The One Percent Safer Team
Andrew Sharman
Founder and Chair of the Board of Trustees
People are losing their lives today because of the work they do: 2.93 million lives lost a year, that’s one every ten seconds. Through these tragic accidents real people turn into statistics, in the words of UB40, they become the “one in ten, a number on a list, even though I don’t exist… nobody knows me, even though I’m always there, a statistical reminder of a world that doesn’t care.”
I created One Percent Safer because I can’t accept these statistics – and I know we all have it in us to effect change and create a safer world. I hatched the idea of somehow harnessing wisdom into some sort of compendium that any leader, anywhere, could access and put into practice in order to build some incremental progress towards a safer, healthier world of work. Opening my ‘little black book’ and firing off a few emails with a rough concept of the book felt exciting at first – and then daunting to find, the next morning, no replies.
I waited. A reply arrived, and then another, and another. The contributions kept coming, from my ‘professional heroes’, eminent academics, top-notch scientists, business leaders, those with a story to share. Their stories, all 142 of them, are this book. Together, cumulatively, with thousands of small steps, we will save lives, today, tomorrow, every day.
Tim Eldridge
Trustee
Having had a long career in health and safety, I am deeply aware of the need to support those who want to protect people at work from harm, but don’t have all the resources and skills to do this. One Percent Safer is both the mantra and methodology to help achieve this and I am proud to be able to support people across the world deliver on our vision.
Ilkin Hasanaliyev
Trustee
I have a wonderful motto in life: changing the world for the better. My safety journey started in 2014. I was inspired by the speech of the Navy Seal Admiral William H. McRaven, the commencement address to the graduates of The University of Texas at Austin in the US on May 17, 2014.
I am thrilled to be a Trustee member for the One Percent Safer Foundation. It is the organisation in which I will contribute more to the health and safety of people worldwide, where I will have a one percent influence in reducing the statistics of the accidents or ill-health conditions both locally and globally. I will also make fundamental changes in health and safety with the world-class HSE leaders, decision-makers, game changers internationally as we share the same vision, have the same mission, objectives and targets.
Jakub Ogorek
Trustee
I firmly believe that promoting safety takes one event at a time. Making workplaces safer is nothing more than a sum of little fractions of personal and collective efforts, based on solid foundations, guidance and behavioural development. I joined the One Percent Safer because the foundation goals align with my vision of the safe workplace, which everyone should be able to leave unhurt every day. I am delighted that I will be able use my operational experience through efforts to improve the world a bit and contribute back to the societies.
Evrim Tuncay
Trustee
I am graduated from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey as a Mechanical Engineer, I have 27 years of work experience of oil & gas, aerospace, marine, industrial construction, gold mining and FMCG.
It is an absolute pleasure to join OPS for the great purpose. I am glad that I had the opportunity to contribute more to society. Experiencing the last three decades; yes, a lot has changed, but a lot to do as well. OPS is converting the silent thoughts of many people into actual actions. I am and will always be proud of both participating and contributing.
Laurie Cure
Trustee
I’ve seen what happens when fear takes hold at work — voices go quiet, trust disappears, and people get hurt. I believe work should be a place where people feel safe, not only physically, but emotionally. Safe to speak up, safe to grow, and safe to be themselves. Building trust, psychological safety and emotional intelligence isn’t just good practice — it’s essential for saving lives.
I’m proud to support One Percent Safer, because every small step we take toward safer, more human workplaces matters. One voice, one action, one percent at a time.
Melih Guneri
Trustee
I’m driven by a strong desire to go beyond expectations and create meaningful change in people’s lives. Throughout my HSE journey, I’ve consistently looked for new and better ways to support those around me, both professionally and voluntarily.
Becoming a Trustee for 1% Safer feels like a natural extension of the work I’ve been doing from the heart for years. This movement fits closely with my belief that even small changes can have a huge impact. I’m proud to contribute to this mission and to use what I know best, HSE, to help make the world a little safer, one step at a time
