Webinar Wednesdays: Safety culture

Kevin Gilroy
EHS Manager
Avery Dennison

With a background in Engineering and over twenty years in various EH&S roles Kevin has a worked in various sectors of industry including Automotive, Clinical Waste Disposal, Foundries and Heavy Engineering. He has also work in a number of countries including the USA, Mexico, Japan and mainland Europe.

The common denominator in all of these countries and industries is the people. If you don't get to know and understand your people you will never understand the culture. Who is leading your herd? Herd behaviour can be a powerful tool, and if harnessed correctly, has the potential to achieve great change. 

Dr Karen McDonnell
CFIOSH

A highly motivated advocate for safety and health, skilled in partnership working, with a track record of engaging with key stakeholders across the globe. Karen has a broad range of strategic and operational experience gained over 25+ years whilst working for RoSPA, a registered charity at the heart of accident prevention for the last 100 years.

RoSPA OHS Policy Adviser and a Past President of IOSH Karen presents an exceptional personal brand and has the ability to influence and motivate others to think out with or across traditional boundaries towards a ‘whole person whole life’ approach to accident prevention.

Prof Tim Marsh

Prof Tim Marsh, was one of the team leaders of the original UK research into behavioural safety (in construction) in the early 1990s. Tim is one of only a few Chartered Psychologists who are also Chartered Fellows of IOSH. He has previously been a visiting lecturer at Manchester University and Loughborough University and as a visiting professor at Plymouth University, he is considered a world authority on the subject of behavioural safety, safety leadership and organisational culture.

Tim is an experienced keynote speaker, having presented to organisations throughout the UK, Dubai, South Africa, Malaysia, USA and India.

He has worked with more than 400 major organisations around the world, including Apple, the European Space Agency, the World Health Organisation and the United Nations.

Scott Gaddis
VP, Global Practice Leader, EHS
Intelex Technologies

Scott Gaddis leads thought leadership and is Vice President and Global Practice Leader, Safety and Health, for Intelex Technologies in Toronto, Canada. Scott leads in building partnerships with key clients and other top influencers in EHS. He is responsible for the engagement of EHS professionals across the globe to provide a platform for sharing information and collectively driving solutions that mitigate workplace loss.

Before joining Intelex, Scott was Vice President, Global Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability for Coveris High-Performance Packaging Company in Chicago, Illinois. Before that, he spent 5 years as Executive Director of Global EHS for Bristol-Myers Squibb, 18 years with the Kimberly-Clark Corporation in various senior EHS leadership roles ending as the Global Director of Occupational Safety and Health.