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Safety Culture Maturity Assessment and Improvement Planning

Two sites can hold the same certificates and run the same procedures yet behave completely differently when nobody is watching, and that difference is culture. This course gives leaders a way to measure where their safety culture sits, from reactive to genuinely proactive, and to plan realistic steps to move it forward. It uses maturity models, perception surveys and practical improvement roadmaps suited to African organisations at very different starting points.

What you will be able to do

  • Describe the stages of safety culture maturity from reactive to proactive.
  • Assess current culture using surveys, interviews and observable indicators.
  • Interpret results honestly and identify the real barriers to progress.
  • Set realistic culture improvement goals matched to the organisation's stage.
  • Design interventions that shift leadership behaviour and worker engagement.
  • Track culture indicators over time and sustain momentum.

Course outline

  1. 01Stages of safety culture maturity
  2. 02Assessing culture with surveys and indicators
  3. 03Interpreting results and finding barriers
  4. 04Setting realistic improvement goals
  5. 05Shifting leadership behaviour
  6. 06Building worker engagement and ownership
  7. 07Tracking and sustaining progress

Who should attend

Senior managers, safety managers, human resources leaders and safety officers responsible for improving how safety is lived across the organisation.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Online3US$900
24 to 26 Aug 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Cairo3US$1,500
7 to 9 Sep 2026Accra3US$1,500
14 to 16 Sep 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Kigali3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000
12 to 14 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
26 to 28 Oct 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
2 to 4 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500
9 to 11 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500
16 to 18 Nov 2026Harare3US$1,500
23 to 25 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Pretoria3R13,000
14 to 16 Dec 2026Cape Town3R13,000

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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