Safety Recognition Programs
For instance, you just can't have a highly successful safety recognition program in an oppressively authoritarian safety culture that displays a tough-coercive leadership style. This is true due to the lack of positive relationships between managers and employees.
A recognition program within a "controlling" safety culture will usually think a planned or managed program is necessary to be successful. The safety suggestion box is often used to maintain anonymity, which can indicate a lack of trust. However, this approach is generally not very effective. If your company uses a safety suggestion box that's empty most of the time, you know what we're talking about.
On the other hand, a world-class safety culture in which effective tough-caring leadership is displayed, may not have the need to develop a managed safety recognition program with formal procedures. Why is that? It's because managers will likely perceive the process of recognition as their opportunity to demonstrate leadership through recognition so that ultimately, positive working relationships are established or reinforced.
Because managers will likely perceive the process of recognition as their opportunity to demonstrate leadership through recognition so that ultimately, positive working relationships are established or reinforced. You can learn more about leadership styles and recognition systems in Course 700.
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3-5. Which type of safety culture is most likely to use suggestion boxes as part of a planned or managed approach to safety recognition?
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