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Help to achieve best-in-class safety performance
10 January 2014
Developed by Rockwell Automation, the Safety Maturity Index (SMI) tool is a self-guided assessment that gives manufacturers visibility into the effectiveness of their safety programmes and enhances the ability to optimise plant performance.

Applicable to any industry, any plant size and any location in the world, the SMI tool helps manufacturers see where they measure in safety culture, compliance and capital. Importantly, it provides recommendations to help achieve best-in-class safety performance.
The three principal components of a successful safe workplace – culture (behavioural), compliance (procedural) and capital (technical) – are equally critical and interdependent in developing a strong, sustainable safety programme.
Each safety pillar can be measured in the SMI tool using four categories – SMI 1: minimising investment; SMI 2: attaining compliance; SMI 3: cost avoidance; and SMI 4: operational excellence. By answering a series of questions, manufacturers can complete the SMI assessment and determine how they measure in each of the four categories. The report also provides recommendations for improvement, if needed.
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