Citation

Karima R, Inoue T. Jpn. J. Safety Educ. 2007; 7(1): 17-33.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Japanese Association of Safety Education, Publisher Department of Health Education, Art and Sports Division, Tokyo Gakugei University)

DOI

10.11376/jase2001.7.1_17

PMID

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Abstract

In recent years, the significance of the upgrading of safety culture in societies and organizations has been frequently advocated. The aim of this study is to consider the concept of organizational safety culture by reviewing the concept of organizational safety culture in the past literatures. Additionally, we intend to propose, here, the course of action of safety education in schools for the contribution to the promotion of organizational safety culture.Although a number of concepts regarding organizational safety culture has been postulated, the concept of safety culture or climate is yet to be clearly defined. At least, however, the shared belief, value and attitude toward the priority for safety among the all members of an organization is essential to develop and maintain the upgraded level of organizational safety culture. In addition, the prevention of critical harms by establishing reporting system and adequate response regarding incidents and near-misses will be required. Furthermore, the contribution to improvement of social safety culture as well as upgrading of the organizational safety culture will be desired in these days that corporate social responsibility has attracted much attention.Regarding the course of action of safety education in schools to contribute to the promotion of safety culture and climate in societies and organizations, the efforts for the development of the sense of value that gives the toppriority to safety will be the most essential. Additionally, the education will be required intending to bring up the competence and attitude, for utilization of information associated with accidents and incidents, reporting one's experience of errors and near miss, analyzing the cause of accidents and incidents from various views, planning and executing the measures for reoccurrence prevention and resisting one's impulses, emotions that pose hazards to oneself and others, and the attitude toward the contribution to social safety activities.

Language: ja