Human factors: Organisational culture

 

An organisations culture will influence human behaviour and human performance at work, and is perhaps almost as great an influence as the safety management system. The culture and style of management is often more significant than that of employees.

• Briefing note no 7 - Safety culture [185KB]
• Extract from inspectors human factors toolkit - Common topic 4: Safety culture [35KB]

Further guidance

• HSE (2000). HSG65, 'Successful Health and Safety Management'. ISBN 0 7176 1276 7
• HSE, (1993). Organising for Safety'. 3rd report of ACSNI Study Group on Human Factors. London, ISBN 0 11 882104 0
• HSE (2000). Safety Culture Maturity Model [148KB] OTO 2000/049.
• HSE (1999). Summary guide to safety climate tools [600KB] OTO 1999/063
• Evaluating the effectiveness of the HSE's health and safety climate survey tool [770KB]. Research Report 042/2002
• Development of a business excellence model of safety culture [266KB]. Research Report