What does a successful company do to
Health, Safety and
Environment is Integral
to Business Success
Safety is a key component for any
organization that wants to have a
sustainable profitable operation.
Injuries to employees and breaches to the
environment all harm the reputation and the
profitability of both individual member
companies and that of our entire industry.
Equally important is the impact of the accident
on injured persons and their families, friends
and colleagues.
Successful Companies Look After HSE
If you Look back twenty years, for many
organisations, at that time, HSE management
was not a stand-alone role or even a
department. It was taken seriously by some,
but for the most part it was more of a “nice to
have” rather than a necessity. Things have
changed, things have gotten a whole lot better
and more than ever, it is evident, that
successful companies look after their HSE
issues.
Successful companies have realised that it
makes perfect business sense to treat the area
of HSE management as any other integral part
of the business. HSE is no longer a separate
silo on its own. In these successful companies,
it is considered an equal with other
departments.
Some reasons why successful companies
look after EHS
 It shows that the company is socially
responsible.
 It will improve and protect brand image
and value.
 It will create a healthier workforce and
safer workplace.
 Productivity will be improved.
 It will improve an employee’s
commitment to the company.
 It will save costs and company
disruption.
invest in EHS management?
 EHS training and education
 Safety Management System
 HSE Expertise
 Site improvements
 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
and Life Protection Gear
 Communication
 Awareness
 Health and wellbeing
 Sustainability programs
What do successful companies do
differently to companies that don’t look
after HSE?
Environmental, Health & Safety will have been
brought up to the same level as every other
department. It will have been integrated with
every other aspect of the business. HSE will
be on every agenda in every department. HSE
Professional will sit on the board of
management or the HSE manager will have a
direct line into the board of management.
HSE is usually given a platform within these
successful companies and every employee
you speak to, will be able to talk about the
achievements in this area. There will be
regular communication with employees about
the company’s involvement in HSE, what they
are doing to improve things, what programmes
the company is involved in, etc. In addition,
there will be a clear format for employees to
engage with management if there are
concerns in this area.
Panchdev Kumar, CSP
Manager (Fire and Safety)