How management systems improve health and safety performance

How management systems improve health and safety performance

Webinar | 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Webinar | 28th April | World Day for Safety and Health at Work
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Millions of companies around the world have adopted management system standards believing that following a structured framework of best practice will yield benefits.

But do management system standards and certification really improve performance?

Studies on management system maturity, and individual organizational measures and feedback would certainly suggest that implementing management systems has a positive effect – but independent, empirical evidence has not been available, until now.

New research by the Harvard Business School uses data to answer this question in the context of embedding recognised occupational Health and Safety management systems. The research analysed proprietary certification data from some of the world’s largest certification companies and injury microdata from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

To mark World Day for Safety and Health at Work, BSI’s Global Head of Health, Safety and Well-being, Kate Field, will be hosting two webinars, exploring whether management system standards and certification improve business performance. She will be joined by: 

  • Professor Michael W. Toffel from Harvard Business School
  • JC Sekar, CEO and co-founder of AcuiZen Technologies Singapore
  • Michael Tooma, Managing Partner at Clyde & Co
  • Dave R. Meyer, Principal Consultant at BSI

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On-demand webinar: How management systems improve health and safety performance

Date: 28 April 2022

 

Session 1 (1 hour)

What will the webinars cover?

During this session, you’ll find out more about the research and discover the answers to the following questions:

  • Does implementation of a management system standard enhance performance?
  • Does performance plateau over time?
  • What impact does certification have on performance?
  • Compliance to conformance. What’s the link between management systems standards and legislation?
  • Can management system standard compliance be deployed as a defence to litigation and prosecution?
  • What impact do management systems have on organisational culture and competency and why does it matters?
  • What may be some areas needing further research on this topic?

Fort this session, Kate will be joined by:

JC Sekar, CEO and Co-founder, AcuiZen Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd

Michael Tooma, Managing Partner, Clyde & Co

 

Session 2 (1 hour)

What will the webinars cover?

During this session, you’ll find out more about the research and discover the answers to the following questions:

  • Why do organizations look to management systems standards?
  • What’s the journey from OSHA compliance to ISO 45001 implementation?
  • What’s the journey from ISO 45001 implementation to certification?
  • Does implementation of a management system standard enhance performance?
  • How do you drive continuous improvement once you’ve implemented a management system?
  • What impact does certification have on performance?

For this session, Kate will be joined by:

Michael W. Toffel, Professor, Harvard Business School and co-author of the research paper under discussion

Dave R. Meyer, Principal Consultant, BSI

About the speakers

Kate Field

Kate Field

Kate Field, Global Head of Health, Safety and Well-being, BSI

Recognised as one of SHP’s Most Influential Individuals in health and safety in 2021, Kate is BSI’s global health, safety and well-being expert. With over 20 years of experience across all sectors, Kate uses her expertise to drive BSI’s global strategy of creating safer, healthier, fairer, and more inclusive workplaces. 

From regulator to consultant to thought-leader, Kate uses her experience and knowledge as an ambassador for cultural change, which puts trust, engagement and well-being at the forefront. Inspiring colleagues and stakeholders around the world to make a difference. 

Kate has developed the first global training and certification programme for ISO 45003 on psychological health and safety management and authored the best practice framework on workplace trust, engagement and well-being -  BSI’s Prioritizing People Model©.

JC Sekar

JC Sekar

JC Sekar, CEO and Co-founder, AcuiZen Technologies Singapore Pte Ltd

JC is a start-up founder who is leveraging his professional experience to focus on people-centric digital transformation. 

During his professional career of over three decades, JC has travelled extensively to develop business and advise cross-industry stakeholders on their Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental practices and risk mitigation strategies. He is also credited with conceptualizing and launching several new service offerings during the course of his professional career.

Most recently, JC has contributed towards the development of the 3C-3P framework for a resilient industrial safety system that was included in a UNIDO publication on the subject. 

Michael Tooma

Michael Tooma

Michael Tooma, Managing Partner, Clyde & Co

Michael is an attorney with global law firm Clyde & Co, specialising in major industrial safety disaster response and litigation. With 25 years of experience in providing strategic crisis management and proactive resilience advice to companies around the world, he is also the author of numerous books on occupational safety and health law. 

Michael is currently co-authoring the book on measuring safety performance differently: Due Diligence Index with Prof Sidney Dekker, one of the global pioneers of the Safety II movement.

Mike Toffel

Michael Toffel

Michael W. Toffel, Professor, Harvard Business School

Mike Toffel is a Professor at the Harvard Business School, and Faculty Chair of the HBS Business and Environment Initiative. He is one of the authors of the research we are discussing today. 

You can access the management systems standard research paper here.

Michael’s research examines how companies manage environmental impacts and working conditions in their operations and supply chains, including their use of management system standards and supplier codes of conduct. 

He also studies corporate decarbonization approaches, how to make environmental and safety regulators and auditors more effective, and the drivers and consequences of CEO activism. He hosts the HBS Climate Rising podcast and created the HBS Working Conditions in Supply Chains microsite to bring research insights to managers.

Dave Meyer

Dave R. Meyer

Dave R. Meyer, Principal Consultant, BSI

Mr Dave R. Meyer, a Principal Consultant and BSI Consulting Regional Practice Leader for Sustainability and Management systems, is located in the Portland Oregon area.

An EHS and sustainability-focused practitioner with over 40 years of experience in corporate governance and environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance issues, Dave has supported a wide variety of clients in providing EHS, management systems and supplier responsibility audit support.

Dave has a deep track record of success in leading organizations in leveraging regulatory compliance and organizational risks, implementing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives, and identifying methods and practices to reduce waste in the production of consumer and industrial goods. As a qualified ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 Lead Auditor, he is accomplished in public/private sector ISO-based EHS management systems. 

His nine years of experience with BSI have been focused on responsible supply chain management, circular economy and life cycle based approaches to production and manufacturing, comprehensive EHS auditing and compliance (including performing EHS assessments throughout the U.S., Canada and western Europe), integrated management systems, corporate materiality assessments and responsibility reporting, and embedded sustainability strategy and implementation.

How do you improve health and safety performance?

55% of BSI clients said that adopting an OH&S management system helped to protect their business. While 64% said that it helped to manage business risk. (Source: 2017 BSI Benefits – BSI clients were asked which benefits they obtained from OHSAS 18001)

An effective management system helps to protect and enhance your organization’s most important asset, your people, to drive business excellence.

Implementing and measuring health and safety performance 

BSI’s Prioritizing People Model© sets out best practice and the integrated elements that will deliver a culture of trust and support a resilient organization. These elements cover everything from attitudes and behaviours to dealing with ill health.  From risk assessment to measuring performance - our experts can help you through the process of prioritizing health, safety and wellbeing in your organization. Sign up for the webinars to learn more.