Safety is everyone’s responsibility

Today on World Day for Safety & Health at Work, we’re taking a moment to reinforce what matters most to us: the health, safety and wellbeing of our people.

Health & Safety is not just a policy or a checklist, it’s a shared responsibility and a core part of how we work every day. We want every employee to understand why it matters and what we can all do to keep ourselves and each other safe.

Across our manufacturing and service sites, we are proud to have dedicated HSE Leads who work tirelessly to embed strong safety culture, raise standards, and drive continuous improvement. Over the past few years, we’ve been on a comprehensive journey to audit all our sites, working closely with independent third‑party experts Safety Management Limited, who have supported us in benchmarking our performance against health and safety best practice.

This journey has been both challenging and rewarding, and the results speak for themselves. We’re delighted to have seen year‑on‑year improvements in audit scores across every site, a testament to the commitment, collaboration and accountability shown by our teams at all levels of the business.

But strong safety performance isn’t achieved through audits alone. It’s built every day through leadership, engagement, and a genuine care for one another.

To mark today, we asked four of our HSE Leads a simple but powerful question:

What drives you to ensure our safety standards are always improving?

We have a moral and legal obligation to protect our employees and provide them with the best possible safe working conditions. Over the past 3 years our positive approach to health & safety and engagement with our employees has seen step changes in our policies, procedures, control mechanisms, working practices and culture. Our continuous improvement philosophy ensures that we are always looking for new and improved ways to reach our goal of being best in class – Chris King – B.Eng (Hons) 🔵🟢/🟡🔴, UK QHSE Lead, Gloucester UK

Safety culture grows stronger when systematic processes and employee engagement align. At Severn Glocon, initiatives like the A3 approach, Kaizens (OPD-One percent daily improvement), MDI (Managing Daily Improvement), new SOP development, training, relay teaching, motivational programs, daily Gemba walks, and monthly audits have boosted performance. A safety suggestions system further involves all employees, reducing injuries and improving workplace safety. With patience and consistent education, safety becomes a way of life, keeping everyone aware and committed to continuous improvement. – Gnanaraj Perumal, Senior Manager, Chennai India

Early in my career, the first safety manager I met told me, “You’re not here to save the world, you are here to earn a living to provide for your family”. My job is to make sure you go home to them every day. Many of us spend more time with our co-workers than we do with our own family. Safety isn’t just about following the rules, it’s about watching over the person next to you like they are family, ensuring that every employee goes home in the same condition they arrived in. – Claude Deasy, HSE Manager, Houston USA

Our organisation views continually improving safety & health standards as critical to business performance and quality. As we strive toward achieving ISO 45001, we work closely with colleagues at all levels to obtain their input and expertise. This has enabled us to make significant changes and upgrades to our processes and procedures ensuring our site is an environment where colleagues can have confidence their health and safety is a priority. We realise that training and upskilling our employees in safe working practices is vital to achieving a better future. – Mustafa Emad Elroubi Bsc (hons), HSE Manager, Stroud UK

Their answers highlight what truly makes the difference, from protecting colleagues, to creating workplaces where everyone feels confident to speak up, challenge unsafe behaviours, and go home safely at the end of every shift.

As we recognise World Day for Safety & Health at Work, we recommit to:

• Putting people first

• Learning continuously

• Working together to prevent harm

• Building safer, healthier workplaces for everyone

Because when it comes to safety, there is nothing more important.