What is a Safety Culture?

This sums up a Safety Culture pretty well....

I Could Have Saved a Life That Day

I could have saved a life that day,

But I chose to look the other way.
It wasn’t that I didn’t care;
I had the time, and I was there.

But I didn’t want to seem a fool,

Or argue over a safety rule.
I knew he’d done the job before;
If I spoke up he might get sore.

The chances didn’t seem that bad;

I’d done the same, he knew I had.
So I shook my head and walked by;
He knew the risks as well as I.

He took the chance, I closed an eye;

And with that act, I let him die.
I could have saved a life that day,
But I chose to look the other way.

Now every time I see his wife,

I know I should have saved his life.
That guilt is something I must bear;
But isn’t’ something you need to share.

If you see a risk that others take

That puts their health or life at stake,
The question asked or thing you say;
Could help them live another day.

If you see a risk and walk away,

Then hope you never have to say,
“I could have saved a life that day,
But I chose to look the other way.”

by: Don Merrell