Practical guide to safety leadership: an evidence based approach (1st)

Leaders can shape an organisation through their behaviours and their vision.

If an organisation lacks a clear vision or there is disengagement by the leadership team, then the results can be disastrous.

In such circumstances change is needed. When change is needed, the value of safety can become a change agent.

From the disciplines of leadership and safety comes the emerging topic of safety leadership.

Through safety leadership workplace challenges can be rectified and the desired behaviours reinforced.

These challenges can span from a lack of leadership engagement, poor safety performance, complacency or lack of safety ownership.