Danone Builds Stronger Safety Culture with IOSH Managing Safely

About Danone

Danone is a globally recognised brand in food and beverage products, employing over 100,000 people worldwide. With operations spanning manufacturing, supply chain, and distribution, ensuring employee health, safety, and well-being is a top priority. In the UK, Danone has consistently invested in upskilling its people with Astutis to create a resilient and proactive safety culture.

The Challenge

Danone wanted to strengthen its leadership team’s competence in health and safety management while ensuring staff across multiple levels of the organisation were equipped with the right knowledge and skills. Their goals included:

• Improving managers’ understanding of their safety responsibilities.
• Building stronger awareness of risks across the workforce.
• Supporting senior leaders to champion health, safety, and well-being.
• Embedding mental health and sustainability into wider safety practices.

They needed a training partner who could deliver accredited, practical programmes tailored to different roles, from frontline staff to executives.

The Solution | IOSH Managing Safely with Astutis

To achieve these goals, Danone partnered with Astutis to deliver the IOSH Managing Safely course, alongside a wealth of other training. This globally recognised programme equips managers and supervisors with the knowledge and tools to:

• Assess and control workplace risks.
• Understand responsibilities for safety and well-being.
• Investigate incidents and learn from them.
• Measure and improve safety performance.

Delivered by expert Astutis trainers, the course provided practical exercises, case studies, and real-world insights to ensure managers can apply their learning immediately.

Our Growing Partnership | We Do More Than You Think

The IOSH Managing Safely programme builds on a long-term collaboration between Danone and Astutis. Over the years, Danone has invested in a suite of training across multiple levels of the business, including:

• ISEP Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management – Embedding sustainability awareness into day-to-day operations.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate – Strengthening foundational health and safety knowledge.
• IOSH Safety for Executives and Directors – Ensuring board-level accountability for safety.
• Mental Health and Workplace Safety – Raising awareness and resilience around wellbeing at work

This multi-level training approach ensures that safety, health, and sustainability are not just compliance-driven but central to Danone’s culture.

Lindsay’s Story | A Personal Perspective

Lindsay Trevor, an Astutis learner who had previously completed her NEBOSH National General Certificate via the Virtual Learning method.

After completing the NEBOSH General Certificate with Astutis, Lindsay highlighted how the course gave her the confidence to influence safety improvements across the business.

“Astutis was the one company that really stood out when I was searching because it made me feel like they actually cared about me as a person, and they wanted me to pass for me. I felt I wasn’t just another number or statistic; the experience I had on the NEBOSH General Certificate really has changed my life. It’s gotten me to where I am, and it continues to help me grow. The support I felt even after passing the course was just incredible.”

Lindsay’s journey illustrates how Astutis training supports both personal career development and organisational goals. Find out her full story in our interview about her NEBOSH General Certificate course.

The Results

By investing in IOSH Managing Safely and building a wider portfolio of health, safety, and sustainability training, Danone has:

• Built competence across all levels of the organisation.
• Strengthened leadership accountability for health and safety.
• Enhanced its proactive safety culture and commitment to wellbeing.
• Supported individual career development and professional growth.

Danone’s experience demonstrates how targeted training, delivered by expert practitioners, can lead to lasting improvements in workplace safety and well-being.