Safety culture in industry 4.0

Abstract

The purpose of this Master Thesis is to identify the factors influencing, defining and shaping the safety culture of an organization and the way organization’s leadership practices can influence safety attitude and behaviors. This research will be conducted via a literature review of safety culture models, tools and assessment survey case studies. Furthermore, an overview of the Industry 4.0 characteristics will be presented and a closer look to safety issues in the Industry 4.0 era. An attempt will be made to identify and analyze the Safety Culture 4.0 attributes in the context of Industry 4.0.