Contractors can use the SC-SMIS free of charge to assess their safety climate, select and implement appropriate tools to strengthen it, and engage in continuous safety climate improvement. Click here for SC-SCMIS user testimonials

Like large construction companies, smaller firms can benefit from having a better understanding of their safety climate and also being able to easily access safety management resources that have been shown to improve it. A new research project to create the Safety Climate-Safety Management Information System (SC-SMIS) will do just that. The SC-SMIS is a public, interactive, web-based system that contractors can use to assess their safety climate, select and implement appropriate tools to strengthen it, and engage in continuous safety climate improvement. General contractors can also use the SC-SMIS to engage with their subcontractors in safety-related conversations.

The Safety Climate-Safety Management Information System (SC-SMIS)

Contractors and safety professionals play a key role in keeping construction workers safe by understanding their company’s job site safety climate and employing strategies and resources to continuously strengthen it. However, because not all companies have the financial and personnel resources to take these steps, CPWR developed the Safety Climate-Safety Management Information System (SC-SMIS) to help them.

Available to everyone for FREE, the SC-SMIS enables companies and safety professionals to:

Measure job site safety climate across eight leading indicators using CPWR’s reliable and valid safety climate assessment tools, the S-CAT or S-CAT^sc.
Download evidence-based safety management policies, procedures, guidelines, and templates from a large resource repository that can be used to strengthen low-scoring indicators. All documents are available in English and Spanish and are formatted in Word, allowing companies to tailor them to specific needs.
Develop a plan to put the selected resources into action and keep track of current and completed plans.

Begin your safety climate improvement journey right now by going to the SC-SMIS homepage. Watch two short videos to learn more and then start exploring the power of this tool to create a stronger jobsite safety climate and safer construction sites. You can also download a flyer detailing the benefits of the SC-SMIS and share it with your colleagues.

Partners are crucial to CPWR’s ability to develop programs that improve the safety and health of construction workers. This list (names within each activity are alphabetized) recognizes the contributions partners made to the success of Safety Climate-Safety Management Information System or SC-SMIS.