UNDERSTANDING THE NOSACQ-50 SURVEY
WHAT IS SAFETY CLIMATE?
Safety climate is what your people believe about how much safety really matters in your organisation, not what the policy says, but what they see every day. When workers see safety as a genuine priority, it drives safer behaviour and reduces injury rates.
Acting visibly on the safety climate survey results shows employees their voice counts, building trust and engagement. Over time, this turns safety from a compliance exercise into a shared value, strengthening your safety culture.
WHERE DOES IT COME FROM
The NOSACQ-50 (Nordic Occupational Safety Climate Questionnaire) was developed by a network of Nordic occupational safety researchers. It is built on organisational and safety climate theory, psychological theory and empirical research. It has been used at workplaces in six continents.
THE SURVEY AT A GLANCE
50
safety climate statements, answered anonymously
7
dimensions covering management, workers and safety systems
140.000 +
respondents across 6 continents
WHAT NOSACQ-50 MEASURES
Seven dimensions, grouped around three questions every organisation should be able to answer.
MANAGEMENT
Do people believe leaders mean it?
1. Safety priority, commitment and competence
Does management put safety ahead of output?
2. Safety empowerment
Are people trusted to make safety decisions?
3. Safety Justice
Are incidents handled fairly without blame?
WORKERS
Do colleagues look out for each other?
4. Safety commitment
Do workers take responsibility for safety?
5. Safety priority and non-acceptance of risk
Will people stop work rather than accept risk?
SYSTEMS & COMMUNICATION
Do we talk, learn and trust the system?
6. Communication, learning and trust in workers' competence?
Do we speak up and learn from incidents?
7. Trust in the efficacy of safety systems
Will people stop work rather than accept risk?
WHAT WILL YOU SEE
Illustrative example with sample data. Scale 1 (poor) to 4 (good).
Resources NOSACQ-50
HOW TO READ IT
Each corner is one of the seven dimensions; further from the centre means a stronger safety climate.
Results can be split by department, site or role and compared with international benchmarks.
The gaps tell us where to focus, not just how you score overall.
OUR NOSACQ-50 PROCESS
SET-UP
We configure the survey for your organisation and support your internal communication.
SURVEY
Employees answer anonymously.
ANALYSE
We compile the results and compare them with international benchmarks.
REPORT
A clear report-out to management and to employees.
ACT
A facilitated workshop turns the results into a prioritised action plan.
Ready to hear what your people really think?
A short conversation is usually enough to scope a survey for your site.