# Assura safety leadership webinar

_Discover how strong safety leadership reduces risk and protects your people. Watch this Fusion5 webinar for practical strategies to build a safer workplace._

A Fusion5 and Assura Webinar

Duration: 38 minutes

**Watch our exclusive webinar on safety leadership**

Discover how strong safety leadership can transform your workplace culture, reduce risk, and protect your people. In this session, industry experts share practical strategies and real-world insights to help you lead with confidence and care.

## Importance of safety leadership

- How engaging with frontline workers improves safety culture
- Why structured programs and ‘leadership walks’ matter
- The role of HR and payroll systems in supporting safety
- How to combine people, processes, and data to reduce risk

## Legal and financial implications

- Understanding the moral, legal, and financial responsibilities
- The real cost of workplace incidents: prosecutions, fines, and reputational damage
- Why good recordkeeping and contractor management are essential

## How to reduce risk

- Identifying and managing business-specific risks
- Implementing strong, real-time risk management processes

## Worker engagement

- Involving frontline workers in identifying and addressing critical risks
- Transforming safety committees into action-driven groups

Gabriella Barbara is an experienced Account Director at Fusion5, leading strategic payroll and HRIS transformation projects across New Zealand and Australia. With over 20 years in enterprise tech and business consulting, she specialises in complex payroll modernisation—from business case to implementation—particularly in compliance-heavy sectors.

Gabriella has been instrumental in launching Fusion5’s next-gen payroll platform, *Jemini*, and advises on HRIS sequencing strategies. A frequent speaker at industry events, she co-authored *Payroll Projects: A Survival Guide 2025* and is passionate about demystifying payroll transformation.

John Walters has held senior Health & Safety roles for the last 20 years. He has worked for a number of key organisations across a range of high-risk industries, including Aviation, construction, manufacturing, meat industry, logistics & warehousing.

John is focused on making H&S simple. He believes H&S processes should be integrated into an organisation’s everyday activities, not being an 'add-on' process. Visible Safety Leadership is the key to driving a strong H&S culture, coupled with front-line works input to ensure H&S remain practical and workable.

Having spent a few years previously working as a consultant, John has recently returned to the consulting space creating JDW Safety in 2024.