safety culture
Organizational hazard awareness
Safety culture is the shared attitudes, values, and practices within an organization that prioritize preventing harm and managing risk.
A strong safety culture means workers feel empowered to report hazards without fear of punishment, and leadership treats safety as non-negotiable rather than an obstacle to productivity: The airline industry has developed a rigorous safety culture since the 1970s.
The term appears frequently in discussions of aviation, healthcare, nuclear power, and industrial workplaces.
- near-missNarrowly averted incident
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
control measures · human factors · trust · openness · proactivity · policies · empowerment · procedures · audits · see something say something · speak up · OSHA standards · responsibility · leadership · protocols · hazards · contingency planning · standards
- safetyhazard, airbag, alert, danger, seatbelt
- occupational culturework ethic, hierarchy, teamwork, mentorship, dress code
- safety slogansstay safe, be careful
- workplace safetyPPE, goggles, trip hazard, slip hazard, masks
- patient safetyinfection control, hand hygiene, fall prevention, medical errors, medication errors
- safety trainingfire drills, OSHA training, first aid, CPR, hazard training
safety culturereckless disregard
Conscious indifference to risk
safety culturerecklessness
Careless disregard for danger
cowboy culture · risk tolerance · carelessness · complacency · playing fast and loose