One of the topics being discussed in the drafting of the ISO 45001 occupational safety and health management systems standard (due for final release in 2016) is culture – or more specifically “safety culture” and what the requirements should be for a “positive culture,” says Thea Dunmire, JD, CIH, CSP, president of ENLAR Compliance Services, Inc.

Thea points out there is an ILO standard and definition for a “preventative safety culture” that is being strenuously advocating for (see http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_norm/---normes/documents/publication/wcms_233211.pdf)