EHS Outsourcing

A methodology has to make sense to the people who will use it. Leaders need to understand their role and find support to lead change with their teams. EHS Outsourcing follows this work from inside the client, connecting the plan to the situations that come up in day-to-day operations.

Professionals prepared to work in operations

The work is backed by an excellence program for safety professionals. They are prepared and mentored to understand the design of the transformation and to support its execution in close contact with the people who do the work.

EHS Outsourcing is an extension of the cultural transformation projects. The team works within the architecture designed by EHS Brasil, which keeps strategic leadership and centralized direction. That relationship guides execution decisions and keeps the professionals' work connected to the program's objectives.

Methodologies and tools in daily work

In practice, the team supports the cascading of methodologies to the different levels of the organization and takes part in developing and implementing tools. The work considers how those tools will be used and what people need to understand to apply them in their own activities.

This support involves engaging leaders and teams at every stage. Explaining the purpose of a practice, following how it is applied and working through the difficulties that arise helps keep the plan moving. Being close to operations makes it possible to support execution quickly and with attention to the conditions in which change takes place.

Tracking the transformation and adjusting course

How are people receiving the changes? What is getting in the way of leadership involvement or the use of a tool? Ongoing follow-up examines these questions to gauge the health of the transformation as the program moves forward.

The professionals identify barriers and pick up signals through their relationships with teams and their contact with operations. Project leadership uses that information to discuss adjustments and respond to needs that emerge during implementation.

The goal is for safety practices to become part of the organization's routine and culture. That is why follow-up looks both at progress through each stage and at how people understand and put into practice what is being proposed.

Team involvement and responsibilities

To organize the professionals' involvement, we consider the existing plan, the internal structure and the responsibilities that remain with the client. This makes the relationship between the EHS Outsourcing team, the client's leaders and its professionals clear.

The contract defines the activities, the team's decision authority, governance, duration and presence on site. It also details the excellence program and the follow-up model. The strategic, technical and operational support for execution therefore has a scope defined around each client's needs.