According many safety professionals, “Safety cultures consist of shared beliefs, practices, and attitudes that exist at an establishment. Culture is the atmosphere created by those beliefs, attitudes, etc., which shape our behavior.”
By definition, safety culture is difficult to
measure. How do you measure values, attitudes, and beliefs?
Well one way is by utilizing the ISRI
Blueprint Tool which facilitates a discussion among senior managers that allows
them to identify, for themselves, the strengths and weaknesses of 14 different
elements of their safety programs.
These elements include:
1.
Management
Commitment
2.
Safety
Policies and Procedures
3.
Safety
Metric Tracking
4.
Goal
Setting
5.
Employee
Involvement
6.
Progressive
Discipline
7.
Incentives
and Recognition
8.
New
Employee Safety Orientation
9.
Incident
Investigation
10.
Emergency
Planning and Procedures
11.
Self-Inspection
12.
Regulatory
Compliance
13.
Contractor
Controls
14.
Visitor
Controls
Within the last year we have made some
modifications to the Blueprint process which we believe will benefit the
membership. The Blueprint process now involves a scoring system which provides
the facility management with a definite metric for each element. The blueprint
and the element scores can now be left at each facility so that the
member can do a self-review every year and track safety program improvements.
Interested in evaluating your facility’s
program? Contact ISRI Safety Analyst/Coordinator Elly
Torabian to schedule a
Blueprint review by an ISRI safety staff representative.
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