Best Practice in Organizational & Safety Culture

Overview of best practice in Organizational & Safety Culture
Offshore Helicopter Safety Inquiry
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada May 2010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 2 Executive Summary .............................................................................1 Introduction ..........................................................................................3
2.1 2.2 Limitations and Caveats.................................................................................4 Background ....................................................................................................4

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Defining Safety Culture - What is a Safety Culture?...........................5 Key Traits & Features of Culture.........................................................6
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Defining the Different Aspects of Culture.....................................................7 National

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