Safety Culture Plus

While climate is difficult to define, it is easy to see and feel. According to Dan Petersen, “Probably the best definition I’ve ever heard on culture came from a worker I interviewed who stated, culture is the way it is around here;”. It’s the unwritten rules of the ballgame that the organization is playing. Culture is what everybody knows, and therefore it does not have to be stated or written down. Safety climate reflects if safety is perceived by all employees to be a key value in the organization.

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Most managers can give many good reasons they want to improve the way they manage their safety system. However, many cannot tell you how to develop and enhance their safety management systems. A well-designed safety management system can help to reduce injuries and illnesses along with the associated hidden costs. One of the most compelling reasons that management must consider is to minimize injuries. In addition, a good management system can increase efficiency; improve productivity, morale, and/or quality of products; and reduce the potential for regulatory citations. Evidence of a comprehensive, well-managed safety and health program that support the management system will help to strengthen your position during any Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

I was listening to Joel Osten, author of the book on “Becoming a Better You” and Pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas this past Sunday when he told an interesting story about ham.  I am not sure where this story originally came from but you can find it through out the internet.  But first take your strongest belief about your safety system and ask yourself this question: “Is this belief based on factual evidence or is this belief something that I ‘believe” to be true?”

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