A safety culture at work, which advocates day-to-day dialogue between representatives and employees, creates a more secure environment and fewer industrial accidents. This is the conclusion of the research program on "the prevention of severe industrial accidents via a safety culture" (FAIS project), directed by the National Research Center on the Labor World, which published its report at the end of 2008. (Ref. 090006)
Many businesses have a policy of safety at work
supposed to prevent accidents, but in reality it has little impact. Therefore,
there is usually a difference between what the company claims and what
employees actually see. This gap is due to the fact that, during daily
communication between management and employees, security is rarely mentioned,
turning it into a “minor priority, even though work safety has become an
important focus point for enterprises” said Johnny Dyreborg, one of the
researchers for the FAIS project, directed by the NFA (Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø), the national research center for
the labor world and by the occupational medicine clinic (Arbejdsmedicinsk Klinik) of Herning.
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