10 QUESTIONS
10 QUESTIONS WITH… MARTIN SMITH
Each issue we ask an industry professional the Tomorrow’s Health & Safety 10 Questions. This month we spoke to Martin Smith, CEO of risk management, certification and accreditation providers Alcumus.
Q1
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? Market Analyst for BAeSEMA.
I was tasked with looking at defence technologies and understanding how they could be applied to the commercial sector.
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HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
INDUSTRY? My first role in H&S was with GEE Publishing where I managed an H&S software company called Ovaltech. I later became the Publishing Director for H&S services at GEE Publishing and then Managing Director of Croner before joining Alcumus in 2009.
WHO IN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY DO YOU MOST ADMIRE?
I admire self-made people who are at the top of their game, people who have built a strong business on solid team foundations. I am fortunate that my role as CEO of Alcumus enables me to meet many such individuals every week.
Q4
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY INDUSTRY? H&S needs to be in our DNA – it must be central to who we are, what we do and how we think. Simple, accessible support and advice are essential. If we do not explain the law, provide easy to understand advice and tools to enable people to comply with regulations and best practice we are not doing our jobs.
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WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO COMBAT NEGATIVE
ATTITUDES TOWARDS HEALTH AND SAFETY? We need to celebrate success and the positive impact H&S plays in every aspect of our lives. We need to demonstrate how it is central to the good governance of all organisations.
Q6
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU COULD GIVE TO
SOMEONE NEW COMING INTO THE PROFESSION? Be yourself, strive to be the best you can be in your chosen career and enjoy what you do. There are not many industries that are focused on protecting your friends and colleagues from harm and keeping them safe and healthy.
Q7
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY INDUSTRY? As technology develops so will the influence it has on health and safety. Our sector needs to constantly develop improved ways to manage H&S risks. New workplace monitoring services
and devices, smart wearable tech and web-enabled enterprise software will all play their part in tomorrow’s ‘connected compliance strategies’.
Q8
IF YOU COULD HAVE A DINNER PARTY WITH ANY
THREE PEOPLE, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHY? George Washington as I am fascinated by American history and who better to discuss this with the first President. Bill Beaumont – one of my all-time sporting heroes and my father who died 21 years ago this year. be great to see him again.
It would Q9
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN A FUTURE ISSUE OF
TOMORROW’S HEALTH & SAFETY? More focus on the bridge between H&S, wider risk management and certification risk management. Compliance and Certification go hand in hand and the best practice link is central to not just compliance with the law but continuous improvement.
Q10
HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF
OCCUPATIONAL CANCER WITHIN YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE? Carcinogens are addressed by all areas of our business through certification via auditing (Alcumus ISOQAR), documentation storage and strategic planning using Alcumus Info Exchange and consultancy services such as COSHH management and Monitoring (Alcumus Sypol CMS).
We work closely with all levels of an organisation to eliminate the use of carcinogens and if this is not practicable, we offer advice with regards to successful management focusing on reducing exposure to a level which is as low as reasonably practicable.
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