1.4 Health & Safety Culture and Climate

Question 1

What does “health and safety Culture” mean?

Answer 1

Deep seated values of the business.
The way the work is carried out - formal working practises
Code of conducts, accepted customs, dress codes language etc.

HSG65 Definition: the product of individual and group values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies and patterns of behaviour that determine the commitment to, and the sytle and proficiency of an organisations H&S Managmetn

Question 2

What does “Health & Safety Climate” mean?

Answer 2

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Question 3

What impact do cultural factors and values to indiviudal differences have?

Answer 3

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Question 4

With regard to culture, what are the basic organsiation structures and organisational role cultures?

Answer 4

This is shown through organsiational charts and how formal and rigid it is - are there lots of levels or if it is open with few levels.
Distribution of Authority - concentrated at the top or distributed throughout the management.

Question 5

What are the indicators of culture and the correlation between H&S culture and climate performance?

Answer 5

Accident rates, Adherence to safety rules (behaviour audits)
Absence rates, sickness rates
Staff turnover

General a company with a positive cutlure, will consist of competent peeople, good policy and procedures in place, good attitude to rik and controls. This will normally corellate with accident rates and performance indicators.

Question 6

What is the subjective and objective nature of culture and climate

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Question 7

What ways can we measure culture and climate>

Answer 7

Attitude surveys
Prompt lists
Finding of incident investigations
Effectivenss of communication
evidence of commitment by personell at all levels