Lesson 2 - Safety Promotion

Question 1

Examples of good safety culture (6 key points)

Answer 1

• Risk and hazard awareness in operations
• Efforts to preserve and enhance safety
• Access to resources required for safe operation
• Willingness and ability to adapt when facing safety issues
• Willingness to communicate safety issues
• Constant assessment of safety throughout the organisation

Question 2

Characteristics of a positive safety culture (6 key points)

Answer 2

• Individuals within an organisation decide on and take actions that promote safety
• Individuals are willing to critique, and be critiqued on safety issues
• Everyone is aware of hazards and risks in the organisation and the need to manage them
• Individuals act and decide based on a common belief that safety is integral to the way they do business
• Individuals value being informed, and informing others about safety
• Individuals trust colleagues and superiors with previous experience, and flagging mistakes or errors is encouraged to improve processes and safety