State of science: evolving perspectives on 'human error' This week Crystal and Elisa read and respond to a research paper on the evolution of Human Error in the ergonomics and human factors space! We talk a bit about the authors, how to tell if a paper is worthy of your time, and have a bit of a whinge about how much time it can take to get through some of this stuff! Plus our aha moments and takeaways from the work. The paper:...

Season 5! In this episode, Crystal and Elisa dig into the safe365 data insights report. As it's a lengthy report, we'll break it down across multiple episodes. Safe365 is a software program that measures the 'safety culture maturity' of an organisation based on specific modules/question sets. Linkt to access the full report here (you'll need to provide your email address): https://safe365global.com/safety-culture-maturity-insights-report-2024/

“You can be busy managing the number or busy creating change.” In this episode, Mark Ormond takes the Speak! Seat to pose this question: What would need to change for us all to start to think about health, safety and wellbeing as the best investment an organisation could make as part of their business growth strategy, rather than as a risk that needs to be managed or simply a mandated requirement? Why is it that when Paul O’Neill stood on a stage in Alcoa in 1987 and spoke about the...

We've all heard about the glass ceiling, but what about the glass ceiling in safety? In this episode we talk about - Career progression - Professional memberships - do we really need them to get ahead? - Volunteering - Charter/Fellowship In the twist everyone saw coming, we don't all agree on the value of memberships! 😅 Would love to hear your thoughts!

Come with us on a whistlestop, haphazard (we really didn’t prep and it shows) tour of the EHS Congress Berlin agenda! Crystal and Elisa give a run through their favourite speakers, takeaway moments, and talks they were disappointed to have missed. They also give a bit of insight into the venue, the organisation, pros and cons, and the ultimate review – Would You Go Again Next Year??

Just because I ought to…does that mean I can? Just because I can…does that mean I ought to? How does ‘can’ and ‘ought’ relate to human factors, and to safety? Are we as ethical as we think we are? What’s your argument for that? Simon Cassin joins us to pose some questions that maybe only a philosophical approach can answer. ~~~ Elisa here: Part way through this episode, the conversation very briefly touches on the horrors being brought on G*za by Isr*el. Crystal speaks about a...

TRANSATLANTIC!! The Americans are in the room!! In this episode Crystal and I are joined by the wonderful Laynnea Myles and Kristi McClure, who have come to speak about the results of a survey they completed on women in the EHS profession. We chat on    Advocacy     Allyship    Micro aggressions (and how to address them in the moment)       Laynnea’s insights about women supporting, or not supporting, each other in the workplace. Leadership and ‘masculine attributes’ I have a pop at...

Not for the first (and not likely the last) time on Speak, it’s time to get uncomfortable! Chloe is back to talk all things Blood Work, based off a piece of research by Sang et al (2021) which is linked below. We get into -          Effects of having your period at work -          Menstrual etiquette -          Masking symptoms -          Personal anecdotes -          What kind of support is needed? -          What you (as a manager) can do next…be brave! You CAN survive an...

Ahoy! Safety Piracy 🏴‍☠️, and Translating Value 💎 with Ben Legg ~~~ We are joined by the wonderful Ben Legg for a chat about Safety Piracy! Sailing across the organisational seas searching for the magical solution that maybe doesn’t exist…  This was a cracker – we meander through “the debates”, “back to basics”, book burning (!), and how we translate and demonstrate the value of safety in a language that your business understands. It’s time we move on from (or at least add to) safety is...

Join us, Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch, as we chat with Anna Keen about where the next gen of safety talent are and how we can unlock them! You can also see Crystal freak for about 4secs thinking she had gone off air, but she hadn't! A very smooth recovery haha! Find the episode on youtube too: https://youtu.be/0ij8P2lqUYc

Join us, Elisa Lynch and Crystal Danbury, as we chat with Stuart Hughes in the SPEAK! Seat. He wants to know if we focus on the right things in Safety.We dig into 'the basics', how HACCPs could be helpful across the board, if we know our critical risks and vitally our critical controls. We also ask if the basics are as easy as they sound! As usual, it's a safe, honest, unedited learning space. to watch it: https://youtu.be/WHGnBmQqK8s Great chat! Enjoy Crystal and Elisa x

So, Speak! has made it across the ocean to the USA - how amazing. Brad Green joins us for this episode. He talks about failure, redefining success in safety and the reality of work and risk! Vulnerability and humility in listening to our own failures too is discussed - I really liked that bit. Come, have a listen and enjoy! Crystal and Elisa x Youtube: https://youtu.be/WVVHqgDoueo

Join us as we talk through our fav pods so far, what's going on in our lives right now for us inc Elisa's trip to an incredible workshop in Norway and a pod that got traction. Enjoy Crystal Danbury & Elisa Lynch Video: https://youtu.be/34oDCL0pcqk

Ah! Such a great chat with Christian Harris! We talk about the origin of SPEAK! and the barriers that stop great people posting their own content.We also SPEAK! (and laugh) about #zerobookclub ......have a listen, you'll laugh!! Safety Nomics is also introduced by Christian Harris, it's such an epic term and we share how to engage in a new way in your next safety event too! Lastly, Elisa's wrap up thoughts are SO GOOD!!!! To watch: https://youtu.be/L8uWEPdFX50 Enjoy Crystal...

Is Safety a mental game? That's Fiona's question and we take this to ALL THE PLACES! There's no such thing as balance! What do we expect from our humans when it comes to decision making, noting that 'leaving it at the door' is BS! The limits to connection in the workplace when hybrid working is all the rage. Organisations responsibilities to create safe mental spaces to talk about our feelings. Operating at 100% of your capability, 100% of the time is impossible. And thats not...

This is a fun and brilliant SPEAK! Seat! Chloe Hughes is smashing life and brings wellbeing and repro health to life for us. She SPEAK!s about the impact of the u-turn on menopause in the workplace and her lived experience with repro disease. We explore our conditioning to hide pain in the work place and what Chloe hope leaders know. Tune in and see if you take something away, because we did!!!She was one of the best guests we've had! To watch:...

The pro's, con's and fears of AI.....joins us as we chat about it all! To watch: https://youtu.be/rPRBQvpbuk4

Karen Hewitt approached us with her question before she was a TED Talker (how exciting for us!). Eeeeek! A TED Talker in the Speak Seat! She asks how we make safety simple, relevant and sustainable.....and We quickly dig into simple for who? Relevant for who? What do we mean by sustainable? Why is it always about the front line? And more...and more....It's a lovely episode, and we share some great stories too! We hope you enjoy! To watch instead:...

Join us as we SPEAK! about Jerry's question, which is: Why are we SPEAK!ing about Safety Culture, isn't it or shouldn't it just be culture? And, why do we separate it? This is a GREAT episode! We had so much to say, and we laughed! Elisa is on form in this one (as usual).We hope you enjoy! E&C Need the video: https://youtu.be/rCzkGJ_eyNI

Join us as we Speak! to Greg Smith about his topic...Safety Purpose Vs Safety Process. This was such an interesting discussion; Greg is a lawyer and the author of Paper Safe and he shared so much insight and some great stories. We dive into drivers, the Due Diligence Index, echo chambers, purpose and more!! We talk about getting 'the answer' and also ask 'what the hell is the question we are trying to get the answer'! It's soooo good, enjoy! Join us here or on Youtube:...

Wow, this one has something for everyone! Are you a woman approaching your 40s? Do you have women in your team? Do you have someone in your life that is going through menopause or approaching 45? If yes, this is a share that enlightens us all! There are some staggering facts as well, so come along for the ride. Myself and Elisa were wonderfully ignorant, but Sarah and Heather brought this to life for us! Menopause is IN THE POST, so let's get informed! We had some internet issues, there...

Welcome to the #itisaboutyou episode!! Join us, Crystal Danbury and Elisa Lynch, as we roll through names of great people we just think have an X factor. Not the same X factor, not even a common factor - just SOMETHING Different! We reel off people we love and/or respect that we think are just making a difference in their own way!We hope you find someone new to inspire you in this mix....it will be hard not to! Enjoy! Crystal and Elisa x To watch: https://youtu.be/SxO_UrQJZv8

Join us, Elisa Lynch and Crystal Danbury, as we talk to the awesome Stuart Hughes. In our episode with Sunit Atwal a few weeks back, we dropped the line 'our homes aren't risk free, so why would our workplaces be'. Stuart loved it and reach out to come on and explore the question with us. We get into some EPIC stuff here; risk acceptance, liability, blame, knee jerk fixing, curiosity.....and what is NOT the answer to safety problems. It's a seriously good episode, with a wicked little...

It's short and sweet this week folks, so grab a brew! This episode is personal, open, honest and as usual unedited. We share a real off-pod conversation on the weight of brand, and how it led us to this conversation. We also go into what we think it is, and the simplest way to go about it, networking....and more! We hope it helps you if you are building or focusing on brand right now, and it brings some relief. Fancy watching instead, click here: https://youtu.be/SlHVunWXsUk