Cultivate Webinar #3: A Healthy Team, A Safer Culture: Leveraging Psychosocial Factors for Food Safety Excellence

A Healthy Team, A Safer Culture: Leveraging Psychosocial Factors for Food Safety Excellence 

In this webinar, we'll delve into the connection between team health and food safety culture maturity. Through practical case studies, you'll learn how to assess team health using a specialised scale and understand the impact of food safety data on culture evolution. Discover why balancing leading and lagging indicators is crucial for proactive decision-making and fostering a strong food safety culture. Join us to explore effective strategies for implementing integrated indicators, with insights from a recent poll revealing that only 13% of companies utilise leading food safety indicators. Transition your organisation from a reactive to a proactive approach by learning from industry data and best practices. 

Expect to learn, 

• Objective 1 - Understand the significance of leading indicators in promoting a proactive food safety culture, exploring the limitations of relying solely on lagging indicators. 
• Objective 2 - Apply strategies for implementing leading food safety indicators within your organization, aligning them with desired behaviours across all roles. 
• Objective 3  -Analyse the impact of integrating leading indicators on overall food safety culture maturity, using real-world case studies to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement. 

Our presenters from Cultivate SA:

Dr Andrew Wilson

Andrew is a seasoned agriculture and food safety expert with over 15 years of leadership experience in Australian food safety regulatory agencies. Specializing in sustainable food safety practices for domestic and export markets, he combines practical expertise with a Ph.D. in molecular microbiology to enhance compliance across supply chains.
Andrew’s approach emphasizes proactive risk management and fostering a strong food safety culture. His work spans all agricultural commodity groups, where he has driven improvements in operational systems and empowered regulatory agencies to focus on culture-driven behaviors, risk identification, and prevention strategies.
A passionate advocate for engagement and data-driven solutions, Andrew is dedicated to advancing transparent, impactful food safety regulations that adapt to global demands. Off-duty, he enjoys family time, crafting in his workshop, or exploring trails on his mountain bike.

Dr Lone Jespersen

Lone Jespersen is a published author, speaker, and the principal and founder of Cultivate SA.

Lone has worked to improve food safety through organizational culture improvements for almost 20 years since she started at Maple Leaf Foods in 2004. Lone chaired the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) technical working group, “A Culture of Food Safety”, chaired the International Association of Food Protection (IAFP) professional development group, “Food Safety Culture”, and was the technical author on the BSI PAS320 “Practical Guide to Food Safety Culture.” Lone holds a Ph.D. in Culture Enabled Food Safety from the University of Guelph, Canada and a Master in Mechanical Engineering from Syd Dansk University, Denmark. Lone serves as chair of the IFPTI board and a director on the STOP Foodborne Illness board.