The New Rules of Safety: Safety is a virus
September 3, 2021
In the latest edition of the New Rules of Safety series, Andrew Sharman looks at what we have learned from the coronavirus pandemic and how those learnings can be applied to safety. Read More
The New Rules of Safety: A brave new world?
December 17, 2020
In the latest edition of the New Rules of Safety series, Andrew Sharman reflects on how the safety profession has had to adapt the the coronavirus pandemic and looks forward to a ‘brave new world’ and a new normal where the health and safety of people remains the most important feature for us all. Read More
The New Rules of Safety: They are not human resources!
July 20, 2020
Professor Andrew Sharman explores the difference between management and leadership and why trust is a hard-won but essential ingredient in achieving organisational goals. Read More
The New Rules of Safety: Pace and urgency
May 15, 2020
Professor Andrew Sharman explores how leadership communications influence not just the pace of work, but the urgency of worker safety and offers a new way for leaders to talk about production without creating a contest between safety and getting the job done. Read More
The New Rules of Safety: Be careful what you measure
August 2, 2019
Professor Andrew Sharman offers caution on the desire to set hard measures to quantify the behaviour of workers and suggests that if we’re not careful, we might just get what we measure. Read More
The New Rules of Safety: Believe it. Or not.
April 9, 2019
Professor Andrew Sharman explores how organisational culture is created – and diluted – and considers the four key elements that practitioners should consider when seeking to establish a robust culture of care in their workplaces. Read More
The New Rules of Safety: Ask the RIGHT questions!
January 29, 2019
Andrew Sharman offers five questions to boost your strategic influence and drive sustained safety improvement in your organisation – today! Read More
The new rules of safety: Question everything!
October 31, 2018
It’s time to be more human, says Andrew Sharman. Read More
The new rules of safety: The future ain’t what it used to be
August 3, 2018
Disrupt the status quo and do better things. 'Up to 80% of work roles as we currently know them will vanish in the next two years. Whilst the health and safety profession has grown rapidly over the last 30 years, it is not immune to change', says Andrew Sharman. Read More
The New Rules of Safety
May 30, 2018
For years, Andrew Sharman has been writing 'The New Rules of Safety' for Safety and Health Practitioner. Now, SHP brings together all of his articles under one roof. Read More