Safety pause: What does ‘safety culture’ mean to us?

Author: David Thomas

Date published

9 July 2026

Price
Free
The Institution of Structural Engineers The Institution of Structural Engineers
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Safety pause: What does ‘safety culture’ mean to us?

Guidance

Author

David Thomas

Date published

9 July 2026

Author

David Thomas

Price

Free

This guidance demonstrates how to facilitate a short, open discussion about what safety culture looks like in practice.

The author, a member of the Institution's Safety, Health and Wellbeing Panel, has developed this brief guidance to enable discussion on safety culture amongst colleagues.

This can help develop an understanding of the nuances of safety culture - which goes beyond a mere set of rules - and help embed behavioural change.
 

Additional information

Format:
PDF
Pages:
4
Publisher:
IStructE

Tags

Guidance Safety Safety, Health & Wellbeing Panel

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