- Shivanand Deshwal

What is Safety Culture ?

“ safety culture is an organizational culture that places a high level
of importance on safety beliefs, values and attitudes and these are shared
by the majority of people within the company or workplace. ... A
positive safety culture can result in improved workplace health and safety
and organizational performance..”
Key #1: Hazard Identification and Risk assessments
and Risk Control

Risk assessments are very important as they

form an integral part of an occupational
health and safety management plan. They
help to: Create awareness of hazards and
risk.

Hazard Identification:
Identify hazards and risk factors that have
the potential to cause harm.

Risk Analysis And Risk Evaluation :

Analyze and evaluate the risk associated
with that hazard.

Risk Control :
Determine appropriate ways to eliminate the
hazard, or control the risk when the hazard
cannot be eliminated.
Key#2: Recognize Safe Behavior

One effective approach to recognizing

employees is to use incentives to
reinforce defined safety behaviors.
Many employers implement safety
incentive programs as they seek to
recognize and reward employees for
practicing safe and healthful work
practices..
Key#3: Avoid the Blame Game

No one is blamed for near misses or

incidents .

Instead, systemic causes are

pursued. Often when people engage
in at-risk behaviors that lead to
incidents, there are organizational
system and practices that
inadvertently encourage those at-
risk practices. It is important to
uncover those and establish
accountability for making the
changes to the systems and
practices that encourage safe
behavior.
Key#4 : Use Positive Approach

Positive approach to safety involves

defining what to do and using a different
set of tools to make that happen. The
goal of safety is to not have accidents.
Key#5 : Build Trust and Relationships

The workforce is characterized by good relationships at all

levels.
Trust is an essential component for an effective safety culture.
As noted above, mistakes and errors, while unfortunate, provide
invaluable learning. Employees who have good working
relationship with management are more likely to speak openly and
honestly about what is working, what is not and what still needs
to change. They are also more engaged in other aspect of safety.
Key#6 : Build Safety into Daily Processes

Safety is part of how work is

done.
It is not treated as something
separate to be discussed
during a weekly safety
meeting or only at shift
change ,safety should be part
of every conversation and
considered in every decision.
Key#7: Celebrate Success Often

Successes are celebrated along the way.

Pride shouldn’t be focused solely on a company's safety
record, But also in what is being done every day, all day to
achieve that record.