Maximizing Profitability with Safety Culture Development

Cliff Florczak has been an integral part of a number of highly successful zero incidents safety culture development programs. Here, he shares the details of these programs in order to provide others with the necessary information to assess their own safety culture. After a brief background on safety cultures themselves, the author utilizes some of the basic safety principles, combines them with some of the basic management theories and puts all of this to use in real life situations.

Aims for zero incidents to control costs and lossesPacked full of real-life examples and analogiesLearn what to look for, where to look for it and how to go about making improvements

Introduction; Management Philosophies and Theory; Assessment Tools; Program Implementation - How to Start; Medical Surveillance/Drug Testing; New Hire Orientation; Training; Safety Performance as Part of Performance Evaluations; Safety Incentive Bonus Programs; Planning for Field Compliance; Safety Culture Barometers; Measuring Field Compliance; Increasing Program Effectiveness; Training and Grooming Front Line Supervisors; The Effect of a Tight Economy on Safety Programs and Culture