ABSTRACT
The author privileged to be invited to address an audience recently at one of the global TED conferences. The overarching theme for the event was perpetual revolution. The evolution implies a sense of forward progress, Whether people think of the evolution of mankind, mobile telephones or approaches to safety, it's clear that standing still is not an option. The author's Canadian friend Alan Quilley specializes in driving a step change in safety across the shop floor. Research confirms that there is a far stronger correlation between worker involvement in safety and incidence rates than there is between compliance and incidence rates. Compliance and control is not sufficient on our journey to reach zero accidents. People need to move beyond compliance being the goal and instead find ways to encourage interaction and facilitate empowerment. Creating a great safety culture requires evolution not a revolution.
