SAFETY PATH is a program designed to guide each organization on a step-by-step journey towards cultivating a mature and sustainable Occupational Health and Safety Culture.
Safety Path
A Health & Safety Culture Strengthening Program
🌱 The philosophy behind SAFETY PATH
The development of SAFETY PATH was based on the experience and findings of a ten-year DuPont study of serious injuries occurring at its facilities. The study reached a critical conclusion: 96% of injuries resulted from unsafe actions by employees or poor work practices. This finding highlighted the fundamental importance of human behavior and a safety culture within the organization.
This very need for the systematic cultivation of a culture of Health and Safety at Work, with an emphasis on behavior and continuous training, was the starting point for the creation of SAFETY PATH.
🔧 What does SAFETY PATH include?
SAFETY PATH is a cyclical program that includes a continuous process, which is divided into 3 basic steps:
1. Situation Recognition: Measuring & Visualizing Culture
Based on the Bradley Curve, an organization’s culture is measured and visualized in one of four basic stages/phases that describe the maturity of an organization’s H&S culture. This process shows the stage of maturity an organization is in regarding H&S, identifies key issues and weaknesses, and helps in designing strategies for its continuous improvement.
2. Implementation of Measures and Interventions
Actions are planned and implemented to resolve the problems-weaknesses identified in the previous stage.
3. Feedback and Repetition
Culture is measured again and visualized based on the Bradley curve to show the evolution of the company.
This process is repeated continuously, with the aim of each time taking another step closer to a mature and safe work culture.
💡The pillars of SAFETY PATH
The name S.A.F.E.T.Y. P.A.T.H. is not accidental. Each letter is an acronym for the 10 basic pillars that make up the path of every company towards a safer and healthier working environment. Both the measurement of the maturity of an organization and the corrective measures that are proposed subsequently are based on these 10 pillars.
🔹 Supervision
🔹 Assessment
🔹 Feedback
🔹 Equipment
🔹 Training
🔹 Yield
🔹 PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
🔹 Accidents
🔹 Team
🔹 Holistic Approach
🌱The benefits of implementing SAFETY PATH
The implementation of an integrated Occupational Health & Safety system, such as the one supported by SAFETY PATH, leads to:
- Correct selection and implementation of appropriate measures and interventions, based on real data and measurements collected at each stage of the SAFETY PATH.
- Improving the understanding of culture by H&S executives, who undertake the design and implementation of a Health and Safety strategy.
- Targeting the change of human behavior, highlighting the importance of personal responsibility and cooperation in maintaining a safe working environment.
The result is the strengthening of an organization’s culture with direct benefits in:
- Reduction of costs from accidents and lost working time
- Enhancement of productivity
- Significant improvement in the climate of safety, trust and active participation of all employees.
- Improvement of the reputation and image of the organization
