Cornerstones for the Development of a Culture of Safety with Teemu Reiman, 14/1, 2026
- Jan 14
- 2 min read
What?
SÄKU started off 2026 with a webinar built around the foundations of Teemu Reiman’s brand new book “Safety in Complex Organizations - A Cultural Approach”!
Teemu’s book was released in November 2025 and explores how understanding organizations as cultures can improve safety management. It presents a practical, theory-based framework for analyzing and developing safety culture in complex, high-risk environments.
The book introduces key concepts, tools, and methods for assessing and shaping organizational culture, drawing on over 20 years of Teemu’s experience in different industrial sectors. It includes real-world examples from sectors such as nuclear, healthcare, construction, and transportation. Readers gain insights into resilience, complexity, leadership, and psychological safety.
At this SÄKU exclusive webinar, Teemu gave us a tailored presentation of the cornerstones of his book – made for professionals across safety-critical industries seeking to deepen their understanding of cultural influences on safety.
For this event, SÄKU was happy to also invite members for free from the Finnish health and safety association Finnsafe!
At the end of the session, the participants helped to create a very insightful and curious Q&A.
The webinar was held in English.
About Teemu Reiman
Teemu Reiman is a safety culture specialist with over 25 years of experience in safety-critical industries. He is the founder of Lilikoi, since 2017 a consultancy firm focused on deep organizational insights and cultural transformation. Previously, he worked as safety culture manager at the Finnish nuclear power plant Fennovoima and as a senior scientist at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.
He holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Helsinki and is an associate professor at Aalto University. His work spans sectors such as nuclear, healthcare, rail, mining, military, petrochemical, and aviation, with over 20 scientific publications and numerous reports. He is also member of the Editorial Board of the journal Safety Science.
Reiman combines academic rigor with practical experience to help organizations build resilience and lead meaningful change.
Material
Presentation
Teemu's presentation can be downloaded by clicking HERE.
Contact information
If you want to get in touch with Teemu, you can connect with him on LinkedIn or by mailing:
Teemu Reiman: teemu.reiman@lilikoi.fi
Recording
A recording of the webinar can be seen on SÄKUPlay (Youtube) below.
Please note: We experienced some fluctuations during the webinar with lagging and crackling sound. The lagging takes place over a couple of seconds a few times over the two hours, so hopefully you will get a hold of the context in which Teemu is talking, albeit that some words fell out.
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