How Approachable Are You When It Comes to Safe Behavior?
Esteban Tristan, Ph.D.
When a safety culture is deeply ingrained in an organization, it is based on shared assumptions, beliefs and values. That said, would you feel comfortable calling out your CEO for not wearing safety glasses or a hard hat?
Here’s a question that can say a lot about your company’s safety culture:
If one of your company’s top executives (e.g., CEO, VP, GM) walked onto the shop floor or out in the field, and he/she was not wearing required PPE, would employees say something? Would your employees feel 100 percent comfortable approaching that executive and asking him or her to wear appropriate PPE?
