The Main Cause of Safety Incidents is not working conditions. It is unsafe behavior. It's not necessarily the machines, but the people's behaviors while working.

Having worked with many companies around the world on improving safety culture, which influences the safe or unsafe behaviors of employees, we know that the greatest weaknesses for organizations are:

1. LEADERSHIP THAT IS UNSKILLED, UNSUITED OR UNCONVINCED

(cited by 41% of organizations)

2. POOR COMMUNICATION ON SAFETY ISSUES

(cited by 32% of organizations)

3. INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE, ENCOURAGE AND ENFORCE POSITIVE BEHAVIORS

(cited by 27% of organizations)

But which of these if YOUR greatest weakness? And how do you turn it into a strength?

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• Improving supervisory and leadership skills
• Enabling more open, company-wide communication on safety issues
• Encouraging and enforcing positive behaviors