Top Health & Safety Influencer for 2021- is not just an outstanding HSE professional but he is also more importantly a mentor. He shares his knowledge, insight and wisdom with the next generation, this is an essential part of development for our industry. 

One of Hugh’s supporters summed up his contribution to the world of health and safety: “I am nominating him because I believe in him. His good heart and willingness to serve. To always ensure people always go back home to their loved ones safe and sound. He is the best among many but he stands out”.

Hugh is also a great example of a worldwide influencer, working with individuals across the globe. It takes immense skill to communicate the importance of HSE across countries and cultures. 

He has previously worked in Romania for three years, at Arcelor Mittal Galati. 

In the past 10 years I can say that I have contributed on the change of how health and safety is overall perceived by the persons that I have interacted with. Transition from “I must do” health and safety to “I want to do” health and safety represents a continuous process and I believe that I had my part in this journey.

During this period I had participated at various development programs which improved both my technical and soft skills. The ones which are worth to be mentioned are the H&S NEBOSH development programs, international knowledge sharing programs, RISKTEK development programs and mentoring/coaching programs.

I will continue this journey in the future in order to build and maintain an environment where safe behaviors are driven by day to day habits and the preventive measures are directed on the upper part of the hierarchy of hazards controls.

Tamara has one of the most prolific presences in the online health and safety world. Tamara is a podcast host, a community moderator and manager and a superb networker, being the owner of the largest EHSQ Professionals on LinkedIn Community with 140,000 plus members.. To quote one of her supporters:

“Tamara consistently works through social networking to engage and support all safety practitioners regardless of industry. Her desire and drive to support and empower the community is second to none!”.

Her personality and passion is just two if the reasons behind her highly effective engagement and success as a health and safety influencer.

"As a EHS Community builder my vision is to to aid and facilitate the the public "voice" of Health and safety Professionals and Organizations at that value creating safe and health workplaces for our community members. "

Join Tamara Parris as she shares how to leverage what she terms 'Intentional Inclusion' to positively influence our workforce's values and beliefs around workplace safety. You will leave this short, ten minute session with tips and tricks you can apply immediately. Tamara herself has used and tested in her real practice and is now sharing them with you!

Ovidiu Cristurean, BSC in Engineering and Quality at Polytechnical University Bucharest, MSC in Ecology at Bucharest University and Brussels Free University. 5 years factory experience in engineering and Quality, 7 years External Audit in quality and environment and 6 years in governmental authorities, manage to provide a sustainable luggage for HSE Management. Many other qualifications but worth to mention NEBOSH management diploma in Health and safety within a British organisation. Currently, HSE Manager for more than 15 years. 

People are worth to protect. Health & Safety for employees and clients, Environmental Protection & Sustainable Development for our children future.

Alin is a graduate of the Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, International business administration. With +12 years of experience in testing and implementing industrial products, with the last 5 years implementing Mapa Professional products on the Romanian and Bulgarian market. He is managing all distributors and key accounts as a Country Manager for Romania and Bulgaria since 2015, with a wide range of industries as automotive, aviation, white appliance, utilities, aeronautical.

As an independent HSEQ Professional, in everything that he does, Constantin POPA cares, most of all, about people – because people are the ones that do and undo everything. 

NEBOSH and IADC alumni and tutor/trainer, PhD in Fire Safety Engineering 

Regarding his experience, Constantin started as a Fire Safety Engineer, then Assistant professor at the Fire Academy, then moved into Oil and gas as a Safety and Training manager, worked for some time as an HSE Manager in oil refineries and in Wind turbine installation, also Naval and Automotive HSE projects. Lately, he was involved in Product safety related projects, dealing with issues like compliance and compliance risk mitigation in different niche industries. He has a lot of HSE, product safety experiences and stories to share, and he uses those stories an examples, in order to bring value for the companies he chooses to work with.

With over 12 years of experience in the field of Health and Safety (3 years in GEFCO România), Cătălin coordinates H&S and fire prevention for the Balkan area (Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, Slovenia and Croatia), working closely with different GEFCO departments. In addition to implementing and reporting on H&S and fire prevention objectives, I participate together with other departments at improvement processes in all GEFCO work areas (offices, warehouses, cross-docks and automotive compounds).

Trying to make a safer place at work means protecting the business, while providing peace of mind for employees and their families. 

We can all do our share to help preventing the accidents at a national and global level by acting together.

Graduate of Transilvania University of Brașov, doctor in Forestry Engineering and of the postgraduate program of Risk Assessor and auditor in the field of OSH, with over 25 years of experience in industrial activities specific to wood processing (timber, plywood, HDF, chipboard). For the last 11 years I have managed the HSE department within SC Kastamonu Romania SA, during which time I have implemented numerous projects in the field of OSH, SU and environment, projects that aimed at continuously increasing safety and comfort at work, process sustainability industrialization and optimization of certain technological activities.
"I strongly believe that HSE leaders have the power, the information and the will to improve the specific activities of the companies in which they work, through direct and responsible involvement in their areas of competence and not only, in order to create a better future!"

Radu graduated University of Bucharest in Finance, Banking and Insurance. He has had Safety, Environment and Security managing roles in several companies (lodging, hotel and catering) before he joined DSM Romania as site SHE Manager 4 years ago.  Due to his valuable experience and skills in terms of leadership and active support for operations and CAPEX management, Radu started a new journey as Plant Manager at DSM.

“The new business principles must be based on best SHE best practices, on a good Culture Compass implementation. Our purpose as leaders is to ensure that Quality and SHE are every customer’s right and every employee’s responsibility!”

Mr. Militaru is a man of heights, addicted to mountains, an avid mountain climber. He is a certified IRATA technician, a mountain rescuer and gifted trainer.

He coordinates Eolica’s Division of Safety at height, a business created from passion and experience. Mr. Militaru's key words are: Build and develop, Cooperation and partnership, Allegiance and respect.

Mr. Ilie Haures si the CEO of Forklift Safety Systems . 

Martin Dreiseitel, Managing Partner at F&R Worldwide S.R.L., holds an engineering degree and a degree in psychosocial counselling. Based on 25 years of professional experience his main passion is understanding human behavior and how it can help to improve health & safety.

Simona Anton has an impressive experience in the field of labor law, being specialized in all areas regarding the activity and benefits of employees. Her experience includes consulting on individual and collective bargaining agreements, trade union issues and collective disputes, secondment and relocation of staff, various issues related to disciplinary liability and professional misconduct, pensions and employee benefits, discrimination, health and safety. in employment, employee confidentiality and data protection, as well as on a variety of strategic labor law issues, such as: restructuring and dismissal plans, voluntary retirement plans, transfer and takeover, including outsourcing. She has extensive knowledge of the acquis communautaire, assisting a large portfolio of clients on various labor law issues, involving the application of EU law in Romania.
Simona Anton specializes in Labor Law & Employee Benefits, Corporate & Commercial Law, Litigation, Infrastructure and PPP & Public Procurement, Intellectual Property, Tax Law, Insurance. Simona is a graduate of the University of Bucharest and graduated Postgraduate Studies in Labor Law at the University of Bucharest and Postgraduate Studies in Commercial Law - Nicolae Titulescu University, being both an expert in public procurement and an industrial property advisor.