To improve their safety outcomes, some organizations advocate "everyone is responsible for safety." The thinking behind this is that it will create a universal mindset in their workforce to actively engage everyone, in not only thinking about their own safety but also pay attention to the behaviors and actions of others who may potentially be exposed to the risk of getting injured.
This should increase the attention to safety and minimize the risk of injury due to the concerted grass-roots effort. The fundamental problem with this thinking is that it is not practical to hold a group accountable for individual behavior.