ISN Releases New Report on Safety Culture Trends Across Industries

Report analyzes 450+ safety culture assessments and 400K responses to reveal trends and SIF risk drivers across sectors

Published on Feb. 24, 2026

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ISN, the global leader in contractor and supplier information management services, has released a new report examining macro-level trends and risk factors identified through 450+ global safety culture assessment engagements conducted through its CultureSight service. The report draws on survey data from more than 400,000 anonymous employee and contractor responses to highlight how safety culture maturity, leadership alignment, and psychological safety influence serious injury and fatality (SIF) risk across industries.

Why it matters

The report provides both cross-industry and industry-specific insights to help organizations strengthen safety culture, reduce SIFs, and establish a framework for assessing and reassessing safety culture maturity over time. It aims to help leaders move beyond guessing and start listening to and applying feedback from frontline workers to drive meaningful safety culture improvement.

The details

Key findings from the report include: Utilities showing improvement in overall safety culture maturity from 2024 to 2025, influenced by stronger frontline worker perceptions; employees typically having lower safety culture perceptions compared to contractors due to more involvement in day-to-day operations and exposure to incident reporting; the importance of measuring SIF perception to avoid overconfidence, complacency, and fear; Oil & Gas being the most mature industry in terms of safety culture in 2025, with strengths in hazard awareness and workforce competency; and best-in-class organizations surveying their workforces to establish a baseline for safety culture maturity and then continually reassessing every 18-24 months.

  • The report examines safety culture trends from 2024 to 2025.
  • ISN released the report on February 24, 2026.

The players

ISN

The global leader in contractor and supplier information management services, with more than 25 years of experience connecting 900 Hiring Clients in capital-intensive industries with 90,000 active contractors and suppliers to promote safety, health, and sustainability in the workplace.

Brian Callahan

Chief Executive Officer and President at ISN.

Brian Satterfield

EHS & Regulatory Compliance Director at Dover Chemical Corporation.

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What they’re saying

“Organizations can help drive meaningful safety culture improvement when leaders stop guessing and start listening to and applying feedback from frontline workers.”

— Brian Callahan, Chief Executive Officer and President (ISN)

“CultureSight has been a significant tool for Dover Chemical to understand what actions to take to help improve safety culture. We can do the boots-on-the-ground work, but without the data, we do not know what direction to go.”

— Brian Satterfield, EHS & Regulatory Compliance Director (Dover Chemical Corporation)

The takeaway

This report highlights the importance of leveraging data and feedback from frontline workers to drive meaningful improvements in safety culture across industries. By establishing baselines, continually reassessing, and addressing key risk factors, organizations can reduce serious injuries and fatalities and create safer, more empowered workplaces.