Title: 'Elements in Building an Organization's Safety Culture'

Author: Graham J F Hunt

Abstract:
Safety culture is something that is often talked about - something that every organization wants to have. But what is it? Do organizations already have it - some more than others? This paper will propose practical strategies for changing an organization's safety culture.

About the Author:
Graham commenced his career in the New Zealand Air Force and was awarded a Defence Doctoral Scholarship to the US. He studied at the University of Pittsburgh and at Wright-Patterson Air Force base (human factors laboratory), where he discovered aviation human factors and gained his Ph.D. He later Joined Massey University in New Zealand and directed a number of national and international programmes in aviation competency development. In 1990 he was appointed founding professor of Aviation Human Factors and Head of the School of Aviation at Massey University.

Since 2004 he has been a member of the Human Factors Group in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at The University of Auckland. He is currently co-directing with Dr Kathleen Callaghan a three-year project entitled, How we do things around here: the evolution of safety culture in the workplace (Accident Compensation Corporation funded Project 2007-2010) Graham is the co-founder of the International Journal of Aviation Psychology and is an editor to both that journal and the FAA's International Journal of Aviation Studies. He is currently serving as the President of the Royal Aeronautical Society in New Zealand, and has recently been appointed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) as their Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Asia and the Pacific.

Title: 'Elements in Building an Organization's Safety Culture'

Author: Graham J F Hunt

Abstract:
Safety culture is something that is often talked about - something that every organization wants to have. But what is it? Do organizations already have it - some more than others? This paper will propose practical strategies for changing an organization's safety culture.

About the Author:
Graham commenced his career in the New Zealand Air Force and was awarded a Defence Doctoral Scholarship to the US. He studied at the University of Pittsburgh and at Wright-Patterson Air Force base (human factors laboratory), where he discovered aviation human factors and gained his Ph.D. He later Joined Massey University in New Zealand and directed a number of national and international programmes in aviation competency development. In 1990 he was appointed founding professor of Aviation Human Factors and Head of the School of Aviation at Massey University.

Since 2004 he has been a member of the Human Factors Group in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at The University of Auckland. He is currently co-directing with Dr Kathleen Callaghan a three-year project entitled, How we do things around here: the evolution of safety culture in the workplace (Accident Compensation Corporation funded Project 2007-2010) Graham is the co-founder of the International Journal of Aviation Psychology and is an editor to both that journal and the FAA's International Journal of Aviation Studies. He is currently serving as the President of the Royal Aeronautical Society in New Zealand, and has recently been appointed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Florida) as their Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Asia and the Pacific.

Dianne Dyck, RN, BN, MSc, COHN(C), COHN-S, CRSP

Dianne is an Occupational Health Nurse and Occupational Health & Safety Specialist who has worked for Canadian private and publicly-funded agencies to develop Occupational Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Disability Management, and Workplace Wellness programs.

Dianne earned a MSc in Community Health Services from the University of Calgary. The professional designations of Specialist in Occupational Health Nursing for Canada and the United States were attained in 1995. Her undergraduate education includes a Bachelor degree in Nursing and a Diploma in Public Health Nursing (PHN). Dianne also holds the CRSP certification. Career-wise, Dianne was an Advisor, Occupational Health Services at a major oil and gas company in Calgary; a Senior Consultant with a major human resource management firm; and a Director of Occupational Health & Safety for a Canadian utility company. In addition to this work experience, Dianne has provided instructional services in Disability Management through three universities (University of Calgary, University of Alberta, and Massey University, Wellington, NZ). For the past eight or more years, Dianne has been an on-line instructor for the National Institute for Disability Management, conducting five or more modules per year. Recently, Dianne has been delivering webcast seminars through Landsbridge University, University of Fredericton, and Don Sayers & Associates.

In March, 2000, Dianne authored her first book, Disability Management: Theory, Strategy & Industry Practice. As of April 2006, the third edition was released and is widely used as a study text in many Canadian universities and colleges. In 2007, Dianne published Occupational Health & Safety: Theory, Strategy & Practice - a new Canadian textbook designed to look at Occupational Health & Safety in a comprehensive manner.

As a published author in the field of Occupational Health and in Disability Management, Dianne's greatest interest is in prevention - prevention of workplace illness and injury. To this end, she is able to make contributions through the delivery of instructional endeavours in the areas of Occupational Health & Safety and Disability Management.

Having retired in May 2006, as the Director of Occupational Health & Safety at ENMAX Corporation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Dianne is now consulting in the area of Occupational Health & Safety.

Vannessa Yule

Vanessa Yule is an Assistant Director in the Standards and Research Branch of the Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC). Vanessa is currently leading the review of the National Standard for Plant as well as progressing the Safe Design program of work.

Vanessa has worked in the public sector for over fifteen years, 10 of which have been directly in the OHS policy area. Vanessa joined the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission in 2004 (now the ASCC) to work towards achieving national consistency in OHS requirements. This was also when Vanessa's passion for Safe Design and the importance of eliminating hazards at the design stage was heightened to the extent that a (now) highly regarded educational resource package was published to promote safe design principles amongst engineering graduates.

Prior to working for the ASCC, Vanessa worked at Comcare in both the OHS and Workers' Compensation sections.

John kerr

Dr John Kerr is the current President of the NZ Branch of the Australasian Society of Occupational Medicine and is vocationally registered as a specialist in occupational medicine in both NZ and Ireland. He has spent 22 years in general practice with a strong occupational health and rescue medicine background prior to embarking upon post graduate training in occupational medicine. He has been working in fulltime practice within this field for the last 10 years. Dr Kerr has occupational health appointments within a wide range of employment sectors, including healthcare, the meat and food industries, construction and agricultural businesses, fire services and the Department of Labour. He has worked within these sectors most recently as a sheep and deer farmer and as a pip-fruit orchardist. Dr Kerr has just returned from a three month appointment in Egypt assisting the development of OHS services within a mission hospital at Menouf in the Nile Delta. In addition he has assisted in the development of an occupational health service in a large new medical centre in the neighbouring city of Sadat. He is married with five adult children.

Richard Crafter

Richard Crafter began his career in industrial hygiene working as an occupational hygiene consultant for an analytical laboratory. Richard now has almost 10 years experience which includes significant exposure to the gold; nickel; iron ore and thermal coal industry.

Richard’s qualifications include a Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational Hygiene and a Masters of Occupational and Environmental Health & Safety.

Richard is currently the Regional Health & Hygiene Specialist for Newmont Asia Pacific. His role includes developing and implementing health and hygiene management systems for the Asia Pacific region. The region includes operations within Western Australia; Northern Territory; New Zealand and Indonesia.