Safety culture discussion cards (Eurocontrol)

Summary

Safety culture has been shown to be a key predictor of safety performance in several industries. It is the difference between a safe organisation and an accident waiting to happen. Thinking and talking about our safety culture is essential for us to understand what we do well, and where we need to improve. These cards from Eurocontrol are designed to help us to do this.

Content

How to use these cards

You scan use these cards in any way that helps you and your colleagues to think and talk about safety culture. If you are using the cards in a group, one person may need to act as discussion facilitator. You can use as many or as few cards as you like.

Four possibilities are described in the following cards:

• Option 1: Comparing views Compare similar and different views between groups.
• Option 2: Safety moments Discuss just one issue for 10-15 minutes.
• Option 3: Focus on… Discuss all of the cards in a particular element.
• Option 4: SWOT analysis Sort the cards into strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.
• Option 5: Influences Organise cards into relationships or influences.