Safety Climate Assessment Tool(S-CATsc) for Small Contractors 2018

Details

• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  The Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CATsc) for Small Contractors is designed to help small construction company employers and their employees assess and improve their jobsite safety climate. The S-CATsc uses the following eight leading indicators to assess a company's safety climate: 1. Demonstrates Management Commitment to Safety 2. Promotes and Incorporates Safety as a Value 3. Ensures Accountability at All Levels 4. Supports Effective Supervisory Leadership 5. Empowers and Involves Employees 6. Communicates Effectively 7. Provides Training at All Levels 8. Encourages Owner/Client Involvement. A construction jobsite's safety climate = an employer's and workers' shared views about how safety is valued and reinforced. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Education Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Small Business Workplace
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction Industry Construction Workers Safety Climate Safety Culture Safety Education Safety Measures Safety Monitoring Safety Practices Safety Programs Small Businesses Work Environment Worker Safety Work Operations Work Organization Work Practices

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• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  9 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053808
• Citation:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2018 Mar; :1-7
• Contact Point Address:
  Eileen Betit, CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Email:
  ebetit@cpwr.com
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20090901
• Source Full Name:
  Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CATsc) for small contractors
• End Date:
  20240831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2736e2e05b4a852a22db812be0f26d923566ae5333b83cfcd98152965f0534b2fd1595f3978afaa2a3132da61aabb6743e216a25c48be26f7de536ca9847aaff
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213239/cdc_213239_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 275.38 KB ]