‘Ladder’-based safety culture assessments inversely predict safety outcomes.

Leonie Boskeljon‐Horst; Simone Sillem; Sydney W. A Dekker

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‘Ladder’-based safety culture assessments inversely predict safety outcomes.

February 8, 2023

Boskeljon‐Horst L, Sillem S, Dekker SWA. J Contingencies Crisis Manag. 2022;31(3):372-391.

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High-reliability organizations frequently assess the strength of their safety culture. In this article, researchers compare the results of a safety culture assessment (SCA) of a helicopter squadron and investigation of an accident that occurred shortly after survey administration. Results of the SCA showed the safety culture was mature, but the investigation revealed otherwise, indicating the SCA had little predictive value.

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