Organizational Safety Culture: The Foundation for Safety and Quality Improvement

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-35
Author(s):  
Michael F. Gutzeit ◽  
Holly O’Brien ◽  
Jackie E. Valentine
Keyword(s):  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Organizational Safety ◽  
Organizational Safety Culture

scholarly journals Design, Implementation and Perceptions of Safety Culture Prerequisites

2019 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Nektarios Karanikas ◽  
Alfred Roelen ◽  
Alistair Vardy
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Organizational Safety ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Just Culture ◽  
Learning Cultures ◽  
Perceptions Of Safety ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Organizational Safety Culture

In the frame of an on-going 4-years research project, the Aviation Academy Safety Culture Prerequisites (AVAC-SCP) metric was developed to assess whether an organisation plans and implements activities that correspond to prerequisites for fostering a positive safety culture. The metric was designed based on an inclusive theoretical framework stemmed from academic and professional literature and in cooperation with knowledge experts and aviation companies. The goal of the AVAC-SCP is to evaluate three aspects, namely (1) the extent to which the prerequisites are designed/documented, (2) the degree of the prerequisites’ implementation, and (3) the perceptions of the employees regarding the organizational safety culture as a proxy for the effectiveness of the prerequisites’ implementation. The prerequisites have been grouped into six categories (common prerequisites and just, flexible, reporting, information and learning cultures) and the metric concludes with scores per aspect and category. The results from surveys at 16 aviation companies showed that these companies had adequately included most of the Safety Culture Prerequisites (SCP) in their documentation where Just culture plans scored the lowest and Reporting culture plans were found with the highest percentage of planning. The level of SCP implementation was the same high as the organisational plans and quite uniform across the companies and sub-cultures. The perceptions were at the same overall level with implementation, but employees perceived the organisational environment as less fair and more flexible than managers claimed. Although the study described in this report was exploratory and not explanatory, we believe that the results presented in combination with the ones communicated to the participating companies can trigger the latter to investigate further their weaker areas and foster their activities related to Safety Culture Prerequisites. Also, the AVAC-SCP metric is deemed useful to organisations that want to self-assess their SCP levels and proceed to comparisons amongst various functions and levels and/or over time.

scholarly journals Influence Of Servant Leadership, Organizational Safety Culture And Work Environment On Organizational Citizenship Behavior In Application Of Patient Safety With Affective Organizational Commitment

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-150
Author(s):  
Ana Faizah ◽  
Jemmy Rumengan ◽  
Nurhatisyah Nurhatisyah ◽  
Sri Yanti ◽  
Nolla Puspita Dewi
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Affective Organizational Commitment ◽  
Organizational Safety ◽  
Organizational Safety Culture

 The success of the application of patient safety in hospitals, among others, is measured by how much the productivity of nurses in providing quality nursing care to patients and their families. Factors that influence patient safety: organization (safety culture), work environment, individual factors and citizenship behavior, work behavior, teamwork structure and (servant) leadership. In this regard, the purpose of this literature review study is to prove the influence of servant leadership, organizational safety culture and work environment on OCB in the application of patient safety with affective organizational commitment in hospital. This literature review is based on literature sources and related scientific research journals. The method used in this paper is to search from the EBSCO, ProQuest, and Google Scholar databases using keywords servant leadership, organizational safety culture, work environment, OCB, and patient safety. The study population was health workers in the hospital, which measures in the construction are 54 respondents, with a random sampling technique as the sample of the population. The data were analyzed using parametric and non-parametric statistics with SEM-PLS (Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square). The research proves that: Servant leaders and organizational safety culture that is applied, as well as a supportive work environment, have a positive influence on OCB in the application of patient safety in hospitals. Furthermore, it is expected that nurse managers will be able to implement servant leadership and safety culture as well as adequate work environment support so that OCB in implementing patient safety can run optimally, this can be assessed based on patient safety incidents and service quality as hospital brand equity.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Organizational Safety Culture and Organization Safety Performance. The Mediating Role of Safety Management System

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-157
Author(s):  
VO Otitolaiye ◽  
FS Abd Aziz ◽  
M Munauwar ◽  
F Omer
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Management System ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Safety Performance ◽  
Organizational Safety ◽  
Safety Management System ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Organizational Safety Culture

Introduction: Safety performance is defined as efforts undertaken by organizations with the crucial aim of curtailing accidents and injuries to workers. It plays a crucial role in an organization aiming to achieve an anticipated outcome. A plethora of studies have found positive association between safety culture and safety performance of organizations. However, little is known on how the mechanism through which organizational safety culture exerts its influence on safety performance. Thus, this study investigates the indirect effect of safety management system in the relationship between organizational safety culture and safety performance. Methods: This study employs the use of a 5-point Likert questionnaire to collect data from 134 respondents who are head of safety officers in F&B industries located in Lagos, Nigeria. SmartPLS 2.0 was used for data analysis. Results: Results from path analysis revealed that safety culture and safety management system positively relate to safety performance. Furthermore, the mediation analysis indicated an indirect effect of safety management system in the relationship between safety culture and safety performance. Conclusion: It is concluded that though safety culture has a significant positive relationship on safety performance, however its effect will be more if F&B organizations create and constantly implement a robust safety management system.

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