How to build a culture of safety
Honeywell – Industrial Safety
The key to keeping workers safe is to avoid injuries in the first place. That begins with establishing cultural guidelines that help workers make the right decisions and build an atmosphere of trust. This paper presents and describes the idea of behavior-based safety and suggests some key strategies to help you implement a safety-oriented culture.
Establish a pattern of safe behavior. A lot of injuries can be avoided when an organization has a culture of safety-first. Behavior-based safety aims to replace unconscious, unsafe behavior with safe habits that are engaged automatically.
