I’ve written articles for health and safety publications since 1996, first for Health and Safety at Work Magazine, and later for IOSH Magazine. I’ve also presented on a range of topics at professional conferences. This section links to articles, presentations and webinars you might find useful.
I am available for presentations, panels, debates and webinars on a wide variety of safety topics. I also ghost write white papers, blogs and press releases on safety and health topics.
If there are any articles listed below that are not yet linked that you would like to read, or if you’d like me to write something for you please get in touch.
The What is.. series was originally published in Health and Safety at Work Magazine (which is no longer available). The aim was to challenge received wisdom on the meaning of terms we use in health and safety. We use the terms inconsistently, haphazardly and without always thinking through the implication of their use. In many cases my ideas have moved on since I wrote these articles, but the challenges presented by each article are just as relevant now as when they were written.
Although not strictly part of this series, I’ve included an article here on Heinrich’s accident triangle, and its variations. Does it still have any value in modern healthy and safety practice?
In relation to ALARP and reasonably practicable, two articles about calculating the financial value of a life challenge the idea that ‘you can’t put a price on safety’:
This series was published in IOSH Magazine, so these links will take you to the IOSH Magazine website:
Although not part of the above series, these articles also illustrate how to learn from other areas:
You can listen to me in some webinars below, or visit The Safer Choice YouTube account.
I explain the hierarchy of behaviour change, as part of a panel on how technology is being used to support safety behaviours.
with Richard Collins of safeti.com and Darragh Geoghegan of Engage EHS.
This relates to a blog I wrote for Engage EHS on what to focus on in 2020 (that was turned on it’s head by the end of March 2020!)
A few examples of presentations I’ve given to professional audiences. These are not links to my slides, but if you’d like a presentation on these or other topics I’ve covered in articles, please get in touch.