The idea – and the complaint – that safety and health departments operate out of organizational “silos” has been around for decades.

I define “The Four Pillars of Safety” as engagement, recognition, communications and measurement.

This article will focus on employee communications, which is essential for allowing accurate and timely messaging to flow freely throughout and organization.

I define “The Four Pillars of Safety” as engagement, recognition, communications and measurement.

This article will focus on the first pillar — employee engagement — a fundamental necessity without which safety improvements are difficult at best and a good safety culture is virtually impossible.