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Health and safety 30 www.thefis.org I t has been a great experience to chair the FIS COVID-19 H&S Task Group. The sense of community has been inspiring and the outputs have put the sector in the best possible shape to confront the issues that this pandemic has thrown at us. So much so, at the latest meeting of the group, it was agreed that it was time to switch focus away from developing and refining tools and look at the obstacles to following the proposed recommended FIS Four Step Protocol, giving particular consideration to the cultural H&S practitioner David Cant recently chaired the FIS COVID-19 H&S Task Group. He shares some of its conclusions. COVID : ADDRESSINGBEHAVIOURALCONCERNS issues that may undermine safe working. The simple fact is this: However well we write our RAMS, some individuals are blasé to transmission and become blind to information and signage on Covid-19 policy. In our discussion, it was reinforced that daily activity briefings (DAB’s) help, but even these can be deemed repetitive and routine to the point at which people stop listening. To deal with this challenge we need to look at leadership and supervision to focus on how we can address cultural concerns.