The ATT Safety Leadership Podcast

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Innovators in safety leadership exploring the big issues in workplace health, safety and wellbeing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. Episode 16: Attracting young people into a career in rail

    07/10/2025

    Episode 16: Attracting young people into a career in rail

    In the second of our rail industry-focused episodes to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway, Active Training Team’s Director Adam Christopher explores the challenges and opportunities facing the UK rail industry as it looks to attract its future workforce. Speaking with young apprentices, site managers, and industry leaders at the Transpennine Route Upgrade project, the episode reveals how few young people are aware of careers in rail, the strong role of family influence, and the pride and purpose many find in the sector. Brands/People References: Great British Railways TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) Bam Nuttall Network Rail Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min
  2. Episode 15: Railway 200 with Mike and Andrew Lamport

    02/12/2025

    Episode 15: Railway 200 with Mike and Andrew Lamport

    In the first of our rail industry-focused episodes, Adam Christopher talks with Mike Lamport and his son Andrew, who work in the railway industry like generations of their family dating back to 1846. They discuss why they’re celebrating Railway 200 and being part of the rail family. Brands/People References: Railway 200 Campaign National Skills Academy for Rail Great British Railways / Transition Team South Eastern Rail South Western Rail + Waterloo Station Thomas the Tank Engine Great Western Railway + Didcot Station West Anglia Great Northern Production Team: Presented by Adam Christopher Produced by Alexandra Quinn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min
  3. Episode 14: ATT in Scotland. Part 2, Faskally Safety Leadership Centre.

    05/01/2024

    Episode 14: ATT in Scotland. Part 2, Faskally Safety Leadership Centre.

    ‘Get Home Safe’ – behind the scenes at a new ATT immersive training centre. Director of Active Training Team (ATT) Adam Christopher takes a behind the scenes peek at Scottish and Southern Energy’s (SSE) new immersive Faskally Safety Leadership Centre in Perth. It’s a few weeks till the opening and staff from SSE and ATT are busy with final preparations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    18 min
  4. Episode 14: ATT in Scotland. Part 1, Pitlochry

    05/01/2024

    Episode 14: ATT in Scotland. Part 1, Pitlochry

    Ahead of the opening of a new ATT immersive training centre for SSE (Scottish + Southern Energy), Director at ATT Adam Christopher travels to the Pitlochry Dam and Visitor Centre where he meets Gillian O’Reilly, the Head of Heritage and Community Programmes for SSE. Gillian tells Adam about the history of hydropower in the area and why training centres have a long connection to SSE’s work in Perthshire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min
  5. Episode 13: Leadership, communication and grace: on the EDI journey with Dr Ollie Folayan

    09/21/2023

    Episode 13: Leadership, communication and grace: on the EDI journey with Dr Ollie Folayan

    Dr Ollie Folayan is a chemical process engineer with Aberdeen-based consultancy Optimus and a visiting Professor at the University of Dundee. In 2007, he and his sister founded the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE-UK) to attract and retain BME talent into the industry. Ollie talks to ATT Director Adam Christopher about leadership, changing hearts and minds and his experience at Thrive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min
  6. Episode 12: How are you feeling? How emotions can make safety lessons more memorable

    07/20/2023

    Episode 12: How are you feeling? How emotions can make safety lessons more memorable

    Adam visits UK Construction Week at the Excel Centre in London to talk to people in the industry about what safety means to them and how our emotions impact on our behaviour in the workplace and how we absorb and act on important safety lessons. Paul, a paver ground worker, believes there should be more care and consideration on site; Sarah Meek, Managing Director of the mental health charity Mates in Mind, thinks that when people connect emotionally in safety training, they engage better; and Denise Farquharson, Safety Development and Culture Engagement Officer for HS2, advocates for emotional intelligence as a critical safety skill. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
  7. Episode 11: How can story-telling help to keep us safe? The science behind active learning

    04/20/2023

    Episode 11: How can story-telling help to keep us safe? The science behind active learning

    In this episode, we investigate why active learning might be a key resource for people in hazardous industries to retain vital information and stay safe. Adam speaks with Dr Natasha Sigala, Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, about neurocognitive patterns and memory structures or, put more simply, how story-telling makes us remember better. https://profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p256526-natasha-sigala Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    15 min
  8. Episode 10, Part 2: Mental Health in construction – where’s the ‘joined-up’ thinking?

    12/19/2022

    Episode 10, Part 2: Mental Health in construction – where’s the ‘joined-up’ thinking?

    ATT are back with part two of the discussion on construction's mental health crisis, this time focusing on tangible solutions offered by groundworker, mental health advocate and campaigner, Steve Kerslake, who shares his own experience of mental health issues, and Kerry McLeod from leading mental health charity, Mind.HSE's ‘Core Standards’ framework is suitable for employers of all sizes: https://www.hse.gov.uk/stress/mental-health.htm Trigger warning: this episode deals with discussions around suicide and mental health struggles, so please listen with care. Resources for additional support visit:Samaritans.orgMind.org.uk*Mates in Mind Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min
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