Initially deployed during the European Year of Rail (2021), the European Rail Safety Climate Survey (ERA-SCS) is an online survey available in 22 languages. It collected 46,500 responses and is now offered to any railway organisation seeking insights into their staff's safety perceptions.
The Agency has developed a unique safety perception survey, the European Rail Safety Climate Survey (ERA-SCS). It is an online survey hosted on the EUSurvey platform, accessible in 22 European languages on smartphones, tablets and computers.
ERA-SCS was initially deployed during the European Year of Rail (2021) simultaneously in all railway organisations. This unprecedented campaign led to collect 46,500 individual contributions.
Following this successful initiative, ERA-SCS is now available under request to any railway organisation willing to obtain an overview of their staff safety perceptions.
Important success factors of this safety initiative are leadership commitment, definition and implementation of an effective communication plan, allocation of 15 minutes to all staff to complete the survey during working hours.
Click here to watch some stakeholders’ feedback during the official launch of the ERA-SCS in 2021.
