Safety culture refers to the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors of an organization regarding safety. A strong safety culture supports safe behavior and hazard awareness throughout the organization. Organizations with strong safety cultures have significantly fewer incidents than those without. Safety culture development requires commitment from leadership, management, supervisors, and workers. Leadership must demonstrate safety commitment through policies, resource allocation, and personal behavior. If leaders ignore safety, workers learn that safety is not important. Management must enforce safety policies consistently and follow up on recommendations. Supervisors are critical in safety culture; they monitor for hazard and correct unsafe behavior. Frontline workers must be engaged in safety decisions and planning. Employee involvement improves solutions and increases buy-in. Safety committees including management and worker representatives provide forums for safety discussion. Safety incentive programs can encourage safe behavior, though care must be taken to avoid discouraging near-miss reporting. Positive reinforcement of safe behavior works better than punishment alone. Safety training and competency development ensure workers understand hazards and controls. Continuing education keeps safety awareness high. Safety communication through toolbox talks, signage, and meetings reinforces safety messages. Sharing incident stories (near-miss and injury cases) provides learning opportunities. Investigation of incidents to find root causes and implement improvements demonstrates commitment. Tracking safety metrics including incident rates, near-miss reports, and audit scores demonstrates progress. Continuous improvement systems use safety data to identify improvement opportunities.