How do we create a culture where people dare to speak up, learn from each other and take joint responsibility for safety and improvement? This was a key theme when Shell brought together leaders from suppliers and license partners for the Leadership HSSEQ Forum 2026. From TS Group, Stine Løvfall Setsaas participated as one of the presenters and Andre Eiksund as a participant.
The forum brought together representatives from across the value chain around the theme "Learning is Vital" . Through presentations, group work and discussions, emphasis was placed on how continuous learning, open dialogue and experience sharing contribute to strengthening safety, quality and collaboration across organisations.
The message was that the best results are achieved when operators, suppliers and partners work together towards common goals, share experiences and learn from each other. The forum emphasized that safety is not an individual responsibility, but something that is created together through trust, collaboration and open communication.
In her presentation, Stine shared experiences from how TS Group works with employees who carry out assignments at customers, often far from their own management. When employees are an integrated part of the customer's organization on a daily basis, we must focus on what we can actually influence, such as recruitment, onboarding, competence development and close follow-up.
She highlighted communication, competence and compliance as fundamental building blocks of a strong safety culture. At the same time, she pointed out the importance of leadership, standardization, training and active sharing of experience to create good results over time.
Psychological safety was also a key theme during the forum. Several of the presentations highlighted how organizations must facilitate employees to dare to ask questions, challenge decisions and voice concerns without fear of consequences. This was a message that went well with the experiences shared from TS Group's work with clients.
For us, the forum provided a valuable opportunity to both share our own experiences and gain inspiration from other players in the industry. We are left with good reflections on the risk picture associated with new threats such as Cyber Security, and perhaps just as importantly, that we must become better at learning from what actually goes well in everyday life and not just from critical incidents.
A good summary of the day was the word "Togetherness"; the value of collaborating, learning from each other, and meeting challenges as an industry, not individually.
Thank you to Shell for the invitation to a forum that offered good discussions and useful perspectives that we will truly take with us into our own daily work.
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