A Half Dozen Things Podcast by Pete Rushmer

Vulnerable Road Users (VRU’s) & your responsibilities with Mike Vickers | AHDT S3#7

Vulnerable Road Users (VRU's) & your responsibilities with Mike Vickers. Let Mike talk you through VRU's and the considerations you should make as a fleet operator.

This week we let Fleet Geek Mike, the training guy, take over the AHDT podcast. In this episode he shares his insights from the Flagship Partners recently launched VRU Training Module.

If you are interested to learn more about your responsibilities and considerations for ensuring your fleet safely interacts with VRU's on the road, get in touch with Flagship Partners today.

What is Safety Culture and common pitfalls of addressing Culture with Sam Neal | AHDT S3#6

What is Safety Culture and common pitfalls of addressing Culture with Sam Neal. What a pleasure to chew the fat with Sam on all things 'culture' related.

When it comes to culture and safety culture you could ask 'what is it?' to 100 different people and get 100 different answers. However in this episode Sam and Pete discuss culture and fundamentally some of the common pitfalls when leaders start to actively address culture too.

Sam is the Founder and Director of Orchard Safety Ltd, having been a safety professional since not long after graduation. Sam has held several high profile safety roles before starting his consultancy.

We met Sam through the Health and Safety Network, which we recommend checking out as he is a co founder with fellow founders (and previous podcast guests Colin Nottage & James MacPherson)

6 Principles of Time Management RUSHCast | AHDT S3#5

6 Principles of Time Management RUSHCast, recorded as a lunchtime LIVE recently, check in on Pete giving a quick run through of 6 key principles of time management.

The principles Pete explains in this podcast are;

Carlson’s Law – uninterrupted work is more efficient and improves 'flow'.

Pareto’s Law – 80% of your results come from 20% of your effort, the effect of the vital few & trivial many.

Parkinsons Law – time=availability and work increases to fill a vacuum.

Murphy’s Law – what can go wrong, will go wrong…….

Illich’s Law – circadian rhythm – energy fluctuates through the day, know yourself, your strengths and weaknesses and adjust your day accordingly.

Fraisse’s Law – time is subjective, when you are in flow, time passes quickest.  People spend time on what they enjoy most and put off what they enjoy least.

How use data to transform driver safety with Alison Moriarty | AHDT S3#4

How use data to transform driver safety with Alison Moriarty.  Alison is the MD of Driive who are part of tech company MatrixIQ.

In this episode Alison and I discuss all things road safety and driver performance.  The Driive product is a fantastic solution for fleets to have a third party analyse data and and educate drivers on their behaviour.

Alison is clearly extremely passionate about road safety and doing the right thing, she has dedicated her career to making a difference.  This is a fantastic episode and thank you Alison for taking the time out of your busy schedule to join us.

Becoming a sustainable fleet & smile for miles with Miles Watkins | AHDT S3#3

In this episode we are joined by sustainability expert Miles Watkins from Cai Watkins. Pete heard Miles speak on sustainability at the British Aggregate Association annual conference and was excited to see how Miles brought a greener future for transport to life.

Miles shares insights on the UN's 'Sustainable Development Goals' and helps explain what fleet operators can do today to ensure they are improving their sustainability and impact on the environment around them.

It is clear that legislation is looking to enforce a greener future for fleet operators so we explore how leaders in fleet can get ahead of the curve and make impact today.

If you would like to learn more about sustainability in your business please do get in touch and we would be delighted to connect you to Miles.

What are ISO Standards? Including focus on ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 with Dan Griffiths | AHDT S3#2

What are ISO Standards? Including focus on ISO 9001 Quality Management, ISO 14001 Environmental Management & ISO 45001 Safety Management with Dan Griffiths.

Dan is a Flagship Partners consultant and specialises in ISO accreditation for our clients.  He literally supports business to become Safer, Greener & Greater through improved systems and achieving accreditations too.

He supports clients to better understand the needs of their business and existing processes then, builds and supports them to improve their performance to ensure they align with the desirable accreditations.

Dan is an expert in the engineering and construction sector and shares great insights on what the ISO standards are and why they could be of great value for your business.

If you would like to learn more about ISO standards in your business give Flagship Partners a call today.

Safer, Greener & Greater with A Half Dozen Things Podcast | AHDT S3#1

A Half Dozen Things Podcast's new series 3 launches with this episode we will be focusing on the Flagship Partners vision of making our clients Safer, Greener & Greater. What does this mean?

This series the podcast is going to focus on real world practical advice on how you business can increase it's impact. Increase how it focuses on People, Planet & Profit and the impact your business can have as a force for good.

We hope you love series 3 as much as we are going to making it, there will some fantastic guests and very interesting and exciting subject matters covered, so please stay tuned! PR

What is the Met Commercial Vehicle Unit with Inspector Richard Wenham | AHDT S2#74

What is the Met Commercial Vehicle Unit with Inspector Richard Wenham..  Richard (or Rik) Wenham is an Inspector with the Metropolitan Police and heads up the Commercial Vehicle Unit, that deals with crime, incidents and accidents related to vehicles over 7.5T within the Met's jurisdiction.

Rik discusses his fresh approach to policing CV's in London as well as dispels a few myths on what to expect from his team if you deal with them.  Rik and his team hold HGV licenses themselves and it is clear the increased empathy for professional drivers in the industry and he ensures they are treated as such.

This means a mix of high expectations, after all drivers will be treated as the professionals they are, but also high levels of respect and dignity too.  Listen in to find out more as well as the key metric for success in Rik's department which is to reduce KSI's (Killed or Seriously Injured) on London's roads.

Rik shares insights of his work as well as discussing mental health and the way incidents are managed by the force.  Rik also explains the amazing proactive work he and his team are carrying out through education and their toolbox talk.

If you want to find out more about anything we discuss in the episode please use the links below;

email commercial-vehicles@met.police.uk  to find out more about the free toolbox talk

the text service we discuss is SHOUT 85258.  If you want any further info please reach out to us direct on hello@flagshippartners.co.uk

 

What is NaVCIS and how large is our Freight & Cargo crime problem? With Mike Dawber | AHDT S2#73

What is NaVCIS and how large is our Freight & Cargo crime problem? In this episode with Mike Dawber, Field Intelligence Officer-Freight Desk with NaVCIS we hear about NaVCIS (National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service).

Mike explains how NaVCIS works by gathering and then utilising data from police services across the UK.  Then uses the data to help tackle crime across a range of vehicle crime areas and Mike's expertise in Cargo and Freight crime specifically.  The stats around Freight and Cargo crime are staggering and eye watering!

The service is entirely funded by industry, so please do listen in and consider the value Mike's intel could have for your business.  Then think about signing up to support the valuable work that Mike and his team do, you can find out more here; https://navcis.police.uk/

 

HSE’s Peter Kelly on reducing workplace stress and supporting your teams mental health | AHDT S2#72

HSE's Peter Kelly on reducing workplace stress and supporting your teams mental health.  In this episode hear Peter who is a clinical psychologist and helped devise the HSE's management standards approach discuss stress and mental health in the workplace.

Peter has decades of experience having formulated the management standards back in the late 90's.  His mission is to make all employers realise their commitment to their people and proactively manage stress and support peoples mental health in the workplace.

We discuss the HSE's Management Standards which are, Demands, Control, Support, Relationships, Role and Change.  If you want to find out more, check out the website here; https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/standards/

Flagship Partners offer a range of stress reduction and mental health support and training for your workplace.  Visit this link to find out more; https://flagshippartners.co.uk/training-peterborough/mental-health/