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BHT and Covid-19 article TEXT: ELLEN MARGRETHE PIHL KONSTAD
I had the pleasure to talk to our company doctor Hilde Heiro (on Teams) over a cup of tea on here impressions on how DNV GL has handled the ongoing Covid-19 situation. As an HSE/BHT doctor she works with several companies and I was curious on here impression on how DNV GL has handled the ongoing crisis so far.
pandemic the recommendations shifted on a short notice. Hilde was a point of contact on infection control. She also was on top of the information from FHI and hence able to assist the team in the chaotic early stage of the pandemic in Norway. “DNV GL was quick to identifying who had to stay at the office in order to continue working, while the rest is working from home, implementing measures to miniate the risk for those who had to continue working at the office.” BHT also experienced a growing number of employees contacting them in the beginning of the crises seeking advice. © iStock
Hilde Heiro Married and 2 children, age 4 ½ and 7 ½. Background from University of Oslo (UiO) and are currently specialising in occupational medicine. Works for our HSE/BHT provider StaminaHelse.
“I am in general impressed on how DNV GL has handled this crisis.” Already on February the 14th Tommy initiated first meeting in the Norwegian
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crises team discussing the possibility of a major crises and how to handle it on a national level. “DNC GL was the first company contacting me with questions regarding Covid19.” Hilde emphasise the advantage we had in having an already established well-functioning crises team. It is a strength, the team’s ability to involving both internal but also external expertise. Hilde served as a medical expert into the team, assisting them with medical recommendations. In the beginning of the
“The easy access employees have to BHT is a great advantage in situations like this, and is a big strength for DNV GL” She highlights the good cooperation between DNV GL and BHT, resulting in good knowledge of each other. This has made the cooperation during this crisis easy. “In general – I must say that DNV GL so far has handled the crises in a very good way.”
