Cliff Florczak has been an integral part of a number of highly successful zero incidents safety culture development programs. Here, he shares the details of these programs in order to provide others with the necessary information to assess their own safety culture. After a brief background on safety cultures themselves, the author utilizes some of the basic safety principles, combines them with some of the basic management theories and puts all of this to use in real life situations.

Contents: Introduction; Management Philosophies and Theory; Assessment Tools; Program Implementation - How to Start; Medical Surveillance/Drug Testing; New Hire Orientation; Training; Safety Performance as Part of Performance Evaluations; Safety Incentive Bonus Programs; Planning for Field Compliance; Safety Culture Barometers; Measuring Field Compliance; Increasing Program Effectiveness; Training and Grooming Front Line Supervisors; The Effect of a Tight Economy on Safety Programs and Culture.