Value-Based Safety Flashcards
the condition of being safe from undergoing or causing hurt, injury, or loss
safety
the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something
value
a person’s principles or standards of behavior; one’s judgment of what is important in life
value
an act of selecting or deciding when faced with two or more possibilites
choice
conformity in fulfilling official requirements
compliance
are learned from others but after that strengthened and molded by an individual’s experiences
values
can be changed through socialization
values
can set safety as a priority but that does not automatically include the value of safety, certainly not for all individuals
organizations
can be seen as a tool for sharing values and encouraging members of the organization to acquire them
systematic and consistent prioritization of safety
One can state that safety is a ______.
value
There is a good reason to say that safety at work represents a ______.
value
certainly belongs to what most people judge to be important in life
safety
What do you call when one is motivated to perform an activity for its own sake and personal rewards?
intrinsic motivator
What do you call when one is motivated to perform an activity to earn a reward or avoid punishment?
extrinsic motivator
An example of this is studying a subject you find fascinating.
intrinsic motivator
An example of this is studying because you want to get a good grade.
extrinsic motivator
It is expressed through the organization’s safety policies, practices, and procedures.
value of safety
In _____________, a framework supplied by value-focused thinking helps to understand decisions made by operators.
safety-critical organizations
Who defined safety values as the importance associated with safety within an organization?
Newman and her co-workers
importance associated with safety within an organization
safety values
predictors of the safety information exchange between supervisors and employees
Newnam
safety practices which are implemented even under the pressure of competing tasks
safety values
considered as a value
safety
Defined safety values at Taipei International Airport as safety practices which are implemented even under the pressure of competing tasks.
Fu and Chan, 2014
identifies safety as a value by recognizing organizations that “uphold EHS as a key business value and link measurable achievement in EHS performance to productivity and profitability
Robert W. Campbell Award
What does EHS stand for?
Environment, Health, and Safety
a general term used to refer to laws, rules, regulations, professions, programs, and workplace efforts to protect the health and safety of employees and the public as well as the environment from hazards associated with the workplace
EHS
Safety values relate to ___________.
organizational culture
As for safety values, there is no unanimously accepted definition of _________.
safety culture
defined as shared values and beliefs that interact with company’s people, organizational structures, and control system to produce behavioral norms
organizational culture
includes beliefs and values about work, people, the organization, and the community that are shared by most members within the organization
organizational culture
Three Levels of Organizational Culture
Basic Assumptions, Espoused Values, Artifacts
the core of an organizational culture, although they cannot be directly perceived
Basic Assumptions
values and rules of behavior stated by the organization
espoused values
often expressed in official philosophies and public statements of identity
espoused values
visible aspect of an organizational culture
artifacts
identifiable and easy to measure, but it might be difficult to clarify their links with the underlying layers of the culture
artifacts
The way in which people view safety and how cultural factors impact safety issues is influenced by __________ and _________.
national cultures, occupational cultures
often cited as the final step in achieving an optimal level of safety
safety culture
According to ___________, minimum compliance with the rules was not a guarantee of the highest level of safety.
Dr. Bill Johnson
The difference between a certificate holder and a good certificate
holder is the ability to find ways to go beyond the rules to achieve
_________ and ______________.
continuing safety, operational efficiency
The ____________________ is about the enhanced push toward safety management being important in a transition from being a “watcher” to becoming a partner with organizations in transforming the nature of compliance and safety.
Safety Management Systems (SMS)
