So how do we increase the willingness to give and take safety feedback? I suggest starting by consistently asking others what they think of our own safety performance.
When you ask someone for feedback and show appreciation when it’s given, you boost the likelihood that your own advice will be accepted when given to that other person. Show a desire to improve your own performance through feedback and you teach others by example. If you ask questions that direct the observer to give specific, timely, appropriate, and real feedback, you are teaching an excellent tool for safety improvement.