Developing an Effective Safety Culture

Developing an Effective Safety Culture

OBJECTIVES

• Develop a clear understanding of human factors and their importance in developing an effective safety culture
• Appreciate the elements of safety management systems and their purpose
• Understand the consequences of behavioral acts and omissions as prime causes of accidents and adverse events
• Understand how to develop a step-by-step safety cultural improvement programme within your own organization
• Develop skills for identifying, evaluating and implementing cost effective solutions for influencing behavioral change.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• All line managers and supervisors
• Production and process engineers
• Maintenance personnel
• HSE personnel
• Human resources professionals
• Any other personnel who are involved in planning and implementing the organization’s HSE management system

COURSE OUTLINE

Day1 – Safety culture and leadership

• Safety culture and safety climate
• The influence factor
• Leadership and culture
• Improving safety performance
• Historical review

Day2 – Safety management systems

• Safety management systems and safety culture factors
• Essential safety management system components
• Developing an effective safety management system
• Sustaining an effective safety management system
• Reasons for safety management system failure
• The true benefits of an effective safety management system

Day3 – HSE model for safety culture

• Identifying problem areas
• Dependent, independent and interdependent cultures
• Planning for change
• HSE cultural change model
• How and when to intervene
• Key performance indicators
• Success factors and barriers
• Attitude questionnaires

Day4 – Behavioral safety

• Safety culture and behavioral safety
• Human factors
• Negative and positive dimensions
• Taylor, Herzberg, McGregor and Maslow
• ABC analysis (antecedents, behavior and consequences)
• What drives behavior
• Natural penalties and consequences

Day5 – Assessing the safety culture

• Establishing the current status of a safety culture
• Information inputs and questionnaires
• Case studies from different organizations
• Managing people and their attitude to safety
• Developing questionnaires
• Personal action plans