See Your Safety Culture the Way Your People Experience It
Policies and audit scores show what is supposed to happen. A safety culture assessment shows what really happens when the work is behind schedule, when someone makes a mistake, or when a worker wants to raise a concern. OHSE Resolved gathers the views of leaders, supervisors and workers, tests them against what we see on site, and gives you a clear picture with practical next steps.
We place your organisation on the ladder topic by topic, and show where leaders and workers see it differently.
- 5GenerativeRisk awareness is part of everyday work.
- 4ProactiveProblems are looked for before they cause harm.
- 3CalculativeRun by systems, numbers and audits.
- 2ReactiveAttention follows incidents, then fades.
- 1PathologicalSafety gets attention only when forced.
Good Paperwork Does Not Always Mean a Safe Workplace
A workplace can pass its audits and still have people who keep quiet about near misses, take shortcuts under pressure, or expect to be blamed when something goes wrong. Those habits are the culture, and they decide whether your safety system works on an ordinary day.
The Same Incidents Keep Coming Back
Investigations end with retraining or a reminder, and a few months later a similar incident happens again.
Little Is Reported Until Someone Is Hurt
Few near misses or hazards are raised, and you are not sure whether that is good news or silence.
Management and the Floor Tell Different Stories
Leaders believe safety comes first. The people doing the work describe deadlines coming first.
Many Views, Tested Against What Happens on Site
One person’s opinion is not a culture assessment, and neither is a survey on its own. We combine four sources of evidence so that the findings rest on more than what people say.
Confidential Survey
A short questionnaire for every level of the organisation. Results are compared by level, so you can see where leaders and workers agree and where they do not.
Leaders, supervisors, H&S staff, workers, contractorsInterviews & Focus Groups
Facilitated conversations with a cross-section of your people, to understand the reasons behind the survey answers.
Run by an OHSE consultantSite Observation & Document Review
Time where the work is done, plus a look at incident reports, committee minutes, risk assessments and how findings get closed out.
What is written compared with what is doneLeadership Feedback Workshop
A facilitated session where management sees the results, discusses what they mean and agrees the priorities.
Findings become decisionsFrom First Conversation to an Agreed Plan
Every assessment is scoped to your workplace. The size of the survey, the number of interviews and the time on site depend on how many people and sites are involved, and are confirmed in your proposal.
Scope & Plan
We agree which sites, departments and shifts are included, how people will be invited, and how confidentiality will be protected.
Gather Views
The confidential survey runs, followed by interviews and focus groups with a cross-section of your people.
See the Work
We spend time on site and review key documents, to test what people told us against what happens in practice.
Report & Workshop
We present the findings to management and facilitate the workshop where priorities and owners are agreed.
A written report with your ladder profileWhere the organisation sits on the five-rung ladder, by topic and by level of staff, with the evidence behind each finding.
A prioritised action planPractical next steps pitched one stage up from where you are now, with suggested owners and timeframes.
A presentation to managementThe results explained in person or online, with time for questions.
Confidential by design
People only speak openly when they trust the process. Individual survey answers and interview comments are never passed to the employer. Findings are reported for groups, not for named people.
Request a ProposalTry the Free Self-Assessment First
Our free online self-assessment takes about eight minutes and shows where one person’s view of the workplace sits on the ladder. It is a good conversation starter. The full assessment is what you need before you invest in changing the culture.
Safety Culture Self-Assessment
- One person’s view
- Twelve topics, answered from where you sit
- An indicative ladder position and first moves
- No sign-up, and nothing is submitted
Full Safety Culture Assessment
- Every level of the organisation, compared side by side
- Survey, interviews, focus groups, site observation and document review
- Findings backed by evidence, not opinion
- A written report, an action plan and a leadership workshop
What Clients Ask Before an Assessment
Is this an audit?
No. A compliance audit checks whether required arrangements are in place. A culture assessment looks at how people think and behave around safety: what happens under pressure, how mistakes are treated, and whether people speak up. The two complement each other, and a culture assessment does not replace your legal compliance duties under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Will employees be identified?
No. The survey is confidential, interviews and focus groups are run by an OHSE consultant, and findings are reported for groups. We do not pass individual answers or comments to the employer.
What model do you use?
We use the five-stage safety culture ladder developed by Patrick Hudson, Dianne Parker and colleagues, which is widely used in high-hazard industries. The stages run from Pathological to Generative. Our questions, interview guides and reports are OHSE Resolved’s own.
Is it a certification?
No. You receive a report and an action plan, not a certificate. Our assessment is independent and is not connected with any culture certification scheme or published toolkit.
How long does it take, and what does it cost?
That depends on the number of people, sites and shifts involved. Tell us about your workplace and we will send a proposal with the scope, timing and cost before anything is scheduled.
What happens after the report?
The leadership workshop ends with agreed priorities and owners. If you want support with the follow-through, OHSE Resolved can help with training, incident investigation, risk assessments and ongoing consulting.
Ready to See the Whole Picture?
Tell us about your workplace and what prompted the question. We will advise on a sensible scope and send you a proposal.
info@ohseresolved.co.za
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How many people, sites and shifts are involved.
Your industry and the type of work you do.
What prompted the question: an incident, a client requirement, or a wish to improve.
We then confirm the scope and send a proposal.
Prefer to speak to us? Call the office and we will talk it through before anything is scheduled.