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10 QUESTIONS


10 QUESTIONS WITH... STEVEN BOOTH


Every issue, we ask a health and safety professional the Tomorrow’s Health & Safety 10 Questions. This month, we chatted to Steven Booth, Associate Director, Guardian Water Treatment.


common sense and practicality, then they’re more likely to embrace it. Nobody likes a box ticking exercise and health and safety professionals should avoid this approach, unless the boxes to be ticked relate to the particular environment.


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Q3


WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? Managing a pub.


HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY


INDUSTRY? I started off in customer service and sales roles, and worked my way up.


WHO, IN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY, DO YOU MOST


ADMIRE? Dyson; the company is innovative, forward thinking and British. They have completely transformed an essential household product and gained worldwide recognition.


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HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY


INDUSTRY? There’s a lot of wasted paper in our sector, which in the digital age, is unnecessary. We need to move with the times and reduce our reliance on paper-based record keeping.


WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO COMBAT NEGATIVE ATTITUDES


TOWARDS HEALTH AND SAFETY? If you demonstrate to people that health and safety policy focuses on


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WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU COULD GIVE TO


SOMEONE NEW COMING INTO THE SAFETY PROFESSION? Make sure you stay up to date with the latest regulations.


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Q9


WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THE


HEALTH AND SAFETY INDUSTRY? Hopefully less paper.


IF YOU COULD HAVE A DINNER PARTY WITH ANY


THREE PEOPLE, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHY? Brian Blessed, Boris Johnson and Brian Clough – it wouldn’t be dull or quiet.


WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN A FUTURE ISSUE OF


TOMORROW’S HEALTH & SAFETY? More about legionella prevention and water treatment, of course.


Asked by Paul Sambrook, Group Risk & Compliance Director at Servest:


Q10


WHAT DO YOU DO TO MEASURE THE SUCCESS


OF YOUR H&S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES APART FROM THE OBVIOUS THINGS LIKE REDUCING ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT RATES? We ask our employees if they are aware of the key procedures and policies we operate, and check they can follow them using compliance audits.


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