FAXNEWZ Handout # 6031

Occupational Health & Safety
June, 1997, pgs 78-80

Setting The Course For An Injury-Free Culture

The five necessary characteristics or qualities of
an injury-free culture:

  1. A Shared Vision

    At the company level, this is something that all can see.
    We can actually do this. It is within our grasp. Safety
    can be continuously improved. It ought to be. This is
    something essential for us to do.

  2. Cultural Alignment

    There is consistency between what we say about safety and
    what we do about safety. At all levels, our practices are
    in line with our vision of continuous safety improvement.

  3. Focus on Behavior

    The shared values of the group look to behavior as the
    focal point for managing continuous improvement. Behavior
    (versus incidents) is what we look at to find out how we are doing.

  4. Upstream Systems in Place

    Maintain upstream systems that tell company personnel at
    all levels how we are doing prior to any injury. These
    systems can be behavior-based safety, the systematic use
    of near-miss information, or the use of management audits,
    or other systems. These s ystems are by nature proactive.

  5. Feedback is the Norm

    Make feedback the norm. Feedback must become common.
    Feedback is valued. Feedback flows at all levels, between
    levels, up and down the organization. While there is formal
    safety observation, feedback takes place without the formal
    observation systems.



     [ HOME PAGE ]  [ SEND US 
E-MAIL ]

    webmaster@integctr.com