A Safety culture in construction business

Eric Chan

Abstract

Promoting safety management is always the top priority in construction business. Fostering safety culture will be one of the most effective ways. This paper is a case study, based upon the “Geller’s 10 principles for achieving a total safety culture”, to review how a construction companyin Hong Kong effectively promoting safety culture and enjoying pleasant safety records. Zero harmis not a “zero sum game”, butit requires positive “top down” and “bottom up” actions from both employers and employees.