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and healthy work behaviours among their THE CHALLENGE IS NOT management, with the support of the OSH
changing workforces. How are leaders in professional. The post-lockdown focus
ONLY ONE OF BUILDING
these businesses meeting the challenge? involves realigning; resetting our
AN OSH CULTURE fundamental initiatives. This creates an
Martin Bardle is the opportunity to change the conversation
global director for FROM SCRATCH, through the “why” and “sense of purpose” of
employee health and health & safety, including the simplifi cation
BUT MAINTAINING IT
safety, corporate and digitalisation of our tools/methods. We
security and quality will use this to drive towards a true culture
compliance at Reckitt WHEN IT EXISTS of care.
‘Positive engaged leadership demonstrates 'We are calling it a reset – it's not back to
an embedded culture of care led by the Malcolm Staves is basics exactly, but rather resetting our tools
Reckitt global executive committee, and global VP for health and methods, and getting us back on the rails,
its teams continue to lead from the front, and safety where needed. We're still improving and I
completing a programme focused on leading at L’Oréal believe the reason for this is that our culture
sustainable performance. ‘During COVID, and risk management culture is very strong.
‘We focus on key areas of risk, developing everybody put their focus This gives us a foundation that allows
our management systems in line with on protecting the health of their people. We for deviations.
our OSH policy, global standards, code of saw remote working and then the associated 'In today’s world, it’s important to
business conduct and location-specifi c challenges around mental health as well. prioritise. Rather than focusing on the
guidance. There are thousands of hazards 'Coming out of COVID, there has been a little things, we're saying we need the
associated with global operations, so it is raised awareness of the importance of health important things under control – for
most important to focus on topics of concern and wellbeing as well as a real scarcity of example low probability, catastrophic events

and drive them home. resources due to world events – we're really complemented by effective visible felt
‘We continue to work on addressing our in an accelerated VUCA [Volatile, Uncertain, leadership to identify and mitigate risk. We
safety hotspots and support sites through our Complex and Ambiguous] world. In many cannot afford to take our eye off the ball.

internal audit programme while recognising organisations, there is an increase in demand 'To get us through this new world,

that H&S can’t flourish without a genuine for their products, volumes are increasing we have flipped VUCA so, for us, rather

safety culture. So, we’ll carry on building on and at the same time there are employment/ than a negative view on the world, we see
our work with our sites to promote OSH as a talent challenges. opportunity though Vision, Understanding,
value-led business enabler.’ 'At L’Oréal, OSH is driven by the line Clarity and Agility.’

IOSH for Business

The new Business Leader voice of business’. The THE FORUM MEMBERS: Lawrence Webb – chief safety
Forum (BLF) will further the group will work together to Malcolm Staves – global offi cer, DTSL
aims of IOSH, advocate identify problems that may vice-president for health and Stuart Hughes – head
for the Activate 2028 challenge the IOSH vision safety, L’Oréal of health and safety at
strategy and support OSH and to strategically assess Simon Head – head of Mercedes-AMG Petronas
professionals in embedding a how issues can be resolved. international health and Formula One Team
culture of health and safety. The expertise and safety, Fujitsu Martin Bardle – global
The BLF will facilitate thought leadership within Ben Legg – executive director director for employee health
the IOSH vision for a the forum will produce HSEQ, NEOM and safety and quality
safe and healthy world forward-thinking initiatives Sittichoke Huckuntod – health compliance, Reckitt
of work, and contribute to shape best practice, and safety director, Nike Andresa Hernandes –
towards our charitable from micro businesses Chris Venables – group safety global vice-president of
objectives through ‘the to corporates. director, Tesco safety, Siemens

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