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The Just Culture Platform

We are an association of Swiss aviation organisations who are committed to anchoring Just Culture in organisations, in the Swiss legal system and in society.

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Our vision

Our goal is to promote an understanding of the importance of Just Culture to aviation safety. We advocate
an approach to Just Culture that is aligned to the realities of today's requirements of a modern safety management system.

Members

 

The following organisations are part of the platform:

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Just Culture - the foundation of aviation safety

 

In 2019, Switzerland saw the first-ever conviction of an air traffic controller who had reported an incident in which there was neither willful intent nor gross negligence. The consequence of this judgment undermines aviation safety.

This is why it is important to work for a better acceptance and integration of Just Culture:

«Just Culture» promotes

the safety of the entire system

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Just Culture has been instrumental in making aviation one of the safest industries. In aviation, safety is always a top priority.

«Just Culture» promotes

a culture of trust

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 «Just Culture» fosters a culture of trust and learning where employees are encouraged to report safety incidents and share information.

«Just Culture» enables

continuous learning

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Working from reported events, an organisation can identify weaknesses and evolve its processes to improve the safety of the system as a whole. 

Individual punishment

weakens safety

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In today's complex systems, an undesired safety-related event can no longer be traced back to a single act, a single omission, or a specific individual. If individuals are prosecuted for actions that are neither grossly negligent nor willfully intentional, this weakens the reporting system and, through this, an organisation's ability to learn.

No one is calling for

immunity from prosecution

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«Just Culture» explicitly does not mean immunity from prosecution. Acts of gross negligence or willful safety violations will not be tolerated and must have appropriate consequences.

«Just Culture» is about

more than aviation

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Anchoring "Just Culture" in Swiss law, and also in society, is intended to ensure that these principles are applied and nurtured not only in aviation, but also in other safety-relevant fields such as medicine or rail transport.

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