From Accidents to Zero ─ A Practical Guide to Improving Your Workplace Safety Culture

From Accidents to Zero opens up the field of safety culture and breaks it down into bite-sized pieces to facilitate new, critical thought and inspire practical action. As leaders increasingly understand the importance of good safety practice to support their business objectives, safety and health practitioners develop better tools and solutions. However, there is still a clear gulf between these two groups which is down to engagement, communication and shared understanding. Each of the 26 core concepts of safety culture includes explanation, commentary, reflections and simple activities. They range from behaviour to values, daily rituals to unsafe acts, or felt leadership to trust. Andrew Sharman's collection sets up the opportunity for all parts of the organization to start this essential communication process and offers the first steps to acting differently. It sparks insight into how both traditional methods and novel approaches can be brought to life in real world situations. From Accidents to Zero offers a route to culture change through numerous pragmatic ideas to motivate people and drive a positive evolution in the workplace.

Andrew Sharman holds masters degrees in international health and safety law and in organizational behaviour. His experience spans more than one hundred countries across five continents and he has guided global business leaders in their commitment to zero accidents across a range of industries, including power generation and supply, FMCG, heavy engineering and manufacturing. Andrew is Vice Chairman of IOSH, the world's largest professional health and safety membership organization, with 44,000 members globally.