The SCM®M defines five stages that organisations go through as their safety culture develops. Organisations progress though the five levels by building on their strengths and removing the weaknesses of the previous level. Our assessment process identifies which level of maturity the organisation has reached on 10 elements of safety culture. This produces a profile of the strengths and areas for improvement in the culture. Our highly experienced psychologist then facilitates discussion to identify improvement actions.
The SCM®M assessment compares levels of Safety Culture Maturity® between groups and provides an understanding of why differences may be present.
Most SCM®M projects involve a comprehensive assessment of a site, department or team. Staff from the main workgroups on a site participate in a series of workshops during which they complete a card-sort exercise and take part in a structured discussion based on a series of ten SCM®M elements:
