- Pick one card and use it to describe a real safety practice that your team, department, or organisation does well
- You do not need a perfect example. You are not being tested
- The goal is to help the group understand what works, why it works, and what it says about your safety culture
Open the discussion cards
Browse the four dimensions and choose the card you want to speak to.
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Pick a card that connects to real work
Select the safety culture dimension you have been assigned, then review the card titles under it and choose one that makes you think: "I can describe an example of this working well."
Committed Safety Leadership Vigilance Empowerment & Accountability Resiliency
The card is not a checklist. You do not need to cover every point on it. Use the words on the card to help you think of a real practice or example.
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Explain the practice clearly
Help the listener and note taker understand the practice.
- What happens? Who is involved?
- When does it happen? What starts the process?
- What happens after the activity is finished?
For example"When someone raises a safety concern, the supervisor talks with them the same day, agrees on what will happen next, and then gives an update at the next toolbox talk."
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Say why it works well
Try to name the things that make the practice successful. This is the most important part of the discussion.
- Why does this practice work well?
- What makes people use it? What makes people trust it?
- What does leadership do that helps?
For example"People use it because they see action afterwards."
"It works because supervisors listen before deciding what to do."
"It works because workers helped design the process."
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Think about what it says about safety culture
Safety culture is shown by what people do, what they pay attention to, what they talk about, and what they accept as normal.
- What does this practice show about what we value?
- What does it show about leadership?
- What does it show about people speaking up?
- What does it show about learning from problems?
For example"This tells me people believe it is worth raising concerns because they usually get a response. That says something positive about trust and follow-up."
- Use the card as a prompt, not as a scorecard The cards may include words such as features, purpose, roles, triggers, monitoring, or safeguards. These are there to spark your thinking — not to be worked through point by point.
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Be honest about what helps and what makes it harder
Even a good practice may not work perfectly every time. It is okay to talk about limits.
- "This works well when…"
- "It works less well when…"
- "One thing that helps is…"
- "One thing that can get in the way is…"
- "It works differently across crews or sites because…"
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End with the main learning
Finish by helping the note taker capture the key point.
- "The practice I described is ____."
- "It works well because ____."
- "This tells us that our safety culture ____."
- "One thing that could make it even stronger is ____."
The goal is not to say that everything is good. The goal is to learn from a practice that is working well.
- Describe what actually happens
- Explain why it works well
- Say what it shows about safety culture
- Be honest, practical, and specific
You do not need the perfect answer.