Safety stars: meet the guardian of the workplace

According to Lucy Scully, U.K. Health and Safety Advisor at Avison Young the key to making it all happen behind the scenes is collaboration. “It’s a team effort. Reducing risk for employees and the company is best achieved when we all communicate and work together towards common goals,” says Lucy.

As someone who has always been tuned into the importance of creating safe working practices during her five years at Avison Young, Lucy naturally stepped into her role with the Health and Safety team and has continued to grow.

“In this role, I’ve been supported with training to expand my knowledge, constantly pushing me out of my comfort zone to deploy that learning into real-life scenarios,” she says.

Some of the most common real-life scenarios she is working with include:

• Contractor management and compliance: Good contractor management starts with a thorough on-boarding process to ensure the best contractors are approved.
• Evolving regulations: New fire regulations in the U.K. will bring different challenges for managing multi-occupied properties.
• Post-pandemic work environments: The post-pandemic shift to a hybrid work environment is inspiring innovation to maintain the health, safety and wellbeing of our people.

Speaking of innovation, Lucy partners with the H&S IT system developers to digitize processes and data capture. “More accurate data capture and reporting means better decision making for our clients,” she adds.

Looking to the future, Lucy welcomes the growing emphasis on mental health and well-being. “Recognizing that health and safety extend beyond physical hazards to include mental and emotional well- being is crucial to creating a happy, engaged workforce,” she ends.