Safety Culture Maturity Survey

Continuous improvement in safety is seen as everyone’s responsibility.

People help each other work safely and speak up when needed.

Safety is fully integrated into how we conduct business.

Safety data and feedback drive management decisions.

We routinely learn from both successes and failures.

Teams proactively identify weak signals before incidents occur.

Employees stop work when unsafe conditions arise.

Safety performance improvements are reviewed and communicated regularly.

Leading indicators are tracked and used to improve safety performance.

Corrective and preventive actions are tracked to completion.

Incident investigations identify system weaknesses, not individual blame.

Safety inspections and audits focus on actual work practices.

Supervisors reinforce standards and model expected behaviors.

Training programs are effective and refreshed regularly.

All workers are competent for the tasks they perform.

Pre-task briefings and toolbox talks are meaningful and specific to the work.

Contractors and subcontractors are fully integrated into the safety system.

Safety is integrated into production and planning decisions.

Temporary deviations are controlled and approved with clear justifications.

Changes to operations are reviewed for safety impacts before implementation.

Controls follow the hierarchy of controls (eliminate → PPE last).

Work tasks are planned with formal risk assessments before starting.

Lessons learned are shared and acted upon across the organization.

Near misses and unsafe conditions are reported promptly and without fear.

Safety information flows effectively between departments and levels.

Employees believe they can report mistakes without fear of punishment.

Management prioritizes learning from incidents rather than assigning blame.

Supervisors actively coach and mentor safe behaviors.

Leaders allocate sufficient time and resources for safety initiatives.

Leadership visibly demonstrates commitment to safety as a core value.