ABSTRACT
This chapter establishes a culture of health and safety which will make it natural both for the workforce and the board and senior managers to seek risk reductions as second nature. A company that has a strong safety culture is usually also one that is doing well commercially. A positive culture is also quickly detected from simple things, such as attitudes towards cleanliness and tidy housekeeping, lack of fear among the workforce and a willingness by both managers and workers to share a conversation about problems and solutions. The board will need to demonstrate an unswerving commitment to the company's health, safety and environmental policies and communicate to both the company's workforce and its business partners its determination for the company to succeed in these areas. If all goes wrong, defending a charge of manslaughter is likely to prove very expensive and damaging to corporate and individual reputations. It is far better to stay out of court and jail.
