Safety Argument: Safety culture

What safety assurance builds in a long run is safety culture. We perceive safety multi-dimensionally, in the context of how we and others relate to it at all scales and levels. There are many ingredients and influences brewing a mature safety culture. When making our specific recipe we should account for as many of them as reasonably practicable.

OTHERS

National safety culture

"She'll be right, mate"
"Not this time"

Industry safety culture

Have a ride on the roof of a carriage
Level of regulation

Project/stakeholders' safety culture

They don't do it, so why should I?

Corporate/business safety culture

Blame games
Risk aversion / appetite

Unit safety culture

Shared pride in deliverables

Manager's safety culture

Leadership by example

Personal upbringing safety culture

Personal worldview
Attitude and Character

Personal growth/values safety culture

Education
Training
Task authorisation

Situational culture

"I chose to look the other way..."
Safe Working Method Statement

Situational awareness and sensory perceptions

Hazard reaction times/processing
Courage to take/advocate safe decisions

Physical/biochemical/circadian influences

Fatigue
Drugs, alcohol