Transforming Safety Practices: Jen Dransfield's Game-Changing Insights for NZ Businesses
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Transforming Safety Practices | Jen Dransfield’s Game-Changing Insights for NZ Businesses | Health & Safety Unplugged S4
What if we stopped managing safety as a checklist and started treating it as a shared responsibility for performance, wellbeing, and innovation?
In this episode of Health and Safety Unplugged, host Matt Jones is joined by Jen Dransfield—Head of Safety at Beca and one of New Zealand’s most forward-thinking health and safety leaders. Jen shares how she’s helping reshape outdated safety systems into people-centred frameworks that actually work in the real world.
They dive into the big shifts happening in the industry: moving from lag indicators to leading behaviours, from compliance to connection, and from bureaucracy to trust-based engagement. Jen also offers practical advice for health and safety professionals looking to build stronger relationships across business units, influence up to senior leadership, and embed wellbeing into everyday work.
🧠 What you’ll learn:
How to lead meaningful change in your H&S systems
Why connection and culture matter more than paperwork
Tips for communicating safety messages in a people-first way
The role of leadership and listening in driving engagement
How to align safety, performance, and wellbeing at work
🎯 Perfect for: H&S professionals, business leaders, project managers, and operational teams working across NZ industries.