Welcome back to The Health and Safety Digest - A special podcast by Astutis. In this episode, we are delighted to talk to Simon Jones CFIOSH FIIRSM, the 2023 RoSPA Influencer of the Year, who also studied his NEBOSH General Certificate and NEBOSH Diploma with Astutis. Simon joins the show to discuss his career journey after graduating with Astutis; he also discusses; - His motivations behind studying the NEBOSH General Certificate and the NEBOSH Diploma. - His view on the courses and the impact they had on his career. - His opinion on making a career in health and safety. - The career trajectory of a health and safety manager. - His books, 'The Safety Salesman' and 'The Safety Salesman: Big Mouth Writes Again', which advise on how to win health and safety buy-in from your organisation. - Tips from his books on how to get buy-in from your organisation for health and safety investment. - Receiving the 'RoSPA Influencer Of The Year' Award'. - What's next for Simon Jones. We would like to thank Simon for his time in joining the show. We recommend taking a look at Simon's authored works which advise and offer guidance on how to convince organisations to invest in health and safety: 1. The Safety Salesman - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Safety-Salesman-Shoot-Lip/dp/B09ZFYLYJN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2OYOY8SNFSSRF&keywords=safety+salesman&qid=1698913512&sprefix=safety+salesman%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-1 2. The Safety Salesman: Big Mouth Strikes Again - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Safety-Salesman-Writes-Health-Literary/dp/B0BT967C1D/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2OYOY8SNFSSRF&keywords=safety+salesman&qid=1698913554&sprefix=safety+salesman%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-3 Simon launched his career in health and safety after passing the NEBOSH General Certificate and NEBOSH Diploma with Astutis. If you are curious about the health and safety industry, the NEBOSH General Certificate is a perfect starting point. Find out more about the NEBOSH General Certificate here - https://www.astutis.com/courses/nebosh-courses/nebosh-general-certificate View our entire course catalogue: https://bit.ly/42rx0Wi Visit the Astutis website: https://bit.ly/3TBWFHI Follow Astutis on social media Astutis on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3Jjvr5y Astutis on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3HynhVU Astutis on Facebook - https://bit.ly/3XJryvb