An organization's culture of safety is the result of shared values and behaviors that demonstrate which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Agreement on the importance of safety
b. History of service to the community
c. Communications based on mutual trust
d. Mission statement that focuses on staff
e. Importance of being a decentralized organization
f. Confidence in the ability to prevent errors through the use of known safety practices
A, C, F
An organization's culture of safety is the result of shared values and behaviors that demonstrate
agreement on the importance of safety, communications based on mutual trust, and confidence in the
ability to prevent errors through the use of known safety practices. History of service to the
community does not specifically relate to a culture of safety. Most mission statements do not
specifically focus on the staff. Both centralized and decentralized organization can have a culture of
safety.
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