New safety champions

Why is this theme important?

Some companies - such as low-cost airlines - are drawing upon the concept of operational excellence, and developing new business models. These companies are achieving results that appear to be excellent, both in economic and safety terms.

They are achieving this despite the fact that some have adopted management and organizational methods that are far removed from the longstanding recommendations made by experts in human and organizational factors. 

What are the reasons for this apparent paradox? And what lessons can we draw for other industrial sectors?
 

Reading advice

A summary of a scientific article in french

• The five pillars of occupational safety & health in a context of authoritarian socio-political climates, by Alan Waring