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SAFETY MATTERS
Six Guiding Principles
for Sustaining an
Effective Safety Culture
During Economic Downturns
"If you think safety is expensive, try an accident."
By Dr. Marc Szepan
BUILDING AND MAINTAINING AN EFFECTIVE safety
culture is no easy feat in the best of times. Doing so during
an economic downturn tends to be an even more challenging
endeavor, even for the best run businesses. This article suggests
six guiding principles for sustaining an effective safety culture
during tough economic times.
CLOUDS ON THE HORIZON
Historically, the aviation industry has been characterized by
boom-and-bust cycles. Fortunately, it is currently enjoying one
of its longest growth phases. For example, the International Air
Transport Association (IATA) forecasts that this year will be the
10th consecutive year of positive earnings for the airline industry.
However, there are clouds on the horizon. In terms of global
macro-economic performance, the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) has warned of a synchronized slowdown across major
economies of the world. Closer to home, there are a number of
aviation industry-specific forward indicators, such as slowing
demand and peaking aircraft orders that point to the risk of a
looming downturn.
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SUSTAINING AN EFFECTIVE SAFETY CULTURE
In light of these general macro-economic and industry-specific
risks, aviation businesses would be well advised to prepare for
a potential economic downturn. Leaders of aviation businesses
need to ensure that the safety culture at the heart of any high
caliber aviation operation will not fall victim to the realities of
exacerbated financial and operational pressures that invariably
come hand-in-hand with economic downturns. This article suggests six principles that can guide aviation leaders - and those
of other safety-critical businesses for that matter - in their quest
to protect an organization's safety culture when having to make
difficult trade-off and cost-management decisions.
1.
Remember that safety is a foundational value. In any organi-
zation, there are certain foundational values that define
what the organization is all about. These defining values
should be non-negotiable and should not be driven by financial
cost-benefit calculations. For example, in the military, never
leaving a buddy behind on the field of battle is a foundational
value that is at the heart of the identity of any soldier and of
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