Assessing Safety Culture: Lessons from the Aviation Industry

Authors

Mirrette Gendi, Ferguson Enterprises LLC
Cheri L. Marcham, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFollow
Michael O'Toole, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University/O’Toole & AssociatesFollow

Submitting Campus

Worldwide

Department

Safety Science

Document Type

Article

Publication/Presentation Date

10-1-2024

Abstract/Description

SAFETY CULTURE has been a topic of debate in academia as much as it has been in the practice of various industries (Zohar, 2010). Although the concept and definition of safety culture and what it entails have consumed much of the debate, the assessment of safety culture has been the most controversial. Yet, on the academic level, the topic of monitoring and measuring safety culture has seen limited research that offers reliable and valid assessment tools (Goodheart & Smith, 2014), especially when compared to the importance of safety culture as a component of a safety management system (SMS).

Publication Title

Professional Safety

Publisher

American Society of Safety Professionals

Scholarly Commons Citation

Gendi, M., Marcham, C.L. & O’Toole, M.F. (2024, Oct.). Assessing safety culture: Lessons from the aviation industry. Professional Safety, 69(10), 26-34.