Corus forges new approach to safety and health: Training changes culture at steel-maker

摘要

Purpose: Describes how steel-maker Corus teamed up with learning solutions and training consultancy Ashorne Hill to design and deliver safety and health training for its employees - a program known as "Felt Leadership" to reflect its emphasis on individual attitudes, behaviors and sense of personal ownership of safety at work. Design/methodology/approach: Explains the reasons for the Felt Leadership program, the form it took and the results it has achieved. Findings: Details improvements in the commitment to safety and health, at all levels in the company. Practical implications: Reveals that, in 2008, Corus' average lost-time injury-frequency rate (the number of lost-time injuries per million hours worked) was 1.8, a significant improvement on 16 in 2000 and 2.53 in 2006. Social implications: Highlights the devastating impact of accidents at work on families, friends and colleagues. Originality/value: Focuses on leadership as a primary driver of health and safety.