Safety Culture goes well beyond policies and procedures or safety slogans. Safety policies and procedures are necessary and provide a baseline for expectations and education on what hazards exist in a workplace. However, to have a truly effective safety program and change negative behaviors that lead to injuries, a shift in how safety is viewed must occur.
 

Preventing Workplace Injuries

One of the most influential things you can focus on in 2025 to prevent workplace injuries   is focusing on your company’s safety culture. It’s also one of the hardest things to do, but the long-lasting shift in culture will affect every aspect of your business, including reduced injury rates, lower claim costs, increased employee morale and retention, and increased accountability and engagement from the workforce at all levels.
 

Leading the Safety Culture

To move from a Safety Policy to a Safety Culture requires communication across every level of an organization. The organization must agree on shared values that influence prevention and management of safety risks. Those values must start with leadership setting the example of prioritizing safety in what they say and how they actively lead others. Leaders must create opportunities for employees at every level to feel empowered to identify safety concerns and to be part of the process for developing solutions to safety challenges.
 

Landrum HR Solutions Can Help You Focus on Safety

Our Risk Consultants can help you evaluate your current state and provide guidance on how to move your safety culture to the next level. 
These questions can help you determine if you need assistance elevating your current safety culture:

•  Do you go beyond the minimum for OSHA compliance?
• Are executives visible, involved, and participative in safety?
• Who “owns” safety, and have accountability measures been established?
• Has safety training been merged with other operational trainings?
• Is feedback encouraged and are good ideas acted upon promptly?
• Has the use of safety discipline become rare?

If you answered no to any of these questions, a look at the current state of your safety culture may be beneficial. Contact us for a more in-depth discussion about how we can assist you in setting up for a successful 2025!