Let the official record show… the term “just culture” originated in 1990’s from none other than Dr. James Reason. So all of these consultants using LinkedIn as their marketing platform, decrying a “just culture” is nothing new! Most of us have been simply managing our safety and health efforts with the WORKERS who do the dirty and dangerous work AS OUR FOCAL POINT, and this creates a “just culture”. Please be careful of magic pills, snake oil, and other gimmicks. A culture of safety comes from hard work, consistent leadership, and ensuring safety is about the workers, for the workers, and by the workers.
When our safety process/SMS has:
