WEBINAR: Safety and Support: Unlocking the Door to a Positive Safety Culture

Join us Wednesday, March 11, 2026, for a Webinar titled “Safety and Support: Unlocking the Door to a Positive Safety Culture.” This is the second and final webinar in a series that focuses on the attributes of effective safety culture. In this free webinar, Mike Mangan, Executive Consultant for Krause Bell Group, will share his insights into how Safety Climate, Upward Communication, and Perceived Organizational Support shape a positive workplace safety culture.

Last July, we began our series on the attributes of effective safety cultures by talking about fairness and familiarity and the role supervisors play in fostering trust and meaning among team members. That webinar titled “Fairness and Familiarity: The Keys to Supervisor Success” can be viewed on YouTube.

In March, Mike Mangan will continue the discussion by introducing three more attributes focused on safety and support.

• Perceived Organizational Support (POS) reflects the extent to which employees feel the organization cares about them and is invested in their success. High POS has been linked to proactive safety behaviors, such as helping others work safely and going beyond minimum requirements. When employees believe their organization values their contributions and well-being, they tend to react by increasing their own engagement and discretionary effort.
• Upward Communication (UC) A culture that encourages employees to raise concerns and share ideas without fear of reprisal is one that prevents accidents and improves systems. In SIF prevention, this is critical: precursors like near misses, faulty equipment, or pressure to cut corners are often visible only at the front line. Strong upward communication ensures those signals reach leaders early enough to intervene before they escalate into life-altering events.
• Safety Climate (SC) Safety climate is the day-to-day perception of “how safety feels around here right now.” It reflects employees’ immediate impressions of how safety is valued and is highly responsive to changes in leadership, policies, or events. Unlike culture, which can take years to shift, leaders can influence safety climate almost instantly through their words and actions. Do leaders walk the talk? Is safety rewarded and reinforced? When safety climate is strong, employees and leaders alike treat life-critical controls – such as energy isolation or fall protection – as non-negotiable, even when production is at stake..

In this webinar, we’ll break down these concepts into practical, actionable strategies. Whether you’re coaching frontline leaders or just trying to be a better leader yourself, this webinar will equip you with the tools to elevate your effectiveness and the effectiveness of those around you to drive meaningful safety outcomes.

Register to join us on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 from 11:00-noon.

Mike will answer participant questions at the end of his presentation. Please feel free to submit any questions you have when you register. If you have an immediate question you can contact Mike directly at mmangan@krausebellgroup.com to schedule an appointment.

Please Note: This event is specifically designed for safety leaders who are working to eliminate Serious Injuries and Fatalities within their organizations. We respectfully request that independent consultants and employees of safety consulting firms not participate in this event.

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