ABSTRACT
This paper describes and discusses a process of translating a leadership training program aimed at improving safety culture, from the construction industry in Denmark to the energy sector in Norway. The overall goal of the training program is to reduce physical attrition and improve injury/accident prevention, health, and safety culture for all parties, while at the same time improving planning and safety communication. The research question addressed in this paper is: “What factors are important to consider when translating a safety culture training program from one industrial context to another?”. The theoretical framework used to discuss and understand this transfer is ‘translation theory’. During the translation process the authors found many important factors to consider in the specific context of the industry, e.g. national and industry-specific regulation, the technology used, work tasks, organization of work processes and practices, risk picture, education level, and the specific ‘language’ of the industry.
