To Have a Safety Culture or Thrive in a Great Culture?
My newest article. I would welcome your feedback! Thanks!
https://safetyfitz.com/have-a-safety-culture-or-thrive-in-a-great-culture/
Comments (3)
Tom,
Love it! Not usually a fan of anything other than PDCA, but this is good. Self verification is something I haven't seen before. I was going to suggest Accountability.
Nice article, Tom! 100% agree on building your organization’s overall culture, rather than a "safety culture". I've always believed that by using the term "safety culture", you're indirectly creating organizational silos. For example, like you said in your article, HR has their own culture, quality has their own culture, etc. - which is NOT what you want. You want all departments working well together at the same time.
Blaine Hoffman (from The SafetyPro Podcast) recently published a great book on this very topic called "Rethinking Safety Culture". Highly recommend everyone check it out for some great insights. (I may be a little biased on this book 😉).
Great job, Fitz! Well written article with great insights!