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Home | About Us Study: Negative attitudes towards risk- taking and rule-breaking in the workplace Tuesday, 16th December, 2014, by Joanna Weekes In today's Health & Safety Bulletin: Study: Attitudes towards risk-taking and rule-breaking in Australian workplaces 12 ways to promote a positive safety culture in your workplace Final days of special offer on Effective Workplace Investigations Dear Reader, A recent study by Safe Work Australia has highlighted the attitudes of Australian workers towards risk-taking and rule-breaking in particular industries. The report indicates a laid-back attitude towards safety in some of the more high-risk industries, including construction, mining and transport. Alarmingly, workers in the transport, postal and warehousing industry reported a need to regularly break safety rules in order to meet tight deadlines. If you operate in a high-risk industry, ensure that you don’t set unrealistic deadlines that could place undue pressure on workers to forgo health and safety rules. Many also revealed they felt pressure from managers and co-workers to break or ignore safety rules. This indicates a negative safety culture in many high-risk industries, where workers are encouraged or expected to break rules in order to complete tasks on time. Continued below… .................................................Advertisement................................................. Any process that may pose a safety risk in your workplace must have a safe operating procedure. Click here to discover a simple way to develop and successfully implement them – starting today. ........................................................................................................................... 12 ways to promote a positive safety culture Take these steps to promote a positive safety culture in your workplace: conduct a thorough workplace risk assessment; thoroughly investigate all incidents and near misses, and examine the root cause; communicate all changes in equipment and work processes to workers; encourage workers to report health and safety concerns; respond promptly to all health and safety issues you become aware of; measure and support any changes required; implement positive changes in values and attitudes towards workplace health and safety; develop a safety leadership culture at all levels of the business and ensure all leaders of the business uphold the principles of a positive safety culture; make health and safety of primary importance when inducting new workers into the workplace, e.g. include the health and safety policy in induction material; make health and safety part of all workplace communications; install a safety noticeboard to clearly communicate the latest safety information; and promote and attend safety training sessions. Enjoy the rest of your week, Joanna Weekes Editor Health & Safety Bulletin P.S. The new e-Book Effective Workplace Investigations is still available at the special launch price of just $295. But only until the end of this Thursday. After that it’ll go back up to $395. This is a great offer for a comprehensive resource that guides you step-by-step through the process of conducting investigations into allegations of wrongdoing or inappropriate workplace behaviour. You can find out more here. Like the Health & Safety Bulletin? Check out our other free bulletins: Workplace BulletinGet the very latest employment law tips, ideas, news and practical advice sent straight to your inbox. Click here to sign up now. Self-Managed Super Fund Bulletin Receive all the information, ideas and tips you need to manage your own super fund. Click here to sign up now. Please whitelist the Health & Safety Bulletin to make sure you get every edition delivered to your inbox. The information in this email is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, please return the message to the sender and delete it from your records. All content is © 2007-2013 Portner Press Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer: We research our recommendations and articles thoroughly, but disclaim all liability for any inaccuracies or omissions found in our publications. Click here to view our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions. Queries: For general enquiries, email cs@portnerpress.com.au or call 1300 782 911. Health & Safety Helpdesk: Paid subscribers to the Health & Safety Handbook can ask our experts for advice. Syndication: To republish an Health & Safety Bulletin article, please email cs@portnerpress.com.au for information. Health & Safety Bulletin ISSN 1837-6533 Portner Press Pty Ltd 96-98 Bridport Street Albert Park VIC 3206 Australia