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Foster a Team‐Based Safety Culture
Author(s) -
Swift Jayne,
Holloway William
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2008.tb01977.x
Subject(s) - safety culture , water safety , public relations , workplace safety , psychological safety , psychology , business , engineering , management , applied psychology , occupational safety and health , political science , law , ecology , water quality , economics , biology
This article discusses four safety practices that have fostered a culture of team spirit at the DeFuniak Springs, Florida, water and wastewater utility, including: the term “safety team” includes everyone at the utility; regularly rewarding individual performance; safety is everyone's responsibility; and, constant communication on daily tasks for each person, and weekly staff meeting safety topics.