
Cora Stewart
Cora Stewart
Senior Safety Manager
L’Oréal, North Little Rock
Empowering Employees: Building a Safety Culture Together
This presentation explores the transformative eight-year journey of L’Oréal’s North Little Rock manufacturing site as it strives for an interdependent safety culture. Grounded in the “hummingbird principle,” the site embraces the philosophy that small, individual actions, when combined, create a significant positive impact. This principle is woven into the fabric of the site’s safety approach, fostering a sense of shared responsibility and collective ownership.
The journey highlights the crucial role of visible safety leadership at all levels, emphasizing employee participation and an “each other’s keeper” mentality. Attendees will gain insights into the strategies, challenges, and triumphs experienced along the way, demonstrating how a commitment to continuous improvement and individual empowerment can lead to a truly transformative safety culture.
Cora Stewart is a Senior Safety Manager at L’Oréal’s cosmetics manufacturing plant in North Little Rock, AR. She has been on the Environment, Health and Safety team at the site for 7 years, working collaboratively to build and maintain a robust safety culture at the site. She has supported several health and safety initiatives such as ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and forklift safety. She strives to create a safe and healthy work environment and positive culture at the site.
She has a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis on environmental and occupational health and epidemiology. She is a Certified Safety Professional, an Emergency Medical Technician, and a Special Government Employee.
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