When culture has an agenda

The topic of culture is a critical consideration in the improvement of occupational health and safety (OHS). Each company should be aiming for a an active and healthy workplace and safety culture but the term “culture” continues to be difficult to define and poorly understood by the community.

SafetyAtWorkBlog has written about the culture discussion as it relates to Australia’s finance and banking sectors but one of the areas of most active culture discussions is industrial relations which has a much closer relationship with workplace safety.  A recent opinion piece by three major employer associations illustrates another problem with the debate.