Victor D’Amato
Independent EHS Professional
Seminars
Tuesday 24th March 2026
Workshop D: Beyond Compliance: Building Sustainable Safety Cultures Across All Sites from Top-Down Leadership
1:00 pm
This interactive session explores how biopharma organisations can evolve beyond compliance-driven EHS systems to embed sustainable, human-centred safety cultures across global operations. Through real-world examples and group discussion, delegates will examine the interplay between compliance, behaviour, and cultural context. Participants will walk away with actionable insights on engaging leadership, strengthening psychological safety, and integrating softer
skillsets and wellbeing practices into rigorous EHS frameworks to ensure that safety is lived, not just logged.
Key Questions to Be Addressed
- How can biopharma organisations shift from compliance to a culture integrating human performance, soft skills, and behavioural insight?
- How can EHS leaders adapt global safety culture to local norms while maintaining consistent standards?
- How can management become active champions of EHS, fostering both top-down and bottom-up engagement?
- What role do wellbeing, stress management, and open dialogue play in sustaining trust and participation?
- How can we challenge legacy mindsets to nurture curiosity, psychological safety, and innovation in EHS culture?
Wednesday 25th March 2026
Panel Discussion: Embedding Mental Health into Biopharma EHS Culture
2:30 pm
- How can EHS teams meaningfully integrate mental health and stress management into existing safety programmes without diluting their core mission?
- What practical interventions, from workload design to leadership training, have proven most effective in preventing burnout and promoting psychological safety on site?
- How can data on fatigue, ergonomics, and incident trends be used to make a compelling business case for mental health investment in biopharma?
