The use and abuse of culture
Channel: Safe Work Australia
Date: 2018-11-07

The terms ‘culture’ and particularly ‘safety culture’ are widely used yet misunderstood.

Professor Andrew Hopkins critically examines the use of these terms and makes six propositions about culture that informs a clearer approach to understanding and managing culture in organisations.

Andrew Hopkins is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the Australian National University in Canberra. He was a consultant to the US Chemical Safety Board in its investigation of the Texas City accident, and for its investigation of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster.