Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies

Julius Pirhonen; Sari Tappura; Aki Jääskeläinen

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1_5

Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies

Julius Pirhonen
, Sari Tappura
, Aki Jääskeläinen

Industrial Engineering and Management

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Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze perceptions of safety culture in two Finnish industrial companies. Background: The link between safety culture and safety performance has been investigated in many studies. However, understanding of the status of safety culture and the specific needs for development is still limited. Method: A recently developed safety culture maturity model was used to analyze the level of safety culture through a survey of two Finnish companies. A questionnaire was sent to 1109 respondents, 289 of whom completed it (26% response rate). Results: The state of safety culture was rather advanced in both case companies, and the personnel in both companies were overall satisfied with it. However, the analysis indicated considerable differences in safety culture perceptions within the companies. Particularly, top management and safety experts perceived the state of safety culture as more advanced than employees did. Conclusion: There are differences in perceptions of safety culture, especially between top management and employees, which might hinder the development of safety culture in organizations. By understanding such differences within an organization, it is possible to identify appropriate managerial actions for different levels.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III
Editors	Pedro M. Arezes, J. Santos Baptista, Paula Carneiro, Jacqueline Castelo Branco, Nélson Costa, J. Duarte, J. C. Guedes, Rui B. Melo, A. Sérgio Miguel, Gonçalo Perestrelo
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	53-61
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-030-89617-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-030-89616-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1_5
Publication status	Published - 13 Nov 2021
Publication type	A3 Book chapter

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Name	Studies in Systems, Decision and Control book series
Publisher	Springer
Volume	406
ISSN (Print)	2198-4182
ISSN (Electronic)	2198-4190

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

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safety
safety culture
performance measurement
Safety performance

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Pirhonen, J., Tappura, S., & Jääskeläinen, A. (2021). Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies. In P. M. Arezes, J. S. Baptista, P. Carneiro, J. Castelo Branco, N. Costa, J. Duarte, J. C. Guedes, R. B. Melo, A. S. Miguel, & G. Perestrelo (Eds.), Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III (pp. 53-61). (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control book series; Vol. 406). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1_5

Pirhonen, Julius ; Tappura, Sari ; Jääskeläinen, Aki. / Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies. Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III. editor / Pedro M. Arezes ; J. Santos Baptista ; Paula Carneiro ; Jacqueline Castelo Branco ; Nélson Costa ; J. Duarte ; J. C. Guedes ; Rui B. Melo ; A. Sérgio Miguel ; Gonçalo Perestrelo. Cham : Springer, 2021. pp. 53-61 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control book series).

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Pirhonen, J, Tappura, S & Jääskeläinen, A 2021, Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies. in PM Arezes, JS Baptista, P Carneiro, J Castelo Branco, N Costa, J Duarte, JC Guedes, RB Melo, AS Miguel & G Perestrelo (eds), Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control book series, vol. 406, Springer, Cham, pp. 53-61. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1_5

Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies. / Pirhonen, Julius; Tappura, Sari; Jääskeläinen, Aki.
Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III. ed. / Pedro M. Arezes; J. Santos Baptista; Paula Carneiro; Jacqueline Castelo Branco; Nélson Costa; J. Duarte; J. C. Guedes; Rui B. Melo; A. Sérgio Miguel; Gonçalo Perestrelo. Cham: Springer, 2021. p. 53-61 (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control book series; Vol. 406).

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Pirhonen J, Tappura S, Jääskeläinen A. Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies. In Arezes PM, Baptista JS, Carneiro P, Castelo Branco J, Costa N, Duarte J, Guedes JC, Melo RB, Miguel AS, Perestrelo G, editors, Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health III. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 53-61. (Studies in Systems, Decision and Control book series). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1_5

Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies

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Designing a Safety Culture Maturity Model

Designing a map for measuring and managing safety performance

Creation of satisfactory safety culture by developing its key dimensions

Future development areas for safety performance measurement

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Analysis of Safety Culture Maturity in Two Finnish Companies

Abstract

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UN SDGs

Keywords

Publication forum classification

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Designing a Safety Culture Maturity Model

Research output

Designing a map for measuring and managing safety performance

Creation of satisfactory safety culture by developing its key dimensions

Future development areas for safety performance measurement

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