Ständig förbättring av en säkerhetskultur inom stålindustrin
En kvalitativ studie utav bruksmentalitet, säkerhet och kulturella betingelser
This master thesis concerns the occupational safetyenvironment at Outokompu Stainless, Avesta Work.The study is of a sociotechnical approach wherehumans are involved and interconnected in the samesystem with technology and organisation. In order toreach the corporation?s goal of zero accidents with losttime injury, the work of improving and maintainoccupational safety and health has to regard behaviourand cultural aspects. The aim of this study is todescribe the safety culture at a specific production unitand research what work which has to be done in orderto change and improve the safety culture at AvestaWork.There are several opportunities for improvementpointed out in this paper and here are some mainresults presented. First and foremost, the concern ofsafety among blue-collar is often secondary due toproduction. The explanation to this is for instance thatsafety equipment, routines and deviation reporting areregarded as diffuse or circumstantial when there at thesame time exists vocational pride in being efficient andfoolhardy. The city of Avesta was founded, and hasdeveloped, alongside Avesta Work for centuries, andtheir status, role models and traditions are stronglyinfluenced by that relationship. In order to change thesafety culture, the company has to decide what culturethey want, what laboured people at Avesta Workshould be associated with and finally, how to deal withpeople who does not fit in with that safety behaviouraland cultural model. Furthermore, to change a safetyculture, knowledge and awareness about these issuesare needed from both blue-collar as well as fromwhite-collar employees. In conclusion, a way toconstantly improve the safety culture over time is toadapt a recruiting strategy where dissidence anddifferent experiences is promoted to continuouslyimprove and broaden the risk perception of thecompany.