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Safety culture

Safety culture occurs when a work environment shares values and beliefs about workplace safety and health, influences actions and drives practices for preventing workplace injuries and illnesses. Prioritizing workplace safety helps prevent workplace injuries and illnesses for a lifetime.

A strong safety culture exists when:

  • safety and health hazards and concerns are addressed
  • leaders demonstrate a commitment to safety and health
  • trust and respect are prominent in the work environment
  • each person in the organization is personally invested and accountable for safety and health
  • the work environment is inclusive, regardless of role or background
  • continuous learning is a feature of the organization

Safety culture assessment

Our safety culture assessment is an easy-to-complete tool comprised of 12 questions to help assess your organization’s workplace safety culture. It is relevant to all sectors and organizational sizes and is able to track change over time.

The assessment should be completed by the person who is most knowledgeable about the workplace’s safety and health program and practices. Studies reveal that this individual provides the most accurate reporting for each of the questions, but that doesn’t mean anybody can’t give it a try.

Download and complete the safety culture assessment to find out how your workplace’s safety culture is doing.

Understanding your score

After you complete the safety culture assessment, use the culture check guide to help you think more about what your score means to your workplace’s safety culture, improve your understanding of what a positive safety culture looks like in the workplace and discover best practices to help you build on what you’ve already started.

SAFEty Culture Award

At the annual Safetys Awards, SAFE Work Manitoba presents a SAFEty Culture Award. The SAFEty Culture Award goes to a workplace with a positive safety culture.

Workplaces with positive safety cultures demonstrate the following dimensions:

  • safety and health concerns are addressed
  • leaders are committed to safety and health
  • trust and respect are essential in the work environment
  • everyone in the organization feels personally committed to and accountable for safety and health
  • the work environment is inclusive
  • continuous learning is a feature of the organization

Anyone can nominate a workplace for a SAFEty Culture Award. Visit the awards page to find out more about the SAFE Work Awards and the nomination process.

Related links

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