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The Impact of Culture and Leadership on Safety Performance

At the 2011 National Safety Psychology Conference, Dr Peter Langford presented on the work practices and leadership/culture factors that predict safety performance. Based on research into organisational culture and leadership conducted by Voice Project, Pete suggested that:

  1. Safety may be at risk when leaders set high expectations for productivity and organisational performance
  2. The single best cultural predictor of high safety performance is a strong belief and support for social and environmental ethics
  3. Sound processes, a commitment to learning and development of staff, and effective problem solving skills were good predictors of safety
  4. Performance correction is one of the biggest gaps in leadership behaviours

If you would like to find out more about Voice Project's safety research, the full audio and slides from Pete's presentation are available for download here.

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