10 QUESTIONS
10 QUESTIONS WITH... SIOBHAN DONNELLY
Each issue we ask an industry professional the Tomorrow’s Care 10 Questions. This month we spoke to Siobhan Donnelly SFIIRSM, CMIOSH, President of the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM).
colleagues, not the bare minimum required by law.
Q5
WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO COMBAT NEGATIVE
ATTITUDES TO HEALTHY AND SAFETY? By positive action and lead. Vloggers record and edit their daily activities, which are followed by vast numbers, and they are not celebrities or sports people which shows we all want to follow. When companies really want the best for colleagues it shows, and gains momentum.
Q6 Q1
WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? I practiced in Northern Ireland
as a solicitor for over 16 years during which time I founded and became a senior partner in my own legal practice.
Q2 Q3
HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY INDUSTRY? I lectured on law for the Diploma and became interested in how to prevent, rather than defend cases.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY SUPER-POWER FOR A DAY
WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? I would like to be able to make people freeze before they undertook work which could be unsafe. Just a little thought and preparation by management and operatives could make a huge difference. Over the years I’ve heard people say if that minute could be lived again, it would be different!
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HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY INDUSTRY? I would like us all to strive to do all we could because we care about our
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU COULD GIVE TO
SOMEONE COMING INTO THE PROFESSION? Come. You can make a big difference. Commit, and do not tolerate half hearted safety or a laced approach to keeping people healthy.
Q7
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY INDUSTRY? Uncertainty in the UK because of Brexit. I can see from Qatar that a lot of information is being shared amongst different groups, vast sites are being constructed and we are learning more and more about how to manage different projects. I would like us all to keep learning and striving towards safety. It is ethically right and it is achievable. As we fix more problems and create safer systems, we should help others to do the same.
Q8 Q9
IF YOU COULD HAVE A DINNER PARTY WITH ANY
THREE PEOPLE, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHY? Michael McIntyre because he would make me laugh.
Freud to tell me why we behave as we do, and Donald Trump to see if he really is a fool, or a wise man acting the fool.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN A FUTURE ISSUE OF
TOMORROW’S HEALTH & SAFETY? A piece about mental health issues impacting on the workforce and advice on technology and its impact, from exposure risks to behavioural impact.
Q10
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE WILL BE THE KEY CHALLENGES
FOR THE INDUSTRY POST BREXIT? The key change may well be financial and cuts in budget, which have, in the past, impacted on health and safety. Further uncertainty regarding legislation may well present an excuse for employers to cut corners. In addition pressure regarding future job uncertainty can and will affect workers. In my experience there are two groups, those who will lose their jobs and those who worry that they will be redundant, both need assistance and a robust welfare policy will help.
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