One of these tools is the Safety Climate Assessment Tool for Small Contractors  or S-CAT^sc. This new tool, initiated by the Roofing Research to Practice (r2p) Partnership with the National Roofing Contractors Association and the United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers, is designed to help small construction company employers and their employees assess and improve their jobsite safety climate. The S-CAT^sc lists the eight leading safety climate indicators and related statements. For each statement, the user is prompted to select the option that best describes how the company is currently doing (e.g., already does this well, would need help doing this, etc.)

 

The S-CAT^sc can be downloaded from our website or completed online. If completed online, the S-CAT^sc generates a report that summarizes how the contractor is doing in terms of their overall safety climate as well as suggestions for improvement. Contractors can also ask their employees to complete the S-CAT^sc to see how their responses match up with their employees' responses. To use the online version with employees and receive a company-level report, contact [email protected]. There's no need to register or create and account: the assessment is free of charge and participants remain anonymous.

Based on what we learn from companies completing the S-CAT^sc we will be developing tools and resources small contractors can use to improve their jobsite safety climate. For more information about our safety climate work visit the Safety Culture and Safety Climate section of CPWR's website.