Safety Culture, it is a term that is frequently used to describe most safety management systems in all sectors of the industry. No matter if you are an owner or operator of small commuter ferries to ocean-going cruise lines or something in between, every system has its own unique culture. Safety cultures are the attitudes, practices and principles of an operation related to how they mitigate risks and hazards. It exemplifies how an operation does what they say they do in relation to everything safety. 

A safety management system is designed to improve the safety of an organization through training, recordkeeping, policies and programs, but even a well-structured system can be ineffective when a key component is missing from your system. The missing component that owners and operators fall victim to is the assumption that everyone within their organization will participate and cooperate. The lifeblood of any safety system are your employees. They are the most important factor in the success of a system. There is no organization that can have a true safety culture unless everyone is buying-in and supporting the “safety first” mantra.

So how does one create such an environment? The answer is accountability and consistency.

In this article, I will discuss how to steer clear of some of the top safety culture roadblocks that can sink your success by implementing accountability and consistency together into your safety management system.

Read the full piece in the August Issue of Fog Horn Magazine.

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