Noticing a hazard is only the beginning. For myenergi, the next step is helping colleagues feel confident enough to act, whether that means stopping work, raising a concern or questioning a familiar way of doing a job.

The renewable energy technology manufacturer launched Take 5 for Safety at its Stallingborough site in January 2025. In its submission to The SHE Show Inspiring Change Awards 2026, the business describes how a simple shared approach is supporting participation across manufacturing, warehouses, offices and international teams.

The starting point was an honest review. Management systems and controls were in place, but reporting and engagement varied. Some colleagues viewed safety as the responsibility of the specialist team, while others were hesitant to challenge established practices or report something they considered too minor. Rapid growth and changing production processes added to the challenge.

Take 5 introduced a memorable sequence: Stop, Scan, Think and Act. The final step addresses the gap between seeing a problem and taking responsibility for a response. The language can be used before, during and after work, including when conditions change or a task begins to feel routine.

A company-wide launch event explored attention, distraction and the ways people can miss hazards. An external behavioural safety specialist used demonstrations and a short scanning exercise to help employees reflect on their own experience. Discussions considered the pressures and limitations affecting decisions, giving teams a basis for practical conversations about risk.

The first one-hour Take 5 Safety Stop then paused normal site activity. It created protected time for employees to discuss current hazards, learning and personal responsibility. Making time available during the working day showed that participation was part of operational work and had leadership support.

Daily production meetings, toolbox talks and management reviews kept those discussions active. A simpler hazard observation process made it easier to raise concerns, while behavioural safety audits emphasised constructive conversations. Managers were expected to respond, explain what had changed and help remove obstacles to safe work.

The programme also recognised positive contributions through Good Spot awards. From August 2025, a digital learning platform supported consistent health and safety and compliance training. Refresher sessions in January 2026, monthly bulletins and employee-led hazard inspections added further opportunities to participate as the approach expanded to subsidiaries.

Learning was linked to changes in the working environment. The submission describes stronger racking controls following warehouse events, revised supervision and inspection arrangements, updated procedures and targeted training. These examples show how observations and incidents can inform changes to the conditions in which people work.

The supporting FY25-to-FY26 dashboard records hazard observations increasing from 59 to 133, approximately 125%. Over the same comparison, property-damage incidents fell from 14 to four and first-aid or minor-injury incidents from 15 to five. The dashboard records 39 behavioural safety audits in each year. These figures show increased hazard identification alongside reductions in some incident categories, without establishing that the programme alone caused the changes.

In July 2026, myenergi also marked one year since its last lost-time accident. The company acknowledges that incidents occurred during the initiative and that reporting quality, timely feedback and consistency between locations still require attention. Higher report volumes are useful only if the information supports effective action and learning.

For the wider SHE community, Take 5 offers a practical example of connecting a simple prompt to a sustained response. Employees have several ways to participate, leaders make time for discussion, and learning can change the job itself. The next stage is to look beyond counts towards the quality of observations, closure of actions and whether recurring problems are being resolved.

Based on myenergi’s submission and supporting evidence for The SHE Show Inspiring Change Awards 2026. Results and progress are as reported in September 2026; figures above use the supplied FY25-to-FY26 comparison.