From Sabotage to Support: A Safety Leadership Toolkit

Building a strong safety culture isn’t just about rules and procedures — it’s about how leaders show up every day. Too often, well-intentioned leaders unintentionally sabotage safety through mixed messages, misplaced priorities, or reactive approaches.

This checklist highlights the most common “safety sabotage” behaviors and shows you how to replace them with supportive leadership strategies that build trust, consistency, and engagement across your workforce.

Inside, you’ll find practical strategies and tools to help leaders shift from sabotage to support, including:

• 7 Common Sabotage Personas – Learn how behaviors like the Two-Faced Team Leader or the Blame Bandit undermine safety culture.

• Counter Strategies That Work – Practical actions leaders can take to model consistency, foster trust, and turn reporting into action.

• Leader’s Self-Audit Checklist – A ready-to-use monthly tool to evaluate your own leadership impact on safety.

• Ideas to Make Safety Fun – Creative games, competitions, and recognition ideas that turn compliance into participation.