10 QUESTIONS
10 QUESTIONS WITH... STEVE ROWLAND
Every issue, we ask a Health & Safety professional the Tomorrow’s Health & Safety 10 Questions. This month, we chatted to Steve Rowland, SHEQ Manager at Suttons Transport Group.
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WHO, IN ANY OTHER INDUSTRY, DO YOU
MOST ADMIRE? Steve Jobs for his work at Apple. Who would have thought that you could cram so much functionality into a smart phone or get all of your music collection onto an iPod smaller than a cigarette lighter? The innovation and aesthetic design at Apple means that most of us now treasure gadgets that we never thought we needed.
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WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? My first full time position was
as a graduate trainee in warehousing with GUS, the mail order company.
HOW DID YOU GET INTO THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY INDUSTRY? Following my graduate training I started working at a large distribution company. Through working in an industrial environment I developed an increased interest in and awareness of workplace safety. In 2005 I completed the NEBOSH certificate followed by my NEBOSH diploma and moved into a full time health and safety role.
I then completed my DGSA qualification and in 2012 began working for specialist logistics and supply chain company Suttons Group. I was appointed as SHEQ manager and through working with a strong team, as well as with industry bodies, I feel I am now making a real difference and driving fundamental safety related improvements to both individuals and the companies we work with in our sector.
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IF YOU COULD BE A FLY ON THE WALL ANYWHERE,
WHERE WOULD IT BE? In the Top Gear production meeting when the H&S manager is trying to explain why they should not be doing their latest mad stunt.
HOW WOULD YOU IMPROVE THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY INDUSTRY? I would heavily promote self-regulation by giving more support to industry trade bodies for benchmarking and sharing best practice.
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE?
I wanted to be an air traffic controller but then I found out I was colour blind. I was gutted.
WHAT DO YOU DO TO UNWIND?
I am a keen cyclist and enjoy rugby league, photography and music.
IF YOU COULD HAVE A DINNER PARTY WITH ANY
THREE PEOPLE, DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD THEY BE AND WHY? Richard Littlejohn, Jeremy Clarkson & Judith Hackett. I would welcome the heated debate around “elf n safety” versus the myth busters.
Q9
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THE
HEALTH AND SAFETY INDUSTRY? Suttons has always put the safety of its workforce and the general public as its number one priority and we invest heavily in our equipment, systems, processes and training and will continue to do so. Outside of Suttons I am concerned that the squeeze on HSE budgets is leading to fewer proactive safety inspections and we may lose some of the progress made in reducing workplace incidents.
Q10
IF YOU FOUND A MAGIC LAMP WITH A GENIE
INSIDE AND ONLY HAD ONE WISH GRANTED TO YOU, WHAT WOULD YOUR WISH BE? I would like to see employee safety given the same priority as profitability. I think cutting costs in safety and incident prevention is very short- sighted and will eventually prove to be very costly. Suttons understands this and we have enjoyed a year on year reduction in incidents as a result.
Commercially, we have reduced some associated costs but more importantly our customers know that when Suttons are transporting, packaging or delivering their products, we have their reputation in our hands and we take that responsibility very seriously. We add value through our focus on safety innovation and performance and we have developed a well- deserved reputation in this area. Our customers know this safeguards their reputation and the service they provide to their customers.
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