RoSPA and L’Oréal’s Leading Safely for Women programme, part of their Safe@Work-Safe@Home partnership, which launched earlier this year has had a ‘phenomenal response’, according to Dr Karen McDonnell, RoSPA’s health and safety policy adviser
Identifying women from across the globe and encouraging them to realise their full potential in the health and safety sector is at the heart of the collaboration between L’Oréal and RoSPA. The IOSH Leading Safely courses are fully funded by the Safe@Work-Safe@Home partnership.
The purpose of the training programme is to develop the abilities of women with an entrepreneurial spirit in health and safety, enhancing their visibility in the sector and working towards creating gender balance for smarter EDI (equality, diversion and inclusion).
The next course, which will cater for a further eight mentees, is due to run on 11 November, with the deadline for applications on 15 October. The leading safely content helps delegates to develop a health and safety strategy that aligns to their overall business values, alongside how to reach and exceed personal and business objectives.
Previous attendees have reported promotional opportunities, as well as being able to communicate what they do, and how they are working to making a difference within their organisations.
Louise Hosking, director of Hosking Associates (who leads the training), commented, “We have been overwhelmed by the success of the Leading Safely programme so far. We need greater diversity in health and safety, and more women in leadership positions who are visible to support this. This initiative focuses on creating gender balance and we examine the challenges being faced and how to have the confidence to overcome these. Through smarter EDI better decisions will be made, and when we make better decisions in health and safety we save more lives. Gender parity is not just the morally right thing to do, it is also the financially smart thing to do. It is vital that women see other women in leadership or influencing roles within the sector. It’s time for a change.”
Malcolm Staves, L’Oréal’s global vice president, Health & Safety, said, “The first two leading safely training sessions were a great success and the attendees are now all benefitting from the coaching/mentoring phase of the programme. Diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA in L’Oréal and we are convinced that better diversity will result in better decision making which, in the Health & Safety profession, will mean we could save more lives and reduce injuries. It just makes sense.”
To be considered for one of the fully funded IOSH Leading Safely places, please email
For more details and to apply online visit: https://www.hosking-associates.com/course/health-safety-training/leading-safely-hs-professionals/
If you would like to become a mentor, please email your details to
