Podcasts by Safety on Tap
The Safety on Tap podcast is for leaders (yes, that's you!) wanting to grow themselves and drastically improve health and safety along the way. We bring you free-flowing ideas, perspectives and stories from interviews with only the most interesting people - to help you take positive, effective and rewarding action. Nice!
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Ep213: Human Factors, Error, Blame&Systems Thinking, with A/Prof Gemma Read from 2023-12-08T06:02:48
We are now realising that just focussing on preventing bad stuff is a pretty limited view of health and safety, and that many of our approaches are limited in the applicat...
ListenEp212: Three ways of getting things done, with Andrew Barrett from 2023-10-27T05:20:51
Full show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep212
Hey, it’s Andrew, and this is Safety on T...
ListenEp211: Disagree better, with Andrew Barrett from 2023-10-16T05:37:26
Full show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep211
I don't agree. And here's why. We shoul...
ListenEp210: Health and safety probably is a wicked problem, with Craig Ashhurst from 2023-10-04T05:50:34
Full show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep209
I have some questions for you. As you he...
ListenEp209: Meet them where they are at with Andrew Barrett from 2023-09-22T03:39:58
Full show notes: www.safetyontap.com/ep209
We are in the business of change. But w...
ListenEP208: Is your professional practice unethical? with Simon Cassin from 2023-09-18T05:22:03
Ep208: Is your professional practice unethical?
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Ep207: On the Hook&The Cost of Free with Andrew Barrett from 2023-09-07T04:27:38
Ep207: On the Hook & the Cost of Free, with Andrew Barrett
Full show notes: www.safetyon...
ListenEp206: Change and Change Managers, with Gilbert Kruidenier from 2023-08-31T04:26
Ep206: Change and Change Managers, with Gilbert Kruidenier
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Ep205: Platinum, Covid, and how ideas spread, with Andrew Barrett from 2023-08-24T05:44:13
Ep205: Platinum, Covid, and how ideas spread, with Andrew Barrett
Full Show Notes: https://safetyontap.com/ep205
Ep204: 99% = 0%, with Andrew Barrett from 2023-06-01T03:43
Sometimes, 99% is as good as 0%. And it's really quite useful to know when that's the case.
Hey, it’s An...
ListenEp203: Stop talking about health and safety, with Rob Kirkwood from 2023-03-30T08:22:58
Ep201 Ron Gantt from 2022-06-16T03:01:30
"Being in search of a beautiful question can lead to a new sense of purpose and direction. A beauti...
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Ep200: Live Listener Event from 2022-06-08T07:36:15
Hey it's Andrew, and this is Safety on Tap!
On the 13th of May 2022 I had the extraordinary experience of spending a few hours in a virtual event with Safety on Tap...
ListenEp199-5: Half an episode and my gift to you for our 200th from 2022-05-06T02:15:08
his is a cheeky episode, halfway between episode 199 and episode 200, with two really short messages for you - an invitation and a request.
First, I want ...
ListenEp199 All Your Finance Needs (not), with Andrew Barrett from 2022-04-20T14:47:26
I know her personally, we were part of a business group a few years ago.
Having gotten far more focussed and proactive with my overall financial goals and position ...
ListenEp198: Thinking and rethinking work, people, and mental health, with Antony Malmo from 2022-04-12T03:11:28
My guest today is Antony Malmo.
Antony is a self described Wellbeing Smuggler, Jargon Cutter, Systems Wrangler, and C-suite Whisperer. He's a director at ...
ListenEp197 Mental Models from 2022-03-31T03:18:21
So what's the beliefs, assumptions, and images we have that make sense of our thoughts and behaviour here? Is it that war is bad? That military aggression is unacceptable?...
ListenEp196: EBM or Solutioneering? With Prof Rob Briner from 2022-03-23T04:53:46
What if you could better guide your organisation on what's most important, and be more confident about the results you can deliver? That's what today's ...
ListenEp195 Tune-in to feedback, with Andrew Barrett from 2022-02-25T04:01:49
What words do you know people use to describe you, or your team? Not words you'd like them to say, but words they have actually said and you've heard directly or second ha...
ListenEp194 You must be in defence of.....with Andrew Barrett from 2022-02-17T03:16:13
Gandhi did it with walking and without food. Michael Pollan did it with food and a book. Al Gore did it with a film. Dave Grohl did it with Youtube in 2020, and Dave Pr...
ListenEp193 Large-scale Safety II in practice @ American Airlines, with Bog Glavan&Nick Peterson from 2022-02-14T06:49:43
There is an enormous amount of talk about new safety approaches, in theory, compared to implementation in practice. But implementation does exist, it does show promise, a...
ListenEp192 The purpose of strategy from 2022-01-27T10:58:27
All forward-thinking leaders are interested in strategy. But what, exactly, is the purpose of strategy?
This is the first podcast out for 20...
ListenEp191 Being salesy, with Andrew Barrett from 2021-12-15T05:31:54
Let's talk about Linkedin, humanity, and being salesy.
I am connected with tens of thousands of people, in some direct way. Whether that's ...
ListenEp190: How to reshape your safety metrics&ditch the broken ones, with Dr Tristan Casey from 2021-11-12T04:56:24
Jerry Muller wrote a phenomenal book called the Tyranny of Metrics, which he opens by saying "the title is not meant to convey the message that metrics are intrinsically tyrannical, but rather t...
ListenEp189 How to improve engagement, with Andrew Barrett from 2021-11-02T03:31:04
"Help me get people engaged". "No one is engaged with health and safety". "Engagement around here is pretty low". Requests like this and their variations are some of the most common things pe...
ListenEp188: An org-wide case study moving to Safety II, with Kym Bancroft. from 2021-10-07T12:43:33
Kym Bancroft is an organisational psychologist turned health and safety executive, who was the head of Health and Safety at Urban Utilities. Urban Utilities is a water an...
ListenEp187: Go Disrupt Yourself (live from Safeguard 2019), with Andrew Barrett from 2021-09-30T02:59:20
This is my live keynote speech delivered at the Safeguard 2019 Conference. The theme of the conference was Dare to Disrupt. That was an idea which I respectfully disagre...
ListenEp186: If kids can, So can you: Innovation and Entrepreneurialism in Practice, with Liz Jackson, Global Capabilities Lead, Sydney Catholic Schools. from 2021-09-22T08:32:49
I don't think this interview needs much introduction, except to say one thing: if you are inclined to turn off because the words innovation or entrepreneurialism seem too ...
ListenEp185 Props for the performance, with Andrew Barrett from 2021-09-10T00:06:16
I, like you, have been spending a lot of time in the same workplace for a while now, my home office. And yet despite the amount of time I spend here, it was only recently...
ListenEp184: Behavioural economics, nudge, sludge, and more, with Rory Gallagher, Managing Director, The Behavioural Insights Team from 2021-09-06T06:00:42
Rory Gallagher is the Asia Pacific Director of the Behavioural Insights Team, and a founding member of it's parent organisation within the British Government. This work a...
ListenEp183: Made Visible, with Andrew Barrett from 2021-08-25T10:25:26
It's hard to focus on things that we can't see, that aren't visible to us. It doesn't mean they aren't there, it's just that they aren't visible to us.
Ep182: ISO standards and new views of safety: slaying different kinds of sacred cows, with Jeremy Scrivens from 2021-08-18T12:19:33
What's the risk when we use an ISO standard approach to health and safety? That we miss the point entirely. Decades of experience have revealed what happens when standard...
ListenAIHS Election - Christine Edwards from 2021-08-08T09:51:23
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections.
Why am I doing these? Take a ...
AIHS Election - Peter Zmuda from 2021-08-08T09:49:34
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections.
Why am I doing these? Take a ...
AIHS Election - Sam Jackson from 2021-08-08T09:48:37
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections.
Why am I doing these? Take a ...
AIHS Election - Madeleine Page from 2021-08-08T09:47:29
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections.
Why am I doing these? Take a ...
AIHS Election - Louise Howard from 2021-08-08T09:46:26
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections.
Why am I doing these? Take a ...
AIHS Election - Jane Bourke from 2021-08-08T09:43:10
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections.
Why am I doing these? Take a ...
AIHS Election - Denis Bellerose from 2021-08-08T09:38:48
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections.
Why am I doing these? Take a ...
AIHS Election - Denis Bellrose from 2021-08-08T09:38:48
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series that brings you the candidates for the 2021 Australian Institute of Health and Safety Board elections.
Why am I doing these? Take a ...
Ep181 Tried it before, didn't work. With Andrew Barrett from 2021-08-04T05:39:14
"Tried it before, and it didn't work"
These are the words that we have all said to dismiss something out of hand, to reject a very broad or general idea or approach or suggestion ....
Ep180: Listener Reflections: Brenton Harrison on unhelpful extremes from 2021-07-08T07:48:34
Brenton Harrison shared some thoughts publicly about the extremes of new views and traditional views of safety. Here's Brenton sharing his thoughts with you.
ListenEp179 What I learned after rejecting philosophy, with Andrew Barrett from 2021-06-29T14:36:10
Does philosophy really have a place in work health and safety? Here’s what I discovered.
My earlier rejection of philosophy taught me how important philosophy act...
ListenEp178: An integral perspective on leadership, with Jo Doyle from 2021-06-09T04:06:10
My guest today is the ever-humble Jo Doyle.
Jo comes highly recommended to me, she has been on my potential guest list for years now. With many years experience i...
ListenEp177 Cook or chef? with Andrew Barrett from 2021-04-20T06:32:37
Am I a cook or a chef? It turns out that has nothing to do with what I wear, or whether I have a certificate, it comes down to one simple thing. And no, it's not a bad te...
ListenEp176: The human performance perspective of improvement, with Diane Chadwick-Jones from 2021-03-31T03:11:27
Human performance is not just focussed on humans. It is about how we try to improve ourselves at work. It's not just about health and safety.
My guest today Diane Chadwick-Jones is the fo...
ListenEp175 Perfect is the enemy of done, with Andrew Barrett from 2021-03-22T08:09:52
Three times this week, I have come across this challenge in health and safety leaders.
Competent, intelligent, motivated health and safety leaders who wan...
ListenEp174: The best form of risk assessment is your voice, with Steve Harvey from 2021-03-19T05:49:07
Listen in to hear how one of the thickest Scottish accents you'll ever hear is also one of the most effective communicators.
Steve Harvey i...
ListenEp173: The wizard or the wand? with Andrew Barrett from 2021-03-12T06:22:57
What does a iPad, a 2B pencil, WISYWIG, and a microphone have in common? And how is that helpful for you as a leader?
This episode is mad...
ListenEp172: Psych health and safety in the spotlight, with Jason van Schie from 2021-03-09T06:40:46
Today I'm chatting with Jason van Schie, organisation psychologist, founder of FlourishDX and co-host of the Psych Health and Safety podcast.
I'm not pretending th...
ListenEp 171: What learning looks&sounds like everyday, with Tim Fitch from 2021-03-04T02:45:48
This is an awesome conversation. Real stories and experiences from a frontline HSE professional who is still learning with more than a decade's worth of it under his belt...
ListenEp 170 Grenade Throwers, with Andrew Barrett from 2021-02-26T01:06:21
Grenade throwers.
You know them.
(Real people, with metaphorical grenades)
The people in your organisation who have a tende...
ListenEp169 The single purpose of anything new, with Andrew Barrett from 2021-02-26T00:29:13
The purpose of introducing anything new is NOT to have it perfect first time. In fact, the results you get might not even be great, just average, nothing to write home ab...
ListenEp168 Mental Health Strategy, with David Burroughs from 2021-02-19T05:42:33
Mental health is important enough to need a strategic approach, not just tactics. In this wide ranging conversation, David Burroughs and I explore his deep experience in ...
ListenEp167: What could we learn from 1000? with Andrew Barrett from 2021-02-09T09:18:29
I am setting a goal to enable people like you to plan and implement 1000 learning teams in organisations just like yours, and this is your invitation to be part of it. Listen
Ep166 Will 2021 be any different? With Andrew Barrett from 2021-01-19T03:44:36
This episode was difficult to create. What can we take from a year like 2020? What hope do we have for 2021? It turns out that the question becomes the answer, and the si...
ListenEp165: True but Useless, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-12-17T07:02:46
What does it mean if something is True But Useless at the same time? It happens more often than you think.
This one started because I though...
ListenEp164: Fail, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-12-14T00:20:52
Here at Safety on Tap we're starting a new learning teams implementation case study group soon, and I'm looking for five people to join. If you have been thinking about getting learning teams s...
ListenEp163: The fine print, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-12-03T05:56:51
In my first ever internal safety role, I was shocked to discover in my performance review that my results were tied to the injury statistics of the business units I was su...
ListenEp162: Language is central to your change efforts, with Adam Johns from 2020-11-26T07:25:21
There are conversations I bring you on the podcast which have a specific focus, topic or slant. There are others, which are simply conversations that I want to have, and ...
ListenEp161: Maslow’s Hammer&Too Many Nails, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-11-18T05:49:07
I've shared with you before some of the most impactful lessons I've learned in my life, which have come from my parents. That's from episode 119, called The #1 Question. M...
ListenEp160: Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Alt+V+E, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-11-04T04:49:25
Fellow nerds (or maybe just fellow spreadsheet aficionados), did you recognise what each of the keyboard shortcuts are in the title of this episode? Ctrl+C, and Ctrl+Alt+V...
ListenEp159 : There is an elephant in my office, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-10-30T01:50:18
There is an elephant in my office. Its been there for ages, thought its only in the past few years that I've actually seen it. You have one, maybe more, where you work t...
ListenEp158: Coaching Call - Safety convos beyond the frontline, with Peter from 2020-10-02T03:26:19
Regular listeners will know me for passionately spruiking and putting into practice a few key concepts.
Today you'll hear my conversation with Peter. Peter works in a pretty large organis...
Ep157: How Appreciative Inquiry might fit into your professional toolkit, with Amanda Clements from 2020-09-14T02:15:35
AmThere is lots of talk about AI. As in, artificial intelligence. Tech is all the rage, and we are interfacing more and more directly with artificial intelligence - just think about the predicti...
ListenEp156 Construct the unknowable, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-09-04T01:49:46
This is a short episode on a big P - a principle to help you improve. It's a journey, a tension, between trying to know the world, and constructing the unknowable. It will make sense, stick wit...
ListenEp155: Mental health&mental illness, related but different, with Traci Carse from 2020-08-31T03:46:24
My guest today is the inimitable and supremely articulate Traci Carse. Traci is the Occupational Psychologist at Fire and Rescue NSW, one of the world’s largest urban fire and rescue services. T...
ListenEp154: Five next steps, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-08-19T09:11:26
One of the worst things to do whilst you are crossing the street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, amongst the cars and mostly motorbikes and tuk-tuks screaming past in all directions, is to stop, t...
ListenEp153: Insights from the research about resilience, with Kathryn McEwan from 2020-08-14T02:14:43
Today's guest is Kathryn McEwan an organisational psychologist, executive coach and mediator with more than 30 years consulting experience across all industry sectors. Her contribution to the pr...
ListenAIHS Election Interview - Aaron Nielson from 2020-08-09T14:14:10
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series which brings you the candidates for the 2020 Australian Institute of Health and Safety board elections.
We've given each can...
ListenAIHS Election Interview - Bilal Syed from 2020-08-09T14:08:42
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series which brings you the candidates for the 2020 Australian Institute of Health and Safety board elections.
We've given each can...
ListenAIHS Election Interview - Celia Antonovsky from 2020-08-09T13:48:11
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series which brings you the candidates for the 2020 Australian Institute of Health and Safety board elections.
We've given each cand...
ListenAIHS Election Interview - Naomi Kemp from 2020-08-09T13:38:38
In addition to our regular podcasts, this is a little series which brings you the candidates for the 2020 Australian Institute of Health and Safety board elections.
We've given ea...
Ep152 Anchors up, anchors away! With Andrew Barrett from 2020-08-07T02:44:41
This anchor concept is really important to understand and utilise when improving learning is your goal. Change isn't just about engines, it’s about what holds us still or steady, for better and ...
ListenEp151: Turning health&safety into a service function, with Kersty Christensen from 2020-07-31T06:36:20
Today's guest recently shared a photo of her lying in the middle of one of the busiest commercial airport runways in Australia. Whilst no planes were flying given Covid-19 disruption, it was an ...
ListenEp150: Rethinking redundancy, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-07-24T09:11:24
Ep149: Knowing, seeing and leading through paradoxes, with Dr Tristan Casey from 2020-07-15T07:18:02
Today I'm chatting with Dr. Tristan Casey. He has an interest in teamwork, leadership, and organizational culture. Tristan teaches into the Graduate Certificate of Safety Leadership and Bachelor...
ListenEp148: Here is your ribbon, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-07-06T07:01:31
Ep147: I don't know, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-06-21T23:46
As professionals, as subject matter experts, we think we are in the business of knowing. This is one of the greatest traps we can fall into, and it blinds us to arguably an equally if not more ...
ListenEp146: Two learning adventures amidst a crisis, with Ron Gantt from 2020-06-09T04:43:26
I talk a lot about learning because it's the key to performance improvement for all of us. Today, the previous guest Ron Gantt and I compare and contrast how each of us has been putting social ...
ListenEp145 Sawubona (I see you), with Andrew Barrett from 2020-05-20T07:42:09
The past few months have been hard, for everyone.
Like it or not, we leaders who are working on improving health and safety, are inevitably closer to current challenges in business than m...
ListenEp144: A public health perspective to boost our effectiveness, with Steffan Cavil-Fowler from 2020-04-30T05:23:19
Many of us would have heard a saying like "health and safety professionals have a little hand a big S". If this is true for you as it is for me, then you might have also found the H has felt sma...
ListenEp143: Leveraging human potential, and making work awesome, with Ian Borges, Co-Founder, Semco Style Institute from 2020-04-17T09:21:27
Ep142: Developing adaptive capacity and building resilience, with Dr David Provan from 2020-04-03T09:38:44
I went out three weeks into the real craziness of the coronavirus. I have collected hundreds and hundreds of data points from people like you giving me an insight into what you are facing right ...
ListenEp T1 - The Togetherness Series from 2020-03-27T03:39:01
I am planning to still bring you regular podcasts. But we can't ignore what's going on in these coronavirus times. To distinguish these podcasts from the regular ones, I thought I would number...
ListenEp140: The safety concierge, with Cameron Stevens from 2020-03-24T06:16:57
Today's guest brings so much learning to you today. A safety concierge, a career with laser-focused intent, not fitting into a box, and understanding where the real value lies in customer intera...
ListenEp141: Togetherness, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-03-17T06:16:44
I usually try to make episodes that are as timeless as possible, in as much as you might listen the day it comes out, or a year or two later. Today's episode is both very timely today, because i...
ListenEp139 I don’t want your business card, with Andrew Barrett from 2020-03-04T00:42:18
Ep138: Lessons on Safety II in practice, from Erik Hollnagel from 2020-02-21T01:10:38
Many of you will know Professor Erik Hollnagel. Erik said he doesn’t like long introductions, so I'll do it in the intro here before the actual interview. Erik is Senior Professor of Patient Saf...
ListenEp137: Big trends, opportunities&tips to be more effective, with Kobi Simmat, CEO at Best Practice from 2020-02-14T00:23:52
In this episode we're continuing our recent theme of looking at the future. Previous guest and friend of the show Kobi Simmat, CEO at Best Practice, shares a couple of big business trends he is...
ListenEp136 Listener Q: Self-awareness, confidence,&clarity from 2020-02-10T02:14:11
It's great to bring you another listener question. These kinds of podcasts are designed to help you bridge the gap between hearing and knowing something, and putting it into practice in real lif...
ListenEp135: Skills for the future, and wrestling with tension, with Sheri Greenwell from 2020-02-06T01:13:30
Being future-ready and future-relevant means that we need different skills than what got us here. Not only that, today's guest today sees tensions businesses experience between competing goals, ...
ListenEp134: Persistence, or sunk-cost? With Andrew Barrett from 2020-01-27T07:34:35
A sunk cost is the bias in many animals, humans and pigeons included, to continue with a course of action or commitment on the basis of costs already incurred. These costs might be time, money,...
ListenEp133: Learning about operational learning, with Andy White from 2020-01-22T00:57:36
Can we learn better about our operations? What if we learned, to learn better?
My guest today is Andy White, a superbly intelligent, caring, and insightful safety professional. An engine...
ListenEp132: Action hero? With Andrew Barrett from 2020-01-16T03:57:28
Ep131: Microlearning&Diversity of Thought, with Kirstine Hulse from 2020-01-13T00:01:38
This one is a melting pot of ideas and perspectives. Learning about microlearning, learning from gifted kids, and all of this from a chemical engineering Ph.D.My guest today is Kirstine Hulse. S...
ListenEp130: Reflect, with Andrew Barrett from 2019-12-18T13:19:51
In that sense, I am not the flower flourishing but the gardener, carefully helping prepare soil, to sow new seeds of ideas and challenge, to water and fertilise the growth of others. But events ...
ListenEp129 : The First Date, with Andrew Barrett from 2019-12-12T02:45:40
For how long did you and your partner date? How long before you and your partner made some significant decisions, like meeting each other's family, going on holiday together, getting a dog, shar...
ListenEp128: A career in reflection, with Russel Skilleter from 2019-12-06T01:01:53
Here at Safety on Tap, we spend a lot of time looking forward to new ideas, innovation, and a future-focus. But, as you know, reflecting on our experiences, and making sense of that socially w...
ListenEpisode 127: Decluttering Health and Safety with Andrew Barrett from 2019-11-22T02:44:20
Here is our first taste, bringing the Safety Color Concept to an entire conference room, most of whom who have never heard it before, live from the South Australian Safety Symposium. It describe...
ListenEp126: A chat with the world's #1 safety leader, Andrew Sharman, IOSH President from 2019-10-28T04:09:07
My guest today is Professor Andrew Sharman, President of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. Many of you listening will be IOSH members or might have done training which was deli...
ListenEp125 The relationship between blame and learning, with Andrew Barrett from 2019-10-24T06:40:01
I literally just had a conversation with someone, who told me about a serious near-miss incident. An incident so close to deadly for one person it gave me shivers. Thankfully they weren't badl...
ListenEp124: Learning by taking on Goliath, with Sue Bottrell from 2019-10-16T04:34:07
Ep123 How much Human? With Andrew Barrett from 2019-10-10T04:16:32
Ep122: The whole person, and 100 years of lessons, with Dr Karen McDonnell from RoSPA from 2019-10-01T00:49:25
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents traces it's history back to a meeting in London, in 1916, the attendees of which resolved to create a Councilto tackle " the alarming increase i...
ListenEp121 Listener Q: The non-chemical kind of toxicity from 2019-09-18T23:52:52
Ep120: Innovation by experimentation, and catching up, with Michelle Oberg, Downer Transport and Infrastructure from 2019-09-03T23:04:35
Today I welcome back friend of the show and previous guest Michelle Oberg, to fill us in on some new ideas, her new but not so new role, and what new things we might consider if we want to innov...
ListenEp119 The #1 Question, with Andrew Barrett from 2019-08-20T23:10:25
Close your eyes for a minute, assuming you are not jogging or walking down a busy street. If you are, maybe stop, because this is the #1 question you need to answer to drastically improve your p...
ListenEp118: Loose boundaries, new framing&safety as a by-product, with Wade Needham from 2019-07-31T18:30
Ep117: Versus, and a comma, with Andrew Barrett from 2019-07-22T23:02:08
Ep116 The-non podcast, with Andrew Barrett (SOLO) from 2019-06-17T11:41:21
Ep115: The Dialogue Manifesto, with Andrew Barrett from 2019-05-29T01:13:20
Ep114: The health and safety experience…what?! With Sarah Cuscadden from 2019-05-20T15:39:55
Today's guest Sarah Cuscadden will be sharing her journey of understanding and shaping the health and safety experience in her company, in a half-day masterclass at the 2019 Safetyscape conventi...
ListenEp113: An honest conversation with Martyn Campbell, Exec Director of Safework SA from 2019-05-10T05:18:59
Ep112: Learning from the best kind of expertise, with Cameron Cox from 2019-05-03T07:58:12
My guest today is Cameron Cox, a Director of Safety for Sydney's enormous metro and rail construction projects. Cameron is an expert, and his expertise is what he shares today.Cameron will be s...
ListenEp111: Focussing on the ones who need us the most, with Dr Stephen Weber from 2019-05-02T06:01:48
Ep110: A conversation about dialogue, and disagreement, with Ron Gantt from 2019-04-15T09:02:44
This episode was really far more left field as an idea which when I suggested it to my guest today, he jumped at my guest is Ron Gantt, who some of you will know as the editor of the Listen
Ep 109 : The One in the Arena from 2019-04-08T02:30:54
2018 was a tough year for me as I faced a lot of challenges ahead but I approached the challenged differently and I want to share it to you today, a quote from Theodore Roosevelt popped up in my...
ListenEp108: Worksafe NZ Chief Advisor Health&Safety Innovation, Daniel Hummerdal from 2019-04-01T09:25:52
Ep107: Coaching Call - Lived experience , leading change on a very specific challenge, with Carmen from 2019-03-25T01:27:48
Ep106: Retribution, restoration, transformation: Blame fixes nothing, with Campbell Warren and John McDonald from 2019-03-18T08:45:17
Today, for the first time, I have two guests on! Double the value. We discuss the limitation of retributive approaches, the popular but unachievable ideas behind restorative approaches, and the ...
ListenEp105: Nineteen non-health&safety practices to improve H&S from 2019-03-04T07:03:06
Ep104: Coaching Call - Data, Dashboards&Decisions, with Steffan from 2019-02-19T07:12:04
Ep103: How to improve safety by learning from everyday work, with Jop Havinga from 2019-02-01T07:20:36
Ep102: Year in Review and Word of the Year for 2019, with Andrew Barrett from 2019-01-25T01:13:54
Listen in to this episode for my very brief year in review, my word of the year for 2019, and why any of that is actually relevant for you.
Ep101 New Years Reflections and Gifts for You from 2019-01-10T07:30:14
Sometimes it's good to just not think. And then sometimes its good to think, but about nothing in particular. And sometimes, that thinking leads you to places from which some insight emerges, ...
ListenEp100: Celebrating Safety on Tap and You, the Learner, with Andrew Barrett from 2018-12-18T10:34:18
Ep099: How your company's health and safety can change the world, with Eric Knight from 2018-12-14T04:57:06
Let's get to it. The year is coming to a close, so much to do and so little time! Today I'm chatting with Eric Knight. Eric is the Global Head of Safety, Health and Environment at AstraZeneca,...
ListenEp098: The Pareto Principle, witH Andrew Barrett from 2018-12-04T06:55:38
Ep097: The case for trust, first. With Clive Lloyd from 2018-11-27T03:15:17
Clive Lloyd joins me today. Clive grabbed my attention for a few reasons. First, he came highly recommended by people I trust. Beautifully ironic give the focus of our conversation. Second, ...
ListenEp096: A meandering chat down a pathless path, with Dr Jason Fox from 2018-11-13T02:41:43
Dr Jason Fox joins us for a chat today. Jason's name has come up numerous times in previous podcasts, from me and some of my guests. Jason's been on the list to talk to as there are so many po...
ListenEp095: Ask for, seek out, or create evidence for professional practice, with Dr Drew Rae from 2018-10-29T09:41:33
Previous guest and friend of the show Dr Drew Rae joins us in this episode as we poke at the idea of evidence based practice. Or more appropriately, the lack of it in health and safety. Drew i...
ListenEp094 Get from, not through, with Andrew Barrett from 2018-10-23T05:46:41
Ep093: The view from the top, with John Lee (CEO) from 2018-10-15T06:33:54
One of the things I explore in my chat with John Lee today is the concept of bureaucracy. As you'll hear, John has been a senior public servant, a bureaucrat, and I was curious to explore the l...
ListenEp092 What’s it for? With Andrew Barrett from 2018-10-01T04:23:35
Asking questions is a great way to learn, to grow and improve. Today, my question for you, is what's it for?
Ep091: Lessons in changing a bureaucratic industry, with Kobi Simmat from 2018-09-19T02:38:20
Sometimes we find ourselves victims of our circumstance. Other times, we have the ability and the potential to totally change the way we operate. It take courage, clarity and persistence, but it...
ListenEp090 How to prepare to deliver an amazing conference presentation, with Andrew Barrett from 2018-09-12T07:13:33
This is the topic of a recent coaching call I had with a client.
Check this out if you want to learn how to prepare to deliver an amazing conference presentation, or any presentatio...
Ep089 Time and Space, with Andrew Barrett from 2018-08-28T09:38:30
Ep088: Getting humans at the centre of our work, with Sara Pazell from 2018-08-08T05:34:18
Sara Pazell is my guest today, and she isn't a, well she's more of a….aw I'll let you hear her explain it. Rather than eloquently describe what she is, in this episode I was far more interested...
ListenEp087: Permission from 2018-07-25T05:59:18
Sometimes you can’t plan things, or you can but the plan doesn’t work out. On the other hand, I've learned to observe and listen for signals, which let me know what to do next. Here’s one that...
ListenEp086: From Teflon to Coach, with Andrew Barrett from 2018-06-25T05:21:27
Today I've got something a little different for you. This episode is based on an article [I wrote for the NZ Safeguard Magazine in early 2017, called from Listen
Ep085: Fantasy Planning&Learning by Sharing, with Ben Hutchinson from 2018-06-20T07:16:35
Today I'm joined by Ben Hutchinson, a generous learner and teacher, a Ph.D. candidate and an all around great guy. We talked about fantasy planning which is such a great word to get us squirming...
ListenEp084: Do the BS Test, with Andrew Barrett from 2018-06-11T03:00:01
Safety in unfortunately full of BS. Well-intentioned, but nonetheless BS. Why not take a BS test and see if you can remove some it?
Get my handwritten reflection for this episode, y...
Ep083: Conflict Management: It's ain't all that bad, with Kate Russell from 2018-06-04T08:13:17
Conflict is a common part of health and safety practice - it seems to be either a pain in the butt or a badge of honour. Is all conflict bad? How can conflict help us improve? What myths might w...
ListenEp082: Who is coachable? With Andrew Barrett from 2018-05-21T06:36:49
Want to accelerate your development (and your performance) in 2018? Join safetyontap.com/connected to get me as a coach, learn with a community ...
ListenEp081: How to manage cognitive bias for improved performance, with Anton Zytnik from 2018-05-14T04:53:56
Ep080: Fifty Shades of Psychological Safety, with Dr Rebecca Michalak from 2018-05-08T04:08:20
Ep079: Neuroscience of psych safety and a personal learning journey, with Amanda Jones PhD from 2018-05-01T05:29:07
Amanda Jones shares with us insights about psychological safety through the lens of neuroscience, and her personal development journey which led to her conference presentation on this very topic...
ListenEp078: Health, wellness, safety&how it all fits together, with Sally McMahon from Fit for Work Australia from 2018-04-23T07:57:31
Sally McMahon first said hello to me when she sent a message saying 'Loving listening to your podcast, love your people-centred approach'. You'll figure out that we have that in common not leas...
ListenEp077: How to HOP towards better performance, with Bob Edwards from 2018-04-17T01:39:27
Ep076: A stinky risk, and a sweet-smelling approach to justice, with Naomi Kemp from 2018-04-09T03:36:17
Ep075: Enterprise Artistry: The future belongs to the artists, with Mykel Dixon from 2018-04-02T02:03:01
Ep074: Is behaviour change a dirty word in health and safety? With Darren Hill from 2018-03-26T05:42:14
Darren Hill is a behavioural scientist, whose mission in life is to make a difference to the difference makers. Listen in as we dig into the question, whether behaviour change is a dirty word i...
ListenEp073: My word for 2018 - Abundance from 2018-03-21T04:29:24
Ep073: Leadership, learning,&performance on a $6 billion dollar project, with Louise Howard from Transport for NSW from 2018-03-15T11:01:17
Louise Howard leads health and safety at one of Sydney's largest infrastructure projects right now - a new metro line extending into Sydney's North West. She'll tell you more about that in a mi...
ListenEp071: Uses and abuses of the safety culture ladder, with Prof. Patrick Hudson from 2018-03-11T23:55:05
Many of you will know Patrick Hudson from his work on safety culture. We chat today about that, and I get to poke and prod his model, including the uses and abuses you need to be aware of when ...
ListenEp070: Finding the H, and where to start with wellness, with Nat Boehm from 2018-02-27T00:01:47
Today I'm joined by Natalie Boehm, the Health and Wellness Manager at Snowy Hydro,...
ListenEp069: Safety I, Safety II, and the role of a H&S professional, with Dave Provan from 2018-02-15T00:56:32
Today I'm joined by previous guest and friend of the podcast Dave Provan Listen
Ep068: How to use storytelling to get better outcomes, with Genevieve Hawkins from 2018-02-11T23:27:10
Ep067: Mental Health Strategy: A case study, with Emma Blee from Australia Post from 2018-02-01T00:14:52
My guest Emma Blee spends her working hours at Australia Post, Australia's national postal service. In her role as Head of Enterprise Safety, Emma is the architect of her organisation's mental ...
ListenEp066: A no BS discussion about the future, with Dave Wild from 2018-01-25T01:52:18
My guest today is Dave Wild, a futurist, innovator and strategist. Dave believes we can all have a part in creating a bright future. Dave speaks, coaches and innovates himself in areas such as...
ListenEp065: Are you a myth maker or myth buster?, with Carsten Busch from 2018-01-18T02:35:44
My guest Carsten Busch is a German born, Dutch raised, Norwegian working and English speaking curiosity - a while ago he released a book called Safety Myth 101 - Musings on Myths, Misunderstandi...
ListenEp64: A lesson from a goose from 2017-12-22T04:20:04
ListenEp63: Learning from the Law of the Harvest from 2017-12-21T05:33:25
ListenEp062 - You are your own best teacher from 2017-12-20T07:57:04
ListenEp061: How to improve your personal effectiveness by saying NO from 2017-12-19T09:15:36
ListenEp060: Just-in-case vs just-in-time learning from 2017-12-18T06:11:06
ListenEp059: Ikigai - How to harness your reason for being from 2017-12-15T05:23
In today's episode I'll share how to harness your reason for being, your ikigai.
I regularly hear that health and safety professionals feel stressed, anxious, frustrated and burned out b...
ListenEp058 Look up and Out from 2017-12-14T06:04:27
ListenEp057 How to find more time from 2017-12-13T02:56:05
ListenEp056 - Know Your Customer from 2017-12-11T06:09:41
ListenEp055 - How to succeed in 2018 without goals or new years resolutions from 2017-12-10T04:38:44
ListenEp054: Behind the scenes of the Pre-Accident Investigation Podcast with Todd Conklin from 2017-12-01T02:53:41
ListenEp053: Getting started on your mental health program, with Jay Spence from 2017-11-08T03:48:11
ListenEp052 Top tips for making the most of conferences from 2017-10-26T05:23:53
ListenEp051: Putting research into practice that works, with Dr Sarah Colley from 2017-10-16T00:38:36
This is Safety on Tap! I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome t...
ListenEp050: Celebrating a half-century with you, the listener - our very reason for being. With Andrew Barrett from 2017-09-15T00:57:35
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Safety on Tap, episode number 50! Wooo hoooo! I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and I'm so glad you've joined us to celebrate the 50th episode of the Safety on Tap Podca...
ListenEp049: Now is the time to ask yourself some tough questions, with Greg Smith from 2017-08-31T04:36:21
Today I'm joined by Greg Smith, from Nexus Lawyers in Australia. This episode is made possible by Safet...
ListenEp048: Industry 4.0&the future of work is here, now. With Innes Willox from 2017-08-10T04:27:51
Ep48: Industry 4.0 & the future of work is here, now. Innes Willox is my guest today. Innes is the CEO of Australian Industry Group, the largest cross-industry peak body in Australia. AI Group re...
ListenEp047 The one thing that should drive you, that drives Jonathan Lincolne from 2017-07-19T10:53:35
Today my guest is Jonathan Lincolne from Pockets of Brilliance, a research and implementation company that does work that is way sexier than that description suggests. I'm heading along to a works...
ListenEp046: Data, data, insight! Find out what you are missing, with Phil Bolton from 2017-07-12T23:04:18
This is Safety on Tap! I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and since you're listening in, you must be a leader wanting to grow yourself and drastically improve health and safety along the way. Welcome...
ListenEp045: Learning from catastrophe, with Peter Wilkinson from 2017-07-06T02:30:25
My guest today is Peter Wilkinson, who has a wealth of experience. Peter and I met a few weeks ago and I enjoyed every minute with him, such was the value he shares. And as you'll hear, he doesn’...
ListenEp044: Diversity and a window into our professional capability, with Kelly Lovely from Bookenz Leadership from 2017-06-23T00:58:53
See the value of diversity and boost your career with a balanced approach to your professional capability. One of the greatest challenges I face in my mission to help people like you grow and dra...
ListenEp043: Lessons from the makers of the worlds most popular audit&inspection app - iAuditor, with Luke Anear from Safety Culture from 2017-06-08T23:35:17
I'm pretty excited at the moment. I'm happy to announce that the newest member of our family has arrived, his name is Jude Thomas, and despite the fact that he has shown his stubbornness in both l...
ListenEp042: World-first research into the role of the H&S professional, Part 2, with Dave Provan from 2017-05-25T01:43:22
Today we've got Part 2 of my deep discussion with Dave Provan, reflecting on the role of the health and safety professional, and how Dave is contributing to our understanding through his research. ...
ListenEp041: World-first research into the role of the H&S professional, Part 1, with Dave Provan from 2017-05-11T04:32:28
Our guest today is Dave Provan, a guy who I found really drew me in, who made me curious to know more about him and what he's up to. The crux of the chat was meant to be about his PhD research int...
ListenEp040: Bullying as a risk and an opportunity, with Catherine Mattice from 2017-04-27T04:37:14
Last episode, (#39 with Carlo Capponecheia) was all about an elephant in the room - psychosocial risk. Poorly understood, seemingly complicated, often ...
ListenEp039: Another elephant in the room: Psychosocial risk, with Carlo Caponecchia from 2017-04-13T00:46:24
This is Safety on Tap! Have you signed up to the waiting list for Safety on Tap Connected? I've designed our revolutionary new professional developmen...
ListenEp038: The evidence is in: less safety probably is more safety, with Michelle Oberg. from 2017-03-30T06:48:49
So there are a few things that create ongoing discomfort for me as a professional, one of which is the lack of evidence in health and safety practice, and our tendency for so much of our practice t...
ListenSafeopedia 1: Connectedness, the value of feedback, and the beginning of Safeopedia, with Scott Cuthbert from 2017-03-28T04:21:05
Andrew: This is Safety on Tap. I’m your host, Andrew Barrett, and since you’re listening in, you must be a leader wanting to g...
ListenEp037: Is our profession psychologically safe? With Tim Austin, from AACo from 2017-03-23T06:41:43
Since the beginning of the year I've been reflecting on the podcast, and where it's headed. In all my New Years energy I attempted to plot out a 3 month plan for the podcast, so I've got both the ...
ListenEp036: Supercharge your performance and find an extra day every week, with Charles Jennings from the 702010 Institute from 2017-03-16T03:55:39
Today I'm joined by Charles Jennings from the 702010 Institute. As Charles tells us, he is passionate about performance, through learning. I've been a fan-boy of the 702010 model for quite some t...
ListenEp035: False beliefs, curiosity&one seriously big Trojan horse, with John Green from 2017-03-09T01:20:15
Today I'm joined by John Green, who I call the zero harm killer in this chat. If that doesn't make sense, google him and you'll see what I'm talking about, or just settle into this interview and y...
ListenEp034: Leader, Listener, Learner, with Wade Needham from 2017-03-02T00:08:58
Have you joined the waiting list for Safety on Tap Connected yet? Safety on Tap Connected is the next big thing were doing to support leaders who don't just want to grow, but who want to accelera...
ListenEp033: What most health and safety professionals do not want to hear, with Mark Stipic from 2017-02-22T12:09:33
We had a cracking review on iTunes recently, 5 stars no less, from Naomi. Her subject line was "Hungry, starting? I ate the whole cake!" "The messy concept of risk appetite is just that...an Eto...
ListenEp32: Pi$$, or get off the pot, with Andrew Barrett from 2017-02-16T02:55:28
Check it out below! Just because it keep's me on my toes, and breaks the pattern in our communication (thanks Jen Jackson from Episode 22 for that insight), I've flipped this episode around and ups...
ListenEp031: Social sensemaking makes a lot of sense, with Rob Sams from 2017-02-09T20:00:57
Today my guest Rob Sams and I cover a lot of ground, and at the same time only scratch the surface - why safety isn't that appealing anymore, the idea health and safety can a seriously religious ...
ListenEp30: Hungry? Starving? How's your risk appetite? with Susy Daw from 2017-02-02T09:45:03
How hungry are you for risk? Is your organisation starving of risk? Starvation doesn’t sound pleasant….so check out today's interview with Susy Daw, when we weave our way through the messy concep...
ListenEp29: The 8 Beliefs of Relationship Centered Safety Part 2, with Rosa Antonia Carrillo from 2017-01-25T09:02:22
Listen in as we continue our exploration of the 8 Beliefs of relationship centred safety leadership. This, is the Safety on Tap podcast. I'm your host Andrew Barrett, and since you're listeni...
ListenEp28: The 8 Beliefs of Relationship Centered Safety Part 1, with Rosa Antonia Carrillo from 2017-01-19T06:50:38
We start 2017 with a two-part interview with Rosa Antonia Carrillo, from Carrillo and Associates in California. Rosa has spent decades looking at more effective health and safety approaches in b...
ListenEp027: From nothing, to good, now heading towards great. With Andrew Barrett, Host of the Safety on Tap Podcast from 2016-12-22T05:06:26
A reflection on the year that was, plenty of exciting new things planned to better serve you, and a BIG FAT THANK YOU for listening! 2016 in review, and the outlook for 2017. Listen
Ep026: The written word on trial: help or hindrance to health and safety? from 2016-12-15T03:59:14
There's few people more qualified to talk about the written word and it's role in health and safety, and that's my guest today Kevin Jones from safetyatworkblog.com. On the other hand, I brought...
ListenEp025: Would anyone actually pay for what you do? With Jenny Krasny from Caterpillar Safety Services from 2016-12-07T02:41:24
I know you already get paid.
The question is whether you'd still convince someone to pay for you, your team, your services, if it was entirely their choice. It takes the convers... ListenEp024: An induction proven to be effective? with Dr Sue Bahn, from Tap Into Safety from 2016-11-29T23:50:44
Click here to complete the 2016 Listener Survey - only takes 5 mins! In today's...
ListenEp023: Getting out of groundhog day, with Tim Allred from 2016-11-17T01:13:45
Groundhog Day, the 1993 movie starring Bill Murray. That's what we're talking about today. Well not really - though there is a pretty clear link between today's discussion with Tim Allred on th...
ListenEp022: Embedding safety: For the few who move the many from 2016-11-10T11:08:02
[GET YOUR BONUS]: Jen and the team at Jaxzyn showed us how to walk-the-talk, by creating a beautifully engaging summary of what we discuss in today's episode. So it's a WHAT-TO-DO guide as well ...
ListenEp021: Replacing risk with vulnerability: A very human idea, with Gordon Bedford (Part 2 of 2) from 2016-10-27T06:58:04
STOP! If you haven’t already, I suggest you head over to listen to Part 1 first, then come back for this one to finish it off (it will make muc...
ListenEp020: Replacing risk with vulnerability: A very human idea, with Gordon Bedford (Part 1 of 2) from 2016-10-20T06:39
Have you ever had crazy thoughts, that you try and push out of your mind, but keep coming back? Like, 'why don't we throw an entire idea, methodology and industry out, and do something differen...
ListenEp019: Leader to the very end: A case study (Part 2 of 2) with Brian Barrett, my Dad from 2016-10-13T05:09:39
STOP! If you haven't already, I suggest you head over to listen to Part 1 first, then come back for this one to finish it off. This ...
ListenEp018 Leader to the very end: A case study (Part 1 of 2) with Brian Barrett, my Dad from 2016-10-06T03:27:49
It's a great honour to interview my Dad, Brian Barrett this week, a leader who I think has plenty of insight to offer. This first part of the two-part interview, we cover off leading in an organi...
ListenEp017 Safer brains, better work? Neuroscience in the spotlight, with Amanda Wang Valentine from 2016-09-29T06:05:45
Ep016: Too much sh*t? Focus on outcomes, with Kobi Simmat from Best Practice Certification from 2016-09-22T05:01:48
Make life easier for yourself. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher! Kobi Simmat tells it straight. If you don't like feeling just a little bit uncomfortable about the ineffective status quo, prob...
ListenEp015: Being starkers (behind the curtain) with Andrew Barrett from 2016-09-18T08:43:50
Make life easier for yourself. Subscribe on iTunes or Stitc...
ListenEp014 Crystal-ball gazing into the future workplace, with Peter Gahan from 2016-08-19T09:55:44
Peter Gahan leads the leading organisation on leadership in Australia, the Listen
Ep012 Digital disruption to make your head explode, with Richard Coleman from 2016-08-10T10:47:17
Richard Coleman knows a thing or two about digital disruption. He has put a number of practical and very cool digital technologies to good use for health and safety, and has his finger on the puls...
ListenEp007 - Leading in challenging environments, with Peter Baines from Hands Across the Water from 2016-08-05T05:17:36
Peter Baines has seen some pretty tragic stuff in his time, and has learned a thing or two about leadership in challenging and disruptive environments. L...
ListenEp006 - Architecture, the blues, the muppets, and safety with Dr David Borys from 2016-07-29T03:20:21
What do Dr David Borys and Animal, from the muppets, have in common? Listen in as Listen
Ep005 - Falling out of the safety church and what came after, with Loren Murray from 2016-07-21T11:08:34
The first time I've interviewed someone who has brought Lego into the conversation - now that's imagery I can understand! Listen in as Loren Murray, from Creative Works Group share with us her insi...
ListenEp004 - Effective story telling for better safety, with Drew Rae from Griffith University from 2016-07-16T04:57:21
Are you a story teller? No? It's not as childish as you might think. Listen in as we hear from one of Australia's foremost safety story tellers, Dr Drew Rae, about the importance of stories in...
ListenEp003 - The value of reflection (not reflective....) with Tim Allred from Young Safety Professionals from 2016-06-29T05:14:47
Do you stop, and truly think about how your going, how effective you are, what's working, what's not, and what's got to change? Listen
Ep002 - A seriously crazy mindset, with Ali Uren from Kiikstart from 2016-06-19T11:35:14
Do you ever feel a bit dull, without much 'oomph', plodding rather than sprinting through your work? Listen in as I get SMASHED (in a good way!) by energy, ideas and actionable improvements from ...
ListenEp001 - Leading a tribe, with Alanna Ball from Women in Safety from 2016-06-19T09:12:21
Ep000: The beginning of Safety on Tap, with Andrew Barrett from 2016-06-16T00:42:16
"Where shall I begin, your Majesty?" he asked. "Begin at the beginning," the King said gravely, "and go-on until the end: then stop".Thanks Lewis Carroll, the Ki... Listen