Rachel Furman
Rachel Furman
Senior Environmental 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.
Rachel Furman is the Senior Environmental Manager at L’Oréal’s largest cosmetics manufacturing plant in the world, located in North Little Rock, AR. She is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) and a Certified Energy Manager (CEM). She has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Bradley University (2005) and a Master of Science in Sustainable Management from the University of Wisconsin (2024). She has been working in environmental, health and safety compliance and sustainability roles at manufacturing and distribution sites for 18 years, with experience in engine manufacturing and assembly, iron casting, logistics, and third-party warehousing and distribution.
She has been with L’Oreal for 11 years and coordinates implementation of L’Oréal’s sustainability program “L’Oreal For The Future,” is a lead auditor for ISO 14001, 45001 and 50001, is a First Responder, and coordinates hazardous materials programs such as HazCom, DOT HazMat shipping, and HazWoper spill response. She is passionate about the environment and employee health and safety through the interconnection between humans and the natural environment.
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