Safety Culture in the News

Safety Culture in the News

Pinoys need a safety culture to adapt to the new normal

Pinoys need a safety culture to adapt to the new normal businessmirror.com.ph/2020/12/2…

The new normal demands a “safety culture” as preventing the spread of the Covid-19 virus is contingent on public compliance and private sector cooperation.

Dr. Arnold Tabun, National Auditor of the Philippine College of Occupational Medicine, however noted that the response to the Covid-19 pandemic by the different countries around the world vividly exposed the differences in the cultural values of Eastern and Western societies.

He cited that South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and even Cambodia were able to manage the pandemic better than their Western counterparts.