Safety Climate and Risk Culture: How Does Your Organization Measure Up?
Abstract
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
found that a fire in the cargo hold of the aircraft,
started when several uncapped chemical oxygen
generators ignited then burned into flight control
equipment and caused the pilot to lose control of the
aircraft. The chain of errors leading to the ValuJet
Airlines crash in May 1996 is one of several
examples of an Organizational Accident or an
accident that is deeply rooted in a company’s lack
of leadership commitment and support for safety.