Industries

Work changes from one sector to another. Understanding safety culture means taking those differences into account.

Sectors served

Table with groceries: fruit, cans, bottles of cooking oil, milk, cold cuts and bread

Food and Beverage →

Safety culture for operations that have to balance production, sanitation and maintenance across different sites and shifts.

Aerial view of a tractor working a crop field at sunset

Agribusiness →

Leadership and safety culture on farms, harvest fronts and in storage, taking into account the crop season, the distances and the people who do the work.

Cornfield in the foreground with plant silos in the background at sunset

Bioenergy →

Safety culture in biofuel production and biomass energy recovery, with attention to industrial routines and to maintenance work at the plants.

Open-pit mine with benched slopes and a large excavator

Mining →

Understanding how teams recognize risks and how leaders back safety decisions in extraction, ore processing and operational support.

Operators in yellow hard hats and blue uniforms working on a steel line with a glowing bar

Metals and Steel →

Safety culture in metal processing operations, from material preparation to decisions on production, maintenance and interventions.

Aerial view of a petrochemical plant with storage tanks and piping

Chemicals and Petrochemicals →

Safety culture shapes how people interpret alarms, share information and make decisions when chemical and petrochemical processes change.

Amber vials on a filling conveyor in a pharmaceutical line

Pharmaceuticals →

Developing the safety culture of the people who produce, test and maintain pharmaceutical operations, taking into account how work flows between production, quality and support areas.

Power transmission towers against the sky at sunset

Electric Power →

Leadership and safety culture in generation, transmission and distribution, with attention to the decisions of those who operate, maintain and work on electrical infrastructure.

Tanks and piping at an oil and gas facility at dusk, with wet ground

Oil and Gas →

Understanding safety culture across the different operations of the oil and gas chain, considering leadership decisions and the involvement of contractors.

Operator in a blue uniform on a car assembly line

Automotive →

Safety culture in vehicle and component plants, considering production pace, process changes and the interaction between people and equipment.

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Aerospace →

The safety culture of the people who manufacture, assemble, test and maintain aerospace products, with attention to work coordination and leadership responsibilities.

Industrial shop floor with rows of machining equipment

Industrial Manufacturing →

Developing leadership and safety practices in the manufacture of machinery, equipment and components, considering the work done at each site.

Rows of equipment racks in a data center hall

Technology and Telecommunications →

Service continuity depends on the people who install, operate and maintain the infrastructure. That work is where safety guidance has to hold up.

Aerial view of a road project with an overpass and access ramp under construction

Infrastructure →

Safety culture in building, operating and maintaining large assets, with attention to decisions shared between concession holders, local teams and contractors.

Line of trucks at a freight terminal at dusk

Logistics and Transportation →

Leadership and safety culture in warehousing, cargo handling and transportation, considering the decisions that connect each stage of the operation.

Busy, spacious store seen from above, with shoppers among the shelves

Retail →

Safety culture in stores and in the operations that supply them, with attention to the role of local managers, supervisors and teams on different shifts.

Cans, jars and consumer product packaging on a table

Consumer Goods →

Safety culture in the manufacture of everyday products, considering the teams, production changeovers and the activities that keep the operation running.

Paper rolls on pallets in a warehouse

Pulp, Paper and Packaging →

From forestry to paper converting, safety management has to account for continuous processes, major shutdowns and the work of contractor teams.

Technician in an orange uniform inspecting piping at an industrial facility

Construction and Cement →

A construction project moves through phases. A plant alternates between production and maintenance work. In every situation, planning and execution need to share the same understanding of the risks.

Every organization needs to be understood.

Experience in a sector helps us recognize work situations and ask sharper questions. Even so, companies that make the same product can handle an alarm, a stoppage or a leadership decision in very different ways.

That is why our work looks at what happens in the operation and at how management takes part in those choices. EHS runs its projects with the involvement of the team, according to the scope.

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