Andrew Sharman

Andrew SharmanAndrew is the CEO of RMS Switzerland, a global consultancy specialising in safety behaviour, culture and leadership. With offices in the UK, and Switzerland.  RMS has an enviable track record of improving culture and enabling excellence for NGOs and blue chip organisations around the world through industry sectors including aviation, automotive, mining, construction, oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and FMCGs. Find out more at www.RMSswitzerland.comAndrew is also Professor of Leadership & Safety Culture at the European Centre for Executive Development in Fontainebleau, France, and Professor of Risk Management at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.  He is a Chartered Fellow and Vice President of the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH); a Fellow of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management; and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management.Far from being risk-averse, he loves adventure sports including climbing, free flying, sea kayaking and swimming with sharks. He uses these pursuits to re-energise the language, perceptions and functions of safety and risk management and align the disciplines with broader organisational issues driving positive impact and enhancing the performance of individuals, teams and businesses.Read Andrew's New Rules of Safety series on SHP here.Andrew’s book From Accidents to Zero is one of the fastest-selling books on safety culture of the 21st  century, find out more at www.fromaccidentstozero.com and enter code SHP 25 to receive an exclusive 25% discount for SHPonline readers.

Articles by this author

New Rules of Safety: Apocalypse, now?  Don’t believe the hype!

New Rules of Safety: Reflecting on health and safety at Tesla

New Rules of Safety: The Swiss chainsaw massacre

New Rules of Safety: Russians are efficient, Chinese like to take it slowly

New Rules of Safety: The Lion, the Switch and Nairobi: how our eyes turn us blind

Rule #14: statistics don’t stir us, people do

New Rules of Safety: statistics don’t stir us, people do

New Rules of Safety: The Big Bang Theory

New Rules of Safety: Searching for silver bullets in safety: focus on the ‘how’

New Rules of Safety: Weights, dates and frequency rates – when is ‘good enough’ good enough?

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