MANY THANKS to Bob Cornett @ MSHA and his safety sharing group for this info. “No one wants to learn by mistakes, but we cannot learn enough from successes to go beyond the state of the art.” Henry Petroski
Creating a safe work environment, like any other organization-wide initiative, can only be assured when everyone, in every job, takes ownership and accountability for making the workplace safe.
First, accountability means you are responsible to somebody or for something.
Second, being responsible means that you cause something to happen.
Third, exhibiting accountability, as seen through the eyes of your co-workers, looks like the following: