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Assessment tools

Respect Works offers two assessment tools to help organizations establish a baseline for program development: an Organizational Readiness checklist and a scientifically validated Respectful Workplace Climate Scale.  

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The Organizational readiness is a downloadable self-assessment tool construction leaders  can use to gauge their organization's readiness to build a respectful workplace. Leaders rate four areas — leadership commitment, policies and procedures, jobsite practices, and accountability — as "doing well," "needs improvement," or "not on our radar." 

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The Respectful Workplace Climate Scale is a scientifically validated survey tool designed to measure employee perceptions of company policies, procedures and practices as they relate to building a respectful workplace. Adapted specifically to the construction environment, the scale provides a reliable way to assess workplace culture and identify opportunities for improvement. The survey can be implemented to assess company culture or jobsite culture. 

Contact: rwi@ohsu.edu for more information

Respect Works is a partnership between:

Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry

Oregon Department of Transportion

Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences - Oregon Health and Science University

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