What is a Safety culture ?

 

What is a Safety culture ?

A safety culture is a culture that creates rules, regulations, protocols and policies that ensure the safety of its staff. A helathly safety culture will effectively communicate organisation values, shows leadership in operation and communication and explains whats expected of employees. 

Whats more a safety culture will encourage involvement in the safety management process, increase awarness of potential risks and educate workers about safety ma
nagements system. With this information in hand, an employee will understand how to implement safety protocols. 

The organisation that has a poor safety culture wont just sacrifice its profit; it'll alos put human lives at risk. If you don't implemet a safety culture, the following things are likely to happen 

For a safety culture to succeed, its leadaers must lead by example. That means pointing out when unsafe practice occur or identified actions must be taken and rewarding for safe working employees