WEBINAR

Safety That Pays: Demonstrating the ROI of an Employee-Owned Safety Process

Safety is more than compliance—it’s a business advantage. Discover how employee-owned safety processes can boost engagement, reduce risk, improve productivity and retention, strengthen culture, and deliver measurable financial results.
October 29, 2026
6:00 PM UTC
1 hour

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Summary

For many organizations, safety is viewed as a compliance requirement or cost of doing business. However, world-class organizations understand that a well-designed safety process can generate significant returns by improving employee engagement, reducing risk, increasing operational performance, and strengthening organizational culture.

This webinar will explore how employee-owned safety processes create value far beyond injury reduction. Participants will learn how leading organizations leverage safety as a business system that drives accountability, enhances workforce engagement, improves operational discipline, and delivers measurable financial results. Through real-world examples and practical insights, we will examine the connection between safety excellence, productivity, retention, quality, and overall business performance.

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to build a safety process that not only protects people but also creates sustainable value for the organization, demonstrating that safety is one of the most impactful investments a company can make.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to shift safety from a compliance activity to a strategic business advantage
  • The critical link  between employee ownership, culture, and performance
  • Leading and lagging indicators that demonstrate safety’s impact on business results
  • Strategies for communicating and sustaining the ROI of safety initiatives
  • Practical approaches for gaining leadership support through measurable outcomes

 

Speaker

Shawn Smith

Shawn Smith

Director of Business Development

Milliken & Company

Shawn has worked for Milliken & Company for over 20 years. He started as a Product and Process Improvement Engineer in Milliken’s textile division. He has held many different positions within multiple Milliken manufacturing sites. After his role as a PPI Engineer, he held many positions such as, Production Leader, MPS Specialist, Senior Production Leader, PPI Manager, and Supply Chain Leader.

Shawn’s role as an MPS Specialist at our Columbus, NC site was instrumental in developing it into a model site for the company and helping the new PSbyM business create its initial education material. Shawn also held one of the first Lean Champion roles within Milliken & Company. Shawn joined Performance Solutions by Milliken (PSbyM) in 2011. As a practitioner he has led and developed systems within many industries including packaging, food & beverage, paper, and medical device manufacturing.

Shawn is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

 

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