Sharman on Safety
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Sharman on Safety
Our regular columns and sections are all contributions from leading industry figures.
O brave new world
O brave new world 24th Feb 2021 Professor Andrew Sharman reflects on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and navigates a way forward for...
Happy and here
Happy and here 10th Dec 2020 In an always-on world, it’s often easier to identify feelings of distress and unhappiness rather than their positive...
A little goes a long way
A little goes a long way 8th Oct 2020 Professor Dr Andrew Sharman challenges the way we’ve been looking at safety performance and offers...
A brave new world
A brave new world 17th Aug 2020 Professor Dr Andrew Sharman, global thought leader, safety culture expert and president of the Institute of Occupational...
Selling safety
Can ideas that work well in the world of sales be applied to improving health and safety performance in the workplace? ANDREW SHARMAN and...
It’s how we behave
Behaviour is increasingly viewed as a solution to safety. Andrew Sharman reviews 500 years of science to explore the development of behaviour-based safety and...
I’d like to teach the world…
How can we implement more effective learning and continuing professional development (CPD) strategies to develop better leaders, or a more effective and reliable workforce?...
How to make training work for you
Professor Andrew Sharman and Darren Sutton tackle the challenges of making health and safety training stick, by exploring a range of techniques for management...
True causes of unsafe behaviour
Busy workplaces are challenging environments in which we need to have our wits about us in order to maintain levels of safety. Andrew Sharman...
Fear: The Ultimate Motivator?
Andrew Sharman and Darren Sutton explore the paradox of shocking people into action, and what one needs to understand in order to create sustainable...
Be here, now
On a trip to Zimbabwe, I discovered the secret to exemplary safety performance and the key to a happier, healthier and more meaningful life....
Better behavioural safety
How can we influence behaviour at work to maximise safety? the answer lies in taking a broader view, listening to Madiba, and learning from...
Driven to distraction
A recent study by the World Health Organisation reveals that there are now more mobile phones than people on the planet. So perhaps we...
Mastering your mind
Whether stressed out at work, or sitting on Venice Beach sipping an aromatic coffee, the ability to be mindful and live in the moment...
Back to the future
Preparing to speak to an audience of some 800 safety practitioners in Abu Dhabi recently, I pondered the evolution of the safety profession. During...