From their Security, Sustainability and Coaching Director, Steven Broom, being awarded 
Well being and Security Influencer of the Yr 2019, to successful plenty of President and Gold Medal Awards throughout quite a lot of divisions, Dyer & Butler Ltd loved an excellent 2019.
As one of many first winners of the Influencer of the Yr Award, we not too long ago caught up with Steven to search out out Dyer & Butler Ltd’s spectacular awards historical past, and the way successful a RoSPA Award has benefited each himself and his group…
What advantages does successful a RoSPA Award have on your organisation?
RoSPA is a well-respected model for the development of security requirements inside the 
trade and the affiliation that we now have had with RoSPA through the years underpins our dedication to sustaining these requirements inside our organisation. The advantage of with the ability to present that we’re RoSPA award winners gives us with an immediately recognizable degree of feat, which demonstrates that our firm places the well being, security and wellbeing of our staff first and above all else.
Which modern approaches, threat evaluation practices and/or management measures to handle well being and security are you significantly happy with?
I’m typically heard to say that “there may be nothing new in well being and security”, and for probably the most half, that is true as a result of a number of good well being and security administration entails the upkeep of strong insurance policies and preparations which can be then applied, reviewed and improved over time. This aspect of the job won’t ever change. Nevertheless, innovation in well being and security has develop into so necessary and firms at the moment are striving to make well being and security simpler, extra dependable and finally safer for the individuals concerned by taking the guesswork and human issue out of the situation. Lately we launched a smartphone-based shut name reporting app. This was designed by our personal IT technician and the response that we now have had when it comes to our shut name and security reporting tradition has been phenomenal. The introduction of the app has allowed individuals to create the protected behavior of with the ability to immediately establish and report (with accompanying images and placement particulars) something that’s inflicting them concern. This has had an enormous constructive impact on the best way that we handle well being and security inside Dyer & Butler and has allowed us to maneuver our focus from the reactive administration of incidents to a extra proactive means which permits us to cope with the pre-cursor to occasions that might doubtlessly result in a extra vital loss-making occasion.
Can you share any outcomes which have come out of your group’s strategy to well being and security administration?
Sharing greatest follow and studying might be one of many biggest instruments that a corporation has and I’ve personally tried to dwell by this throughout my profession in well being
and security. I’ve at all times believed that behavioral security is the important thing to good security administration and while it isn’t a “silver bullet”, the act of getting out and speaking to individuals is such an necessary a part of the job. It’s typically the case that our preconceived concepts of how one thing must be carried out safely are utterly turned on their head while you communicate to the person who truly has to do the job and it’s only then that you simply get to grasp the problems and issues related to actually getting the job carried out safely. It’s only by understanding this, and the strategy that your staff will take when it comes to reacting to work-based conditions to get the job carried out will you perceive why accidents and incidents happen. Coaching can also be an enormous a part of this. I additionally suppose that good well being and security administration is about consistently reviewing and refreshing what you might be doing. Issues might really feel as if they’re going OK…however do not enable your self to take a seat again and settle into a snug routine as the subsequent massive occasion might solely be simply across the nook. Preserve your security tradition sharp and be consistently trying and adapting your strategy to threat.
How have the RoSPA Awards impressed you/your group to repeatedly enhance well being and security administration?
I view the RoSPA awards very very similar to a set of steps. The achievement awards have offered our firm with a pure type of development and have required us to take care of our security requirements. As we now have now achieved a gentle momentum of security inside the enterprise, this has now led us to have a look at a few of the different awards the place we imagine that we’re inside putting distance of with the ability to win and supply additional 
proof that we now have attained an exemplary degree of security inside our enterprise.
Personally, to win the RoSPA Influencer of the Yr Award in 2019 was one of many highlights of my profession and after dedicating 23 years of my life to well being and security, I really feel immensely proud to have acquired this degree of endorsement from my colleagues and friends . I’ve by no means been one to shout about what I do, however the recognition of receiving a private award from RoSPA validates how necessary the work that I (and the entire different well being and security professionals inside the nation) do is to the trade.
What do you get pleasure from most concerning the RoSPA Awards?
The RoSPA Awards is at all times an incredible occasion particularly as it’s co-located with The Security & Well being Expo. It’s a incredible alternative to fulfill new suppliers, take a look at new merchandise and innovation and if nothing else… simply to take a day trip to immerse your self in well being and security from a unique perspective. The Awards Gala Dinner can also be a wonderful alternative to community and meet up with buddies and colleagues and to have fun one another’s success. I’ve to say that the awards evenings are at all times properly organized and are additionally a great alternative to let your hair down on the finish of the night…sure, security professionals do prefer to celebration typically…!
All in favour of becoming a member of this spectacular award successful neighborhood? The RoSPA Awards is open to organisations, tasks and websites throughout the globe, and is presently open for entries. For data on the awards and tips on how to enter, go to www.rospa.com/awards