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EVOLVING WITH YOUR
PROFESSIONRÓISÍN MILLAR
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
IOSH CONFERENCE, 1ST MAY 2019
A QUEST TO INVENT
A CALLING TO CURE
RÓISÍN MILLARA little about me
EducationBSc. Environmental Science – University of Limerick
Diploma and Safety Health and Welfare at Work – University Collage Dublin
ExperienceIndaver – Waste Management Company
Golder Associates – Environmental, Health and Safety Consultancy
Takeda – Pharmaceutical
Integer Holdings – Medical Device
MSD- Prescription medicines, Vaccines, Biologic therapies, Animal Health products
MSD in Ireland
ENVIRONMENTAL
HEALTH & SAFETY Then & Now
Health & Safety20 years ago:
• Compliance orientated
• Add-on to the business
• EHS department’s responsibility
• Not seen as adding value
• Cost
• Justification - Challenged
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• Integral to the business
“SAFETY FIRST, QUALITY ALWAYS”
• Integrated into the business
• Value adding
• Everyone's responsibility
“EQUAL ONUS”
• Greater Leaders Awareness
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Health & SafetyToday:
PRACTICALITIES
OF IMPLEMENTATION
AND THE CHANGES
My Education
Covered broad topics, for example:
Legislation Chemical Hazards
Physical Hazards
Biological Hazards
Ergonomic Hazards
My Experiences
The Unknowns:
Business continuity
Crisis management
Known consigner -
security
My ExperiencesSpecialist areas:
Process Safety
ATEXMachinery
SafetyCOMAH / Seveso
Behavioural Safety Ergonomics
Industrial Hygiene
PRESENTATION
TITLETHE NEXT
GENERATION
What are the skills for
the future?
Inventing solutions:
Thinking outside the box
Look for new opportunities:
Continually learning and improving
Business acumen
Adaptability
Have an impact:
Be a change agent
Influencing skills:
Leaders look to us
Inspiring:
Bring the others with us
FUTURE OF EHS
PROFESSIONALS
What does the future
look like?
Always be general EHS professionals
More opportunities for specialists within industry
Large number of EHS roles available
Greater emphasis on the Health aspect of Health and Safety
Opportunities for specialities learning in Ireland:
Detailed studies, e.g. Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, Machinery Safety
More business orientated: business acumen
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
QUESTIONS?
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