Safety Culture

What is safety culture?

“The safety culture of an organisation is the
product of individual and group values,
attitudes, perceptions, competencies, and
patterns of behaviour that determine the
commitment to, and the style and proficiency
of, an organisation’s health and safety
management. Organisations with a positive
safety culture are characterised by
communications founded on mutual trust, by
shared perceptions of the importance of safety
and by confidence in the efficacy of preventive
measures.”

ACSNI Human Factors Study Group: Third
report - Organising for safety HSE Books 1993