Building and Maintaining a Culture of Safety in a Research Facility (February 10, 2009)

Feb 3, 2009 - 10:15:23 AM

This event was Part One of a three part series in the Academic-Professional Security Series. It was hosted by the UGA Office of Biosafety, UGA Environmental Safety Division, UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness and the UGA Center for International Trade and Security. The event was held on February 10, 2009 in the Coverdell auditorium on the UGA campus. Details for Part Two and Three of this series will be posted on this site as information becomes available.

Dr. David DeJoy, UGA College of Public Health, was the the guest speaker.

View Dr. Dejoy's lecture power point presentation here (requires Window Media Player)

This informative lecture addressed:

  • The tension between safety and productivity
  • The effect of complexity on maintaining a culture of safety
  • Why systems drift, over time, towards unsafe conditions

As well as provided examples of:

  • Instances where a breakdown in safety culture had harmful results
  • High functioning organizations

This event was open to the public and no registration was required.

Any questions about this event (or other Academic-Professional Security Series events) please contact: John Newton at jmnewton@uga.edu or (706) 542-5845

For a downloadable flyer for this event, click here.