Developing an Effective Safety Culture

An effective safety culture is widely accepted as being the essential component of in the successful development and implementation of an organisation’s safety management system. Preventing major accidents is about ensuring that everyone, regardless of position, follows safety procedures and safe practices – by always intervening when unsafe behaviours or conditions are observed. A safety culture improvement process approach which actively engages everyone through personal responsibility is seen as the way forward.

CONTENT
Introduction to Safety Culture
• Safety culture and safety climate
• Improving safety performance
• Behaviour and Culture
• Organisation factors
• Job factors
• Personal factors
• Historical review
• Case study

Safety Management Systems
• Safety management systems framework and safety culture factors
• Essential safety management system components
• Developing an effective safety management system
• Mechanical Model of SMS
• Socio Technical Model of SMS
• More safety culture factors
• Risk and risk perceptions
• Human error
• Stress
• Case Study “Mersin Refinery”

HSE Model for Safety Culture
• Identifying problem areas
• Dependant, Independent and Interdependent Cultures
• Planning for change
• HSE cultural change model
• How to intervene
• Key Performance indicators
• Success factors and barriers
• Attitude Questionnaires

Behavioural Safety
• Safety culture and behavioural safety
• Taylor, Herzberg, Vroom, Geller, Maslow
• Natural penalties and consequences
• ABC analysis
• Antecedents
• Behaviour
• Consequences
• What drives behaviour
• Natural penalties and consequences

Assessing the Safety Culture
• Establishing the current status of a safety culture
• Results of questionnaires
• Case studies from different organisations
• Step change in safety
• Managing people and their attitude to safety
• Developing questionnaires
• Personal action plans

Methodology
The training methodology integrates lectures, interactive discussions, collaborative group exercises, and illustrative examples. Participants will acquire a blend of theoretical insights and hands-on practical experience, emphasizing the application of learned techniques. This approach ensures that attendees return to their professional environments equipped with both the competence and self-assurance to effectively implement the acquired skills in their responsibilities.

DATE:

1ST BATCH:        25th – 28th Feb,                                2025     

2ND BATCH:      1st – 4th July,                    2025

3RD BATCH:       4th – 7th Nov,                    2025