SUMMER SCHOOL 2026
Get your safety proposal heard.
A 4-week live cohort program for EHS professionals, process safety managers, and safety leaders in high-hazard industries. Using the F.L.O.W™ model to build a decision-maker-ready pitch around your real initiative.
Powered by the F.L.O.W.™ model
Their world has changed. Economic pressure, ESG demands, labour gaps, operational complexity. The approach must change with it.
THE PROBLEM
"Here's the risk matrix." → Leaders hear: just saying no.
"It's not compliant." → Leaders hear: this will slow us down.
"The rules say..." → Leaders hear: not my problem right now.
You have a solid proposal. You know it would make a real difference. But when you present it, decision-makers defer, delay, or move on. It is not your idea that is the problem. It is that safety is still being communicated in technical language, framed around compliance, disconnected from what operational and commercial leaders actually care about.
The F.L.O.W.™ shift
What you walk away with
One fully developed, practised, decision-maker-ready pitch. Built around your real initiative, tailored to your stakeholders, tied to outcomes they care about. A proposal you can walk into a boardroom with the week after the program ends.
Four weeks, your real initiative
Maximum 15 people per cohort. One live hour per week. You bring your actual challenge and work on it every session. Marieke knows your name, your stakeholders, and your context by week two.
4 weekly live masterclasses, one hour each, with recordings within 24 hours
Worksheets: Stakeholder Mapping, Craft Your Message
Safety Influencer Score self-assessment
Direct feedback on your pitch from Marieke in session 4
Certificate of completion — can be self-reported as structured learning toward your CPD record with IOSH, IIRSM and equivalent professional bodies
1 year access to the Be Human Be Safe community
What is included
EHS and HSE professionals, process safety managers, and safety leaders in manufacturing, chemicals, refining, metals, mining, construction, and logistics. You are technically expert, you know what needs to change, and you are not getting the traction you need with the people who hold the budget and authority.
Not for you if you are looking for a passive learning experience. This is for people ready to work on a real proposal.
Who is it for
Also available: Lead Safety From the Inside Out using the S.A.F.E.™ model, for safety leaders and operational leaders who want to build authentic leadership presence. Starting August 2026.
Click a cohort to reserve your place. All times are Amsterdam (CEST, UTC+2) in summer.
Choose your cohort
THE PERSON BEHIND THE METHOD
Wanting to keep people safe is not weakness.
It is leadership.
Chemical engineer by training. Former VP Safety at Shell and Director EHS at AkzoNobel.
Fifteen years in direct operational roles across refining, petrochemicals, chemicals and cleantech. And yes, an accredited hypnotherapist. Because the most important shifts happen at the level of belief, not just behaviour.
I have worked across four continents, in many different cultures and contexts. That taught me something no classroom could: safety means something different depending on where you stand, who you trust and what you have been through.
I have stood where you stand. I have navigated the crises, the pressure and the moments where everything depends on the people around you. That lived experience is what Be Human Be Safe is built on.
Marieke Bleyenbergh
Founder Be Human Be Safe
27+ years
in high-hazard operations for companies like Shell and AkzoNobel.
Global
From local operations to global reach.
All levels
from the boardroom to the frontline.
15 years
years in direct operational roles.
Who is this program designed for?
EHS and HSE professionals, process safety managers, and safety leaders in high-hazard industries. It is for people who have technically solid proposals but are not getting the leadership support and funding they need.
How is this different from other safety training?
Maximum 15 participants per cohort. You work on your own real safety initiative across four weeks, not a generic case study. You leave with a finished, practised proposal ready to present to your decision-makers.
Do I need a specific initiative ready before I start?
You should have a real safety challenge you are working on. It does not need to be fully developed. The four weeks are designed to shape and sharpen it.
What practical tools will I take away?
A completed Stakeholder Map, a crafted and practised pitch built around your own initiative, and your Safety Influencer Score assessment. You leave with a proposal that is ready to deliver.
Does this qualify for CPD?
Yes. You receive a certificate of completion qualifying as structured learning for IOSH, IIRSM, and equivalent professional body CPD records.
What if I cannot attend a live session?
All sessions are recorded and available within 24 hours. We strongly recommend attending live, particularly session 4 where you deliver your pitch and receive direct feedback.
Can my organisation send multiple people?
Yes. Contact us at info@behumanbesafe.com to discuss group enrolment or an in-company version of the program.
Is there a Dutch-language version?
A Dutch cohort is in development. Join the newsletter at www.behumanbesafe.com to be notified.
Frequently asked questions
”Marieke is an outstanding mentor who invests time in understanding your needs and provides valuable guidance to help you grow professionally. I personally benefited greatly from her insights and coaching, which have significantly shaped my career.”
Pınar Özyılmaz - Global Head of HSE&S
”Marieke has an innate ability to engage stakeholders, ensuring that safety and environmental initiatives are seamlessly integrated with business objectives. This strategic alignment has driven significant improvements across our operations, reflecting her commitment to excellence.”
Frederic Moreux - VP Operatons APAC
”Excellent keynote Marieke, the story was very well delivered. My compliments”
Erik Peekel - Professional moderator
"Marieke immediately captured the room with her energetic keynote during the Industrial Safety Annual Conference. In a fun and accessible way, she demonstrated the importance of the human side of safety. A strong safety culture is crucial in this. The senses were stimulated, there was laughter and learning, and everyone went home with practical tips to get started themselves."
Joop Hermans - Conference producer
Recommendations
"Marieke worked with me as part of as major organisational change project. She demonstrated outstanding change management skills, coordinating the implementation of a new operating model across multiple refineries in Europe. She quickly mastered the key content of the changes and made the detailed design of several aspects herself. She then worked with refinery leaders and their teams to ensure that they could implement it effectively. Whilst having no formal line authority in this role, she was able to steer, energise and influence at all levels of the organisation to achieve the necessary outcome."
Andy Ray - VP Chemicals Europe - Global Excellence
"Marieke is truly passionate about occupational safety. What stood out to me during her time at Shell was how she engaged contractors as equal partners at the table, actively involving them in discussions on how to reach a higher maturity level in Health and Safety.
From my position as Global HSEQ Manager at Mourik at that time, I found the collaboration with her both effective and enjoyable."
Arend Profijt - HSEQ Management & Consultancy
”Marieke exemplifies what modern safety leadership should be. She combines deep expertise in Human and Organizational Performance with the rare ability to connect authentically across all levels of the organization. Her work creates not just safer workplaces, but stronger, more resilient teams. With Marieke, safety is not a program, it’s a mindset, rooted in trust, learning, and care for people. Any organization seeking to embed Be Human Be Safe into its DNA will find no better partner.”
Remy Wierenga - Group Safety Director at Refresco
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