We have developed an active social program that has included bowling, restaurants, community work, cinema, restaurants and of course our O2h cricket team which ensures there is more to working in O2h than just chemistry! The team are constructively engaged in operational activity of the company and are encouraged to participate in discussions and decision making which impacts the issues that effect the performance of the business.

Operational Task List: All scientists in O2h are responsible for different areas of operational effectiveness. This ensures that O2h scientists take more pride, ownership and involvement in the running of ‘their’ lab (e.g. roles are assigned such as “Energy Saving Manager” in which the most recent electricity bill is sent to the whole team along with suggestions for saving energy). He or she is asked to report back to the operations task list co-ordinator on a weekly basis and the notes are distributed to the whole team.

Team Meeting Minutes: All O2h communications, issues, house-keeping, safety, training, equipment, team and lab related issues are discussed with the entire team from 9-9.45am every Monday morning. Minutes and actions are then circulated throughout O2h within 24 hours.