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Posted By Neil Budworth
Many of the people who use this forum will know Ian Whittingham.
Ian sadly passed away last week.
I thought that it would be appropriate to start a thread so that people can remember and pay tribute to Ian.
I was proud to call Ian a friend, a man with a quick sense of humour and who was great company.
He was a professional to the end, one of the last chats I had with Ian was when he was fretting about how he would maintain his CPD whilst in hospital.
Ian also had a gift, he was one of the greatest communicators of our generation. When Ian spoke the audience was gripped, it didn’t matter if he was speaking to one person or a thousand, everyone thought he was speaking to them personally, perhaps because he was.
I have never met anyone who heard Ian speak who was not moved by him and there are certainly people alive and intact today who would not have been if it hadn’t been for Ian.
I will miss him greatly and the world of health and safety will be a poorer and less colourful place without him.
Neil Budworth
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Posted By Frank
It is so sad to hear that Ian is not here anymore, he was an ambassador to Health and Safety and with the accident he had he still managed to keep a sense of humour and carry on with his life.
Ian along with others like him were the inspiration on myself dedicating my life to health and safety.
My condolences go to his family and friends.
You will be surely missed Ian
Frank Carrano
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Posted By Mal
My condolences to Ians family.
Heard Ian once briefly and he expressed himself and the covered the subject excellently.
Regards, Mal
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Posted By Paul
I have only seen Ian on the web pages,HSE,etc,
but you can see/hear that who ever attends his
safety shows they all listen and take note of
what is said, no matter what position held in
the company.
A sad loss of a speaker who has been through it
and explains to all that safety is not an issue
that can be circumvented.
REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID OUT THERE.
Paul Burns.
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Posted By karenbratton
We had the good fortune to meet Ian when he delivered a series of workshops in the summer of 2006 to the staff at Dungeness A Power Station. He was excellent company and his talks were some of the best received we have seen on Site.
People still talk about Ian and it is clear that his visit and discussions with personnel had a very profound effect and left a lasting impression.
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Posted By Richard Miles
I am so sad to hear that Ian passed away. He has supported our St Helens Hospital construction team over the past two years with his behavioural safety workshops and discussion groups on site. He had his own style of delivering presentations, from the heart, in a language which everyone understood and with a humility which made a great impact on each listener.I am certain that Ian saved lives as a result of his own experience and subsequent disability. The workforce on my project changed the way they thought and behaved after spending half a day in Ian's company.
Our construction industry has lost a great man, an ambassador for Improving our Health and Safety, and I am proud to call him a friend. We owe Ian more than we will ever really know. My thoughts go out to his family and other friends.
If anyone deserved an OBE Ian Whittingham did.
Richard Miles. Project Director.Taylor Woodrow.
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Posted By Martin Corbett
It was with real sadness that we were told last week that Ian Whittingham had passed away.
Everyone who attended our Edinburgh Safety Conference during Ian's “Cape UK Tour” I know will feel the same way.
He had a profound impact on everyone by the honesty and reality of how he portrayed his own harrowing experiences, his message really hitting home as not only a shock tactic, but it actually persuaded people to think in a different manner about how they approached safety in the workplace.
His work within the industry “spreading the word” and championing charitable work through the “Lighthouse Club” for injured construction workers was immense. He had a sharp eye and sometimes a sharp tongue along with a great sense of humour. He stood on ceremony for no one, and suffered fools lightly, and in truth he was someone that really made a huge and lasting impression to everyone he met.
Throughout our working lives we meet lots of good people, some not so good..... and the odd great one. Ian was a great one, once met, never forgotten. How many of us can say that? He will be genuinely missed.
Martin Corbett, Cape Industrial Services Limited
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Posted By Gary Briggs
24th April 2009, 10-00am. Ian Whittingham is being laid to rest. Ian was and will still be remembered as a hero of health and safety, unfortunately Ian learnt the hard way. But, it did not prevent him from being as large as life in his quest to re-educate and educate people.
Ian was a very good friend of mine as well as a colleague when we carried out safety days together.
I shall be at his funeral today as his friend and also as vice chair representing the East Midlands Working Well Together Group.
Rest in peace Ian
Your friend
Gary Briggs
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Posted By Crim
I just read the Ian Whittingham article in the latest SHP.
I did not know Ian, or anything about him until now - his words are brilliant it is such a shame he has been taken from us.
Is there any way that article could be utilised positively to make people see the sense in what we say?
RIP
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Posted By bill strachan1
Yes, a very sad loss. Ian was certainly a great ambassador for HSE and will undoubtedly be missed by all who had the pleasure to meet and share a story with him.
I was fortunate enough to recently spend a few hours with Ian while he was in hospital and had an engrossing time discussing the merits of different behavioural safety programmes and generally putting the world to right.
My condolences go to all his family and close friends.
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Posted By Jane Purser
I'm am truly saddened to hear of Ian's untimely death and my deepest sympathy goes out to Ian's family and friends.
I first met Ian when we both did the NEBOSH Cert together and we helped each other through the course. Ian gave me lifts to college and home and we'd have a good old natter about life in general and our fledgling careers in H&S and about Ian specifically dealing with construction safety.
When I think of Ian it is with smile on my face as he was very quick witted with a sunny disposition and positive outlook on life.
Jane Purser
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Posted By owsty
Ian
Was such a lovely guy, I was very fortunate to know him, his passion for spreading the H&S news was very contagious.
When you are having a bad day ,listening to yet another construction worker saying, I have been working off one scaffold board for thirty years and I have not had an accident!! I would tell them Ian's story, which at the same time reminded me why I am in the H&S industry.
Ian is an inspiration to us all, I think we all should carry on his work by way of sharing his story
My condolences go to his family
You will be surely missed Ian
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Posted By Nigel Bryson
I first saw Ian at a Construction Summit in 2000. He made a remarkable impression.
Following this I met him several times and always enjoyed the experience. He was a credit to the profession and will be greatly missed.
I have read his article with Tim Marsh in this month's Safety and Health Practitioner a number of times now. It should be mandatory reading for anybody involved in construction.
Nigel
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Posted By edcase
I had the dubious pleasure of "teaching" Ian on his NEBOSH Construction Cert. How could I teach him anything?
From our first meeting he was humorous, friendly and more than willing to share his experiences with the group.
When Ian wanted to have a laugh, everyone seemed to want to join in.
I feel honoured to have been an acquaintance, maybe even a friend.
His message will go on because I, for one, will pass it on at every opportunity presented to me.
My sincere condolences to his family and dear friends.
RIP Ian. God Bless ya.
Bushy
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