A DuPont-sponsored survey of the signers of the World Safety Declaration (WSD) revealed three key areas of workplace safety progress, according to a company press release.
- Driving safety cultures across companies represents the greatest
area of improvement, but continues to be an ongoing challenge as
organizations strive to keep safety top of mind;
- Driving line management accountability for safety was next,
indicating that companies are effecting a shift in their organizations; and
- Reducing occupational accidents and injuries remains the bottom-line
focus of all safety programs.
Survey results are the basis for the 2008 WSD Report, “Instilling a
Safety Culture Across Continents: How Collaboration, Commitment and
Accountability Help Organizations Achieve Measurable Results in Workplace
Safety,” which was issued by DuPont at the XVIII World Congress on Safety
and Health at Work held June 29-July 2 in Seoul, Korea, the press release states. DuPont says it created WSD in 2005 to provide companies with a framework to find common ground in identifying and improving workplace safety.
“We are very pleased with the 2008 report and the survey results, in
particular, because they reinforce the growing focus of safety as a
cultural practice in companies around the world,” said Mark P. Vergnano,
group vice president, DuPont Safety & Protection. “Safety is a practice
that knows no boundaries, in language or country. It is inherent to DuPont
and to a growing list of companies. We will continue to strive to help
others to better protect their employees, their customers and their
communities.”
