The Safety Attitude Problem: Why Mindset Matters
Does your workforce comply with safety requirements because they have to or because they want to? Some may think that as long as people are compliant, their motivation doesn’t matter. But, with 166 Australian workers still involved in a fatal work-related incident in 2019 and similar trends still occurring around the world, we can’t sit on our […]
Don’t Blame the Player, Blame the Game: How to Shift Away From a Safety Culture of Blame and Avoidance
During our time as safety culture experts, we’ve seen the inner workings of organisations that span across every stage of our safety culture maturity model, each with their own unique traits and characteristics. But of them all, there’s one type of cultural trait that stands out as a key indicator of poor cultural maturity and safety […]
There’s No Excuse For a Lack of Safety Vision
WHY SAFETY LEADERS NEED TO STEP UP AND TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY In a recent study of 535 leaders representing four high-risk industries, only 12% rated themselves as highly effective at sharing a safety vision, while almost one in four rated themselves as ineffective. If this figure concerns you, it should. A strong vision helps motivate employees and teams […]
