
If the risk is too great;
STOP!
Control the risk!
Prevent the incident!
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We did this thing called “in person meeting” today. There was body language and feedback.
It's the future.
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Three of the biggest power tools in safety are:
1. Leadership commitment.
2. Employee engagement.
3. Team collaboration.
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