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title: Safety and Regulatory Compliance - a Culture, not a Program
description: A little about how we created and fostered the strong Safety Culture present at Dennis K Burke, and how our company and employees have benefitted.
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# [Safety and Regulatory Compliance - a Culture, not a Program](https://www.burkeoil.com/eds-blog/bid/86710/safety-and-regulatory-compliance-a-culture-not-a-program)

 Written by [Ed Burke](https://www.burkeoil.com/eds-blog/author/ed-burke) | Jun 20, 2012 7:59:00 PM

Below you can link to an article I published the in May 2012 issue of Oil & Energy Magazine on the importance of Safety in the industry. In my mind, it is critical to prioritize safety and compliance in order to foster not just a safety program, but a Safety Culture. In the article, I run through why I think Safety is so critical, a little about how we created and fostered the strong Safety Culture present at Dennis K Burke, and how our company and employees have benefitted.

[Click here to read the Article as a PDF](https://www.burkeoil.com/Portals/22817/docs/Safety%20Oil%20&%20Energy%20Article.pdf) or [Click here to Read Oil & Energy Online](http://www.nefi.com/oilandenergy/archive/OE_0512_web/#/33/zoomed) 

 

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