SAYFR: monitoring the safety culture
In the dynamic maritime world, the well-being of our seafaring crew is our top priority. At MF Shipping Group, we know how important it is to create a healthy and positive working environment on board. To support this, we use SafeMind - a tool from SAYFR - to regularly measure the maturity of our safety culture.
Why safety culture matters
Studies show a strong link between safety culture maturity and accident outcomes. For example:
- Level 1 (Low maturity): 8 times higher risk of incidents
- Level 4 (High maturity): baseline risk (1x)
By using SafeMind’s web-based survey regularly, we can compare our results with industry benchmarks. The interactive dashboard lets us break down results by team and ship, helping us identify where incidents are most likely to happen and which behaviours cause them.
This insight enables us to focus on the areas that need improvement most, making our workplaces safer and improving the well-being of everyone.
All employees have a say
MF Shipping Group attaches great importance to its employees’ opinions. We therefore conduct a permanent employee satisfaction survey at the office, giving employees the opportunity to provide feedback on the organisation. The results and any required actions are then discussed. And so we aim to promote transparency and increase the involvement of our employees.
