Journal Abbreviation : ' j. Korea Saf. Manag. Sci.' Frequency : Quarterly Doi Prefix : 10.12812/ksms ISSN : 1229-6783 (Print) / 2288-1484 (Online) Year of Launching : 1999 Publisher : Korea Safety Management & Science Indexed/Tracked/Covered By :
Research of the Safety Culture Level in Korea Railway Corporations
Myung Sun Son*,Hi Sung Lee*,Yang Gyu Choi**
*Dept. of Rail Vehicle System Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology **Korea Transportation Safety Authority
†Corresponding Author : Myung Sun Son, E-mail : mss0502@korea.kr
April 20, 2015
May 18, 2015
June 19, 2015.
Abstract
The safety culture of an organization is the product of individual and group values, attitudes, perceptions, competencies, and patterns of behavior that determine the commitment, the style and proficiency, and an organization’s health and safety management. A good safety culture includes effective, appropriate safety management systems; strong safety leadership & commitment from management; participation and involvement of the workforce; and organizational learning and continuous improvement. This paper will introduce the safety culture inspection standards and process in Korea Railway. The main purpose is to get a better understanding of safety culture and to develop measuring tool. First of all we developed the composition factor of safety culture and the question set. And we prepared the base of computerization of safety culture measurement by developing of evaluation standards and weighted value.