THE DEVELOPMENT OF HSL'S SAFETY CLIMATE TOOL - A REVISION OF THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CLIMATE SURVEY TOOL

摘要

The Health and Safety Laboratory (HSL) have revised and updated the Health and Safety Climate Survey Tool (CST) so that it is a more reliable and valid psychometric instrument, and as a result it is more useful to both public and private sector organisations. The revised Safety Climate Tool, SCT, contains 40 statements that map onto 8 factors that are more coherent and meaningful than the old factors. The revised tool now takes less time to complete, is written in clearer English and leading or ambiguous items have been removed. The revised tool has been subject to a period of consultation and a series of piloting exercises at various companies in the manufacturing, construction, and major hazards sectors. This paper will outline how the changes were made and give details of the tool's successful application to date in industry. New software is under development for release in 2009.