Safety Article:- Changing the Hidden Safety Culture

 Changing the Hidden Safety Culture

An organizations safety culture consists of many elements that can either help or hinder overall performance.

Many of these are readily identifiable and measurable, such as the number of incidents, workers compensation claims or engineering controls. But... 

What about those factors that may not be as visible on a daily basis ? 

How can leaders unearth, and more importantly address, the hidden safety culture within their organizations?

What  leader don't see and the things they aren't aware of is not only a problem safety hazards. No leader wants to be blindsided by culture issues that affect performance and safety.

These issue may remain hidden for several reasons. Employees may not report them, may be afraid of the consequences if they do report them, may not being trained hoe to communicate what they see, or may accept as normal the risky conditions that exist in the workplace.

Whatever the cause, these barriers mask the underlying safety culture, and hinder efforts to improve safety performance.

With that in mind, what steps can leaders take to address those issues that may not be visible to the naked eye? 

Hence, examines the hidden aspects of safety culture and their effect on an organization.

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The 10 steps leaders can take to identify and address these underlying iss