RE: Safety Culture

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@ix.netcom.com>]

Jeff Eichorts said:

>  The corporate structure MUST include provisions to hold people
>  accountable for their 

Admiral Rickover stated,  and rightly so,  (and I had it on a plaque 
which is still sitting in FL),  that someone must always be 
responsible, and accountable. You can't run from it, it is always 
there. One can NOT delegate away accountability... Without 
accountability, there will only be chaos.

Workers must not live in a punitive environment. I worked in such an 
environment. What that does is foster low morale, employees who shred 
loyalty to the organization, and more importantly, will cover-up 
problems when they occur. When that happens, the problems will not be 
fixed, and a disaster is waiting to happen. This is not to say that 
willful violation or protocols, or, when an incident causes serious 
harm, that there shouldn't be disciplinary actions taken, to include 
termination if necessary. We all must be held accountable. It is 
management's "accountability" to ensure that the process is managed 
in a fair and equitable manner.

Excellent point, Jeff.

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