Safety Perception Survey for Safety Culture

Introduction

A Safety Perception Survey evaluates how employees and contractors experience safety culture, management commitment, workplace practices, risk controls and workforce involvement. By comparing confidential feedback with actual procedures and working practices, it identifies strengths and gaps between intended safety systems and day-to-day reality, helping organisations develop a stronger and more proactive safety culture. 

Methodology

• Safety Perception Questionnaire
• Confidential Workforce Participation
• Management and Workforce Interaction
• HSE Document and Procedure Review
• Workplace / Facility Observations
• Safety Management System Assessment
• Survey Data Analysis and Benchmarking
• Identification of Strengths and Improvement Opportunities
• Recommendations and Improvement Roadmap

The project report confirms that the assessment combined survey responses with discussions, review of records, procedures and practices, and field observations, with the overall approach benchmarked against good industry practices.

Conclusion

A Safety Perception Survey provides organisations with an independent view of their prevailing safety culture and helps identify where management systems and workforce behaviours can be strengthened. When survey findings are translated into measurable improvement actions, the process can improve employee participation, operational discipline, risk awareness, incident learning and leadership engagement while supporting continuous improvement in HSE performance.

1. Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) – Safety Perception Survey for a Petrochemical Facility

Client: Brahmaputra Cracker and Polymer Limited (BCPL)
Project Location: Assam, India – Lepetkata, Lakwa and Duliajan facilities

Introduction

iFluids Engineering conducted a Safety Perception Survey to assess workplace safety culture, employee perceptions and the effectiveness of existing HSE management practices. The assessment covered employees and contract personnel and considered behavioural safety, occupational safety and process safety awareness.

Project Insights

Assessment Focus

The Safety Perception Survey focused on:

• HSE policy and workforce awareness
• Safety leadership and management commitment
• Safe work practices and operational discipline
• Employee participation and empowerment
• Incident reporting and investigation
• Risk assessment practices
• Safety audits and inspections
• Safety training and competency
• Emergency preparedness and response
• Behaviour Based Safety and process safety awareness

These areas formed part of the project’s broader safety management system assessment.

Standards, Frameworks and Reference Practices

The assessment considered:

• Behaviour Based Safety (BBS)
• Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
• Job Safety Analysis (JSA)
• Operational Discipline (OD)
• HSE management practices
• Incident investigation
• Emergency preparedness
• Safety auditing and inspection
• Recognised good industry practices and benchmarking

The project report refers to best industry practices and global benchmarking rather than identifying a specific governing ISO, API, OSHA or CCPS standard.

Assessment Approach

• Structured safety questionnaire
• Employee and management interactions
• HSE procedure and record review
• Facility and workplace observations
• Survey response analysis
• Identification of strengths and improvement areas
• Development of improvement recommendations

Outcome

The Safety Perception Survey provided a clear understanding of existing safety-culture strengths and areas requiring further development. The assessment supported improvements in workforce engagement, safety awareness, operational discipline, incident learning, risk assessment, training and emergency preparedness. The recommendations provided a practical direction for strengthening the organisation’s overall safety culture and promoting safety as an integral organisational value.