National Safety Symposium 2011Public sector crisis –maintaining high levels of safety under difficult economic circumstances

Peter RoddisHealth and Safety ManagerNottinghamshire County Council

Public Sector Crisis

Maintaining high levels of safety under difficult economic circumstancesPeter Roddis MBA CMIOSHactivesafety.org

Our approachWhat we take for grantedTough tactics for tough times

25% funding cuts

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£81 billion cuts

“put common sense back into health and safety…ease the burdens on business”

“mind numbingly dull and tedious” 

“Red tape – bureaucracy” 

“Barriers to service delivery” 

“failing to connect and engage managers”

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

‘not just about beating  the drum… we need to become conductors’ Judith Hackett CBE

The presentation used a short clip from the Vienna Philharmonic to

lead into a discussion about leadership and interaction.

Authority is not enough

Create the conditions in the world in which the process takes place

Source Itay Talgam 2009

Technical SpecialistsLegal argumentsCommand & Control

What do we take for granted?

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Active Partnership

Nominated Director

Compliance Board

Objectives and Programmes

Audits

Start by giving Managers the information that they need!

We need to be more Business focused!

‘Greatest leverage for change is achieved when the organisation is understood as a system’

Seddon 2008

Systems

Risk based goal setting Less focus on trivial risks

Less Risk Averse

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Wow!

Image and presentation count!

Be memorable!

Service excellence!Simplicity!

People with passion can change the world

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Active Partnership Systems Mindset

We need to Change!Our future depends on it!