To that end, U.S. Compliance (USC) released “Building a Strong Safety Culture: The 5 C’s of Workplace Safety.” This new book serves as a practical guide that gives leaders a framework for creating sustainable safety cultures that improve employee engagement, reduce organizational risk and strengthen business performance.
Written by Dr. Kevin Weaver, vice president of strategy at USC, a national Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) solutions provider, the book draws from decades of experience working alongside manufacturers, construction companies and industrial organizations to identify five foundational elements shared by organizations with exceptional safety cultures: Commitment, Compliance, Culture, Champions and Costs.
“Safety culture and operational performance go together,” said Jim Ginther, chief executive of U.S. Compliance. “The companies that do this well see it in their quality, their retention and their bottom line. They also understand that getting there takes more than regulatory compliance. It takes a leadership commitment that influences decisions at every level.”
Rather than focusing solely on OSHA regulations or compliance checklists, the book emphasizes leadership behaviors, employee engagement, accountability and organizational alignment – areas that research and experience show are essential to achieving long-term safety excellence.
Safety Cultures No Accident
“Strong safety cultures don’t happen by accident,” sWeaver said. “They are intentionally built through thousands of decisions leaders make over time. We wrote this book to give organizations a practical framework they can begin using immediately, regardless of where they are in their safety journey.”
New book just published from U.S. Compliance to help organizations that struggle with one of the most difficult challenges in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS): Building a safety culture.
One story featured in the book illustrates the impact of those decisions. Years before an F4 tornado struck one of U.S. Compliance’s manufacturing clients, company leaders invested in emergency preparedness, storm shelters and annual drills. When the tornado devastated the facility, approximately 150 employees safely sheltered as instructed without injury, a reminder the most important safety investments often end up made long before anyone ever needs them.
Building a Strong Safety Culture: The 5 C’s of Workplace Safety is for EHS professionals, plant managers, executives, operations leaders, supervisors and business owners seeking practical ways to strengthen safety culture while improving operational performance.
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