Safety Culture: An Integrative Review

Wiegmann, Douglas A.; Zhang, Hui; Thaden, Terry L. von; Sharma, Gulshan; Gibbons, Alyssa Mitchell

doi:10.1207/s15327108ijap1402_1

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“…This is because more than 2.7 million workers die from work-related accidents and diseases, over 374 million people suffer from non-fatal accidents and injuries [1]. These are expected to increase further been previously used to synthesize topics such as risk management [28], resilience [29] [30] and safety culture [31].…”

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Resilience Engineering: An Integrative Review of Fundamental Concepts and Directions for Future Research in Safety Management

Pillay¹

2017

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This paper reviews the literature on resilience engineering as a safety management approach. Preferred Reporting Items for Reporting Systematic Reviews guidelines were used to search, select and evaluate 46 published works. The terms organisational resilience and resilience engineering are clarified, and functionalist and interpretive research frameworks used to analyze articles. This review suggests there is no universally agreed definition of resilience engineering; but it involves a collective aspect, is multifactorial, multilevel and multidimensional; associated with four key principles (anticipation, response, learning and monitoring) and successful outcomes. The gap between work as imagined and work as performed is an important aspect. Studies on resilience engineering have predominantly involved qualitative investigations; with data collected through site observations, safety audits and surveys. Eight research gaps were identified, and suggestions made on how these gaps can be addressed through empirical research.

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Resilience Engineering: An Integrative Review of Fundamental Concepts and Directions for Future Research in Safety Management

Pillay¹

2017

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“…Wiegmann and colleagues (Wiegmann, Zhang, von Thaden, Sharma, & Gibbons, 2004) report that "few formally documented efforts have been made to assess safety culture within the aviation industry, with the notable exception of military aviation" (p. 117). This finding is surprising, given that the civilian aviation industry has been a leader in the development and utilization of a number of human-focused safety programs (e.g., crew resource management).…”

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Measuring safety climate in aviation: A review and recommendations for the future

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“…The CASS measures five organizational indicators of safety culture. The indicators were defined and synthesized from common themes in safety culture researched previously by Wiegmann, Zhang, von Thaden, Sharma, and Gibbons (2004). Also, Ostrom et al (1993) stated, ''A properly structured survey instrument has been shown to be a very effective tool for assessing safety culture in organizations'' (p. 169).…”

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Examining the Relationship Between Safety Management System Implementation and Safety Culture in Collegiate Flight Schools

Robertson¹

2018

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

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Safety management systems (SMS) are becoming the industry standard for safety management throughout the aviation industry. As the Federal Aviation Administration continues to mandate SMS for different segments, the assessment of an organization's safety culture becomes more important. An SMS can facilitate the development of a strong aviation safety culture. This study describes how safety culture and SMS are integrated.The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between an organization's safety culture and SMS implementation in collegiate flight schools. The research study was designed to determine (a) the relationship between SMS implementation and safety culture, (b) the relationship between safety promotion and safety culture, and (c) the relationship between management commitment and safety culture. The study population consisted of 453 students and employees from 13 collegiate flight schools. Data were gathered through an online survey at collegiate flight schools within the University Aviation Association utilizing the Collegiate Aviation Program Safety Culture Survey (CAPSCUS) to measure the safety culture at those collegiate flight schools.The results indicated that a relationship existed between SMS implementation and safety culture, safety promotion and safety culture, management commitment and safety culture. The relationship for all three was more prominent within the Formal Safety Program major scale of the CAPSCUS.

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Safety Culture: An Integrative Review

Cited by 216 publications

References 25 publications

Resilience Engineering: An Integrative Review of Fundamental Concepts and Directions for Future Research in Safety Management

Resilience Engineering: An Integrative Review of Fundamental Concepts and Directions for Future Research in Safety Management

Measuring safety climate in aviation: A review and recommendations for the future

Examining the Relationship Between Safety Management System Implementation and Safety Culture in Collegiate Flight Schools

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