November 2012

Characteristics of a Safety Culture

If a company has a good safety culture, the business has, most likely, some of these characteristics:

• Strong environmental, health, and safety performance
• Smaller fines and fine levels
• Better relationships with regulators and communities
• Higher product quality
• Reduced waste levels and waste treatment costs
• More reliable and predictive operations and product outcomes
• Strong cost performance
• Time available to train people effectively
• Able to attract the best performers
• Reduced employee turnover
• More satisfied customers due to higher reliability of supply and quality
• Improved profitability