Why Pre-Start Meetings Are So Influential in Safety Culture
Pre-starts, toolbox talks and pre-shift meetings are routine across many industries. They bring teams together before work begins, creating a moment to focus attention, align expectations and discuss safety and performance. For leaders, these conversations happen in busy, high-pressure environments. Time is limited, production demands are high, and teams are often distracted while leaders juggle […]
Making Pre-Starts Land: Practical Insights from the Field
Pre-starts — often called toolbox talks, pre-shift meetings or daily safety briefings — are part of everyday work across many industries. When they’re done well, they help teams feel prepared, focused and aligned before the day begins. They set the tone for how people think about risk, how they communicate with one another, and how […]
The 3Cs of ‘Doing No Harm’
SAFETY CULTURE, CLIMATE AND COMMUNICATION A recent Sentis study was accepted for presentation by the Society for Industrial and Organisational Psychology (SIOP) exploring how safety climate and error management practices in healthcare influences the quality of safety communication. In this article we discuss the interaction of safety culture, climate and communication and the impact it has on ‘doing […]