WORKPLACE SAFETY CULTURE

We all want and need an effective Workplace Safety Culture; this can be achieved through leadership, communication and training using systems, symbols and behaviours. 

SEE WORKPLACE SAFETY CULTURE CHART
A handy safety chart for the bulletin board

Below are some examples of ways to promote & create a positive, safe working culture:

• encourage workers to report health and safety concerns;
• respond promptly to all health and safety issues you become aware of;
• measure and support any changes required;
• implement positive changes in values and attitudes towards workplace health and safety;
• develop a safety leadership culture at all levels of the business and ensure all leaders of the business uphold the principles of a positive safety culture;
• make health and safety of primary importance when inducting new workers into the workplace, e.g. include the health and safety policy in induction material;
• make health and safety part of all workplace communications. Get all staff on board to think about safety & there approaches to it that works best with their workplace
• install a safety noticeboard to clearly communicate the latest safety information;
• promote and attend safety training sessions;
• photo boards of family/friends/pets offering a daily reminder that everyone wants to get home safely; and
• create fun ways to encourage everyone’s involvement in safety. Keep it simple and effective.  

Safe Work NSW created a campaign, which they released in February this year titled “Safety starts with you”, in response to the frightening statistics of workplace injuries & illness in NSW, described as a “direct and personal call to action”.  Peter Dunphy, Executive Director of SafeWork NSW, said that a safety culture involved putting workers and their safety at the centre of a business.  

http://www.safework.nsw.gov.au/news/media-release/new-campaign-to-improve-workplace-safety