Safety Leadership in Practice at Nissan – Sunderland

This best practice visit provides a practical, safety-focused insight into how health and safety is designed, embedded, and continuously improved within a large-scale automotive manufacturing environment.

Hosted at Nissan Sunderland, the visit explores how safety is treated as a core operational discipline rather than a compliance exercise. Delegates will engage directly with Nissan’s Health & Safety leadership team, experience immersive safety training environments, and observe how safety is integrated into daily production activities across the shop floor.

The day combines open discussion, hands-on learning, and live observation to demonstrate how world-class safety systems are deployed, sustained, and led in a high-volume operation.

Best Practice Focus

This visit focuses on the practical application of safety leadership and systems, including:

• Health and safety leadership and accountability

• Safety induction and competence development

• Risk identification and hazard control

• Supervisor-led safety audits

• Global safety standards and evaluation systems

• Embedding safe behaviours into production flow

The emphasis is on how safety is “productionised” and owned at every level of the organisation.

Who Should Attend

This visit is designed for:

• Health & Safety leaders and managers

• Operations and manufacturing leaders

• Supervisors and first line leaders

• Continuous improvement and operational excellence professionals

It is particularly valuable for organisations operating complex or high-risk environments.

What You Will Experience

Delegates will take part in a structured, immersive programme including:

• An open-forum discussion with Nissan’s Health & Safety management team

• A visit to the Nissan Safety Dojo and immersive training suite

• A guided shop-floor safety induction, including a walk from Press to Body Shop

• Observation of a supervisor-led safety audit

• Insight into Nissan’s global Safety Evaluation System (SES) and Fire Prevention Evaluation System (FPES)

• A final Q&A session with Health & Safety engineers and management

The visit is practical, transparent, and focused on real application.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the visit, delegates will:

• Understand how safety is embedded into daily operations

• See how leadership behaviours influence safety performance

• Gain insight into structured safety assessment and audit systems

• Learn how global safety standards are applied locally

• Take away practical ideas to strengthen safety culture and systems in their own organisation

Host Experts

The visit is supported by experienced Nissan professionals, including:

• Training Controller (ABA AITT CAT 4 Tutor)

• Senior Supervisor / Manager

• Safety Engineers

• Shop Supervisor

  
  

Their involvement ensures a balanced view of strategy, systems, and shop-floor reality.

Indicative Agenda

09:00 – Open forum with Health & Safety management

10:00 – Safety Dojo and immersive suite (plant induction)

11:00 – Shop-floor safety induction and Press to Body walk

12:00–12:45 – Lunch

12:45–15:00 – Supervisor safety audit and SES / FPES overview

15:00 – Final Q&A and close

About Stratagia Best Practice Visits

Stratagia best practice visits are designed to be authentic, practical, and inspiring. They provide leaders and practitioners with direct exposure to real organisations, real challenges, and real ways of working, bridging the gap between theory and practice.