Safety Culture Series

Understanding Safety Culture

Assuring safety in construction is difficult. It starts with “Safety in Design” and an understanding by corporate leadership of the business case for safety, of risk, and of hierarchy of controls, and a deep commitment to the goal of zero incidents. These concepts are covered in more detail in other Executive Insights.

Safety Culture Series – Audits and Surveys Improve Your Safety System Management

In today’s world, if you are not keeping score, you are probably not playing to win.

Safety Culture Series: Gaining Buy-In from Employees to Avoid At-Risk Behaviors

This Executive Insight builds on previously published Executive Insights in the Safety Culture Series and targets “complacency” as a key component that must be addressed to ensure buy-in from employees and the avoidance of at-risk behaviors.

Safety Culture Series – Construction Site Safety Staffing Process

Injuries and safety incidents negatively impact all aspects of a project.

Safety Culture Series – Developing and Using Effective Leading Indicators

In the world of today’s global businesses, what gets measured, gets done.

Safety Culture – How to Prevent Employees from “Hiding” Injuries

This Executive Insight describes why employees may be tempted to avoid reporting injuries and suggests ways a carefully designed safety culture can make this occurrence more unlikely.

Safety Culture Series – Safety Culture — Improving Construction Profitability

This Executive Insight discusses the role of a strong safety culture in improving profitability in construction.

Safety Culture Series – Leadership Involvement in Office and Site Visits

This Executive Insight describes how leadership involvement in office and site visits can support and sustain an outstanding safety culture.

Safety Culture Series – Job Safety Analysis

This Executive Insight discusses the importance of a well-conducted Job Safety Analysis as part of a safety management system to help create and maintain a zero-injury safety culture.

Safety Culture Series – Recognition and Reward

This Executive Insight describes how a recognition and reward program can be used as an effective tool to create and sustain an outstanding safety culture.

Safety Culture Series — Subcontractor Involvement in the Safety Culture

This Executive Insight explores the why, how, and when of subcontractor involvement in the safety culture, taking into consideration various types of subcontractors and their available resources.

Safety Culture Series — Management Commitment: All Safety Incidents Are Preventable

Safety consultant Dan Petersen, in his 2004 article for Professional Safety magazine, states, “Leadership is infinitely more important than policy.

Safety Culture Series – Safe Work Practices

This Executive Insight discusses the importance of well-written Safe Work Practices as part of a Safety Management System to help create and maintain a zero-injury safety culture.

Safety Culture Series – Safety Training

Workplace safety training is a process that educates employees about potential hazards in their work environment and how to deal with them.

Safety Culture Series – Drug and Alcohol Testing

This Executive Insight discusses the importance of incident/accident/near miss reporting, investigations, and feedback in the Safety Management System (SMS).

Safety Culture Series – Incident/Accident/Near Miss Reporting and Investigations

This Executive Insight discusses the importance of incident/accident/near miss reporting, investigations, and feedback in the Safety Management System (SMS).

Safety Culture Series – Demonstrating a Culture of Care and Support: The Leaders’ Role

In a safety culture and, more specifically, a safety climate, the behavior of leadership is critically important. Leaders play a key role in establishing and promoting such a climate.

Safety Culture Series — Worker Participation in the Safety Management System (SMS)

This Executive Insight explores the importance of including worker participation and involvement in defining the elements of the safety management system (SMS) and making necessary adjustments.

Safety Culture Series – Human Performance Principles

Safety is underpinned by both good safety management systems and the creation of a positive safety culture.

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