In this episode of The Safety Meeting from Novara, Caroline Miller, a Novara solutions engineer, discusses how to strengthen safety programs by pairing seasoned expertise with data collection and analysis. She explains common gaps in instinctive decision-making, and how digital tools, good forms, and team buy-in can give safety managers new visibilities. Drawing on her past experience, she explains how using a defined set of key metrics drove engagement, action, and measurable safety compliance improvements. She unpacks the mindset shift from lagging to leading indicators, highlights data quality practices, and shares tips for navigating tech adoption and trustbuilding during change.

• (00:00) Welcoming Novara’s Caroline Miller
• (02:35) Navigation Experienced Instincts and Data-driven Decision-Making
• (04:29) Building Data Driven Programs
• (09:05) From Compliance to Forward-Focused Strategy
• (11:53) Keeping Safety Programs Personal and Human
• (14:45) Winning Buy In and Trust
• (17:11) Tracking Leading Indicators
• (20:23) Improving Data Quality
• (22:04) Getting Started: “Crawl, then Walk, then Run”

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