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Posted By Adam Worth
Hi all
We were sat in our safety office discussing what we tell people when asked what we do.
Fresh out of NEBOSH cert I used to proudly tell people I worked in Health and Safety.
Now I say Chemist and my colleague says Engineer.
The reason for this is the arguments and 'stick' you get outside of work for flying the H&S colours
Please share your experiences
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Posted By Richard Mathews
What about “Disease and Injury Prevention Officer” (DIPO)
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Posted By Richie
Sometimes it is 'Chartered Safety Practitioner', other times it is 'Snivel servant' oops, I meant 'Civil Servant'.
It all depends who is getting the most stick in the media at the time!
Richie
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Posted By Amanda
I always wear my colours on my sleeve. Obviously there are the media stories about 'bonkers conkers' however as I know I work with my colleagues within the company to evaluate the risks and make the decisions I pay no attention to such stories.
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Posted By CFT
I'm with Amanda on this one!
CFT
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Posted By Jon Vitta
Gene pool improvement inhibitor!!!
I say this tongue in cheek
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Posted By Dod
Hi My name is George
I work for one of the Top oil producers in europe.
I too started with a Nebosh NGC and was sometimes called a policeman or a safety spy.
After 4 years in the job it is all different because I took no notice of what others thought of what I do and am still proudly flying the Health and safety flag.
Don't let others tell you who you are.
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Posted By Adam Worth
Thanks all
Just to clarify
My point is, when you're in the pub having a quiet beer and someone asks what do you... I think most of us know the outcome a long debate about health and safety :)
I'm not worried about what people think, I just want to avoid those long debates.
We like the "Gene pool improvement inhibitor!!!" :)
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Posted By Sally
I usually say I'm a Marine Biologist. No particular reason for that but it usually makes for a short conversation!!!
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Posted By Jon Vitta
Hi Adam
When out and about meeting people, be it new people in the pub etc, I just tell them what I do, often you start having a long conversation, and I end up trying to defend my profession, which is something I don't particularly want to do after a few shandies!
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Posted By Tim Corbett
Introduce myself as the only person who is trying to do themself out of a job. Breaks ice and makes you appear a bit more human.
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Posted By MT
Jon, I know what you mean about having to defend yourself. I tend to avoid asking other people about their jobs, because then they'll ask me and I'll get stick from 2 angles - one being that I work for a local authority (council wasters, paid too much, don't do any work) and the other being that I'm in health and safety in an enforcement role (get accused of personally banning ladders and making people risk assess bar stools because they're too high).
Generally I am proud of what I do because when it comes down to it, my intervention could mean the difference between someone going to home to their family at the end of their working day, or them never returning home.
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Posted By J Knight
Hi Folks,
I tend to say 'I work for a Charity' which paves the way for a more positive introduction to what I do for them,
John
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Posted By Ron Young
Has to be that old discussion point a few months ago "danger expert". My work colleagues got wind of this name when it was mentioned in one of the nationals and the stick I got was incredible. Had a great laugh though
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Posted By Christopher D Abbott
Danger Expert ;)
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Posted By Dean Stevens
How about............
"Life saver"
"Hazard eliminator"
"law and regulation resourcer" Sounds good that one.
"Accident prevention officer"
"Accident/incident detective(investigator but the former sounds better)
"Adviser to the board"
"Cultural control officer"
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Posted By A Hayden
Jeapordy Obviator
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Posted By Alex Ryding
I always say
"I work in 'Elf & Safety, and if you give me any jip. I'll take your conkers away" that normally breaks the ice and stops the sniggers!
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Posted By Dave West
I have worked hard to get where i am so proudly say Elf and safety. if they start to get into a debate i usually start pointing out parts of their body that are causing trip hazards:-) Then they change the subject
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Posted By Pete48
But on the other hand try being a doctor and telling people that in the pub. Ooh I've got this strange pain.....
Or if you tell them you are a psychologist or better still a psychiatrist (ooh spellchecker we luv u) you can end up having an interesting conversation with yourself.
Then there is tax inspector or estate agent or politician.
If you are a plumber, keep quiet or you will have everyone asking you to pop round and fix their leak (or is that leek, no that's the nurseryman who has to keep quiet then)
So there ain't nowt special about being in safety and keeping it a secret, it is about how you want to be seen--not what you do.
Best way to have the safety conversation is to get "its your round" out before they start and that way you can enjoy both parts of the occasion!
Me, I am a totally outrageous safety story explanation researcher.
Have a great red nose night!!
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Posted By Merv Newman
I'm quite happy telling people I'm an itinerant H&S consultant.
Then they ask "what does itinerant mean ?"
Answer ? : peripatetic (maybe platonic)(or was that Aristotle ?)Certainly wasn't Diogenese. He could never give you a straight answer. Cheap lodger.
Dunno. Maybe I'll just go for a quick google.
Merv
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Posted By Ken Taylor
I have tended to say that I just wander around 'chucking my weight about' and telling other people what to do. This usually impresses them.
By the way, does anyone actually wear the little 'iosh Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner' badge - particularly out of the workplace?
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Posted By Linda Crossland-Clarke
"Me? I get paid to watch men work all day, n point out when they are doing it wrong!"
LOL
Linda
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Posted By Merv Newman
Linda,
like you I just love watching other people work. But I also like to tell them what they are doing right.
And sometimes it's hard work !
Merv
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Posted By Trevor Anstey
Adam
I always find telling people Im a lighthouse keeper starts an interesting conversation.
I have also used the "working in the Woolworths Pick and Mix counter" on occassion but knowing your background I would avoid this...
Hope the interview went well
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Posted By Max Bancroft
I tell them that I used to be a nuclear scientist and then became a H&S Officer. Usually makes for an interesting conversation and if you are, like me, an anoraky nerd, you can bore them silly before they can retailiate. I usually tell them about the Oklo phenomenon which usually gets the subject changed.
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Posted By Tabs
H&S and proud of it!
I only ever get "Huh! health n safety!" if the person doesn't know what I do for a living...
Even die-hard chippy mates ask me for my thoughts about situations sensibly, and no-one who knows me could ever worry about conkers ... I am a petrol head (F1) and battle re-enactor. With no sympathy for "wannabe's"
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