Supporting And Facilitating Effective Teams, Organizations, and People (SAFE-TOP) survey data

As part of an effort to advance safety in the oil and gas industry, the study utilized industry experts to develop a set of evidence-based assessment tools to diagnose, measure, and track major factors that influence safe behavior and culture for individuals, teams, and organizations. The assessment tools featured three measures: Safety Emphasis, Safety Awareness, and Team Safety Climate. The Safety Emphasis measured 15 items that ask what is valued or emphasized at a work facility pertaining to specific safety themes (e.g., handling mistakes, responding to/anticipating problems, use of stop work authority). The items employed an 11-point (0-10) non-linear scale (i.e., higher scores are not always better) and the scoring is based on SME input. The Safety Awareness measured 9 items that examined perceptions of the percent (0-100%) of people on a team/crew/facility who are aware of general safety and fire safety hazards (e.g., signs, expected responses). The Team Safety Climate measured 16 items that asked respondents to indicate the extent to which they agree with statements aligned to 7 team safety climate factors (e.g., Cooperation, Communication, Cognitions) and team safety climate overall. The items were assessed with a traditional 5-point agreement scale (1=Strongly Disagree; 5=Strongly Agree).

To examine the psychometric characteristics and validity of the measures, the measures were administered in the form of a voluntary online survey referred to as the “Supporting and Facilitating Effective Teams, Organizations, and People (SAFE-TOP) Survey.” This survey was given to employees at two organizations within the oil and gas industry over the course of several months beginning in the middle of 2021 through early 2023. The data collected included survey responses from 179 employees at the first organization and 1473 employees from the second organization, where the survey was administered twice. Information about respondent work function, facility, and shift/crew are also represented in the data. All data has been encrypted for purposes of respondent confidentiality.