Safety Culture
Safety culture is the collection of beliefs, practices, and attitudes in an organization that determines whether safety is genuinely prioritized in decisions and workflows, or whether it is treated as a compliance overhead subordinate to schedule and cost pressures.
Why it matters
No PLM system can enforce a safety culture that management does not support. The 737 MAX showed that organizational willingness to use PLM honestly is more important than the PLM system's technical capabilities.
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Finocchiaro, Michael. “Safety Culture.” DemystifyingPLM PLM Glossary, 2026, https://www.demystifyingplm.com/glossary/safety-culture