Opening Keynote Presentation – Safety Culture, Micro Moments for Big Impact

Yolanda Oosthuizen, General Manager HSEQ & Sustainability, Horizon Energy Group

The strongest safety cultures aren’t built through grand gestures or annual campaigns, they’re sustained through consistent, everyday actions that reinforce shared values and accountability. This session explores how leaders can embed safety culture into the daily rhythm of work, using micro moments of influence, communication, and collaboration to drive meaningful behavioural change.

Through practical insights and leadership examples, this session will highlight how safety can become everyone’s responsibility across departments, not just a compliance function. Attendees will gain actionable strategies to strengthen leadership consistency, sustain learning over time, and make safety relevant and personal for every individual in the organisation.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn how to integrate safety values into daily conversations, meetings, and decisions across all departments.
  • Understand how to maintain and evolve leadership knowledge to ensure safety remains relevant and impactful long after formal training.
  • Discover methods to reinforce learning, measure behavioural change, and foster ownership at every organisational level.
  • Explore how micro moments, such as coaching conversations, recognition, and reflection, can collectively transform safety performance and culture.