Under Development: New Workplace Safety Supplemental Items for the Hospital SOPS
To address emerging needs, AHRQ is developing and pilot testing supplemental items on workplace safety that can be added to the Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) Hospital Survey. The Workplace Safety Supplemental Items address hospital organizational culture supporting workplace safety for providers and staff. Draft survey items under development assess:
- Provider and staff exposure to workplace hazards.
- Moving, transferring, or lifting patients.
- Workplace aggression.
- Supervisor and management support for workplace safety.
- Workplace safety and reporting; and
- Provider and staff work stress and burnout.
Hospital leadership can use the Workplace Safety Supplemental Items to:
- Raise awareness about provider and staff workplace safety;
- Assess workplace safety from the perspectives of providers and staff; and
- Identify strengths and aspects of provider and staff workplace safety in need of improvement.
SOPS Development Process
The Workplace Safety Supplemental Items are following the standard SOPS survey development process:
Timeline
The Workplace Safety Supplemental Items will be pilot tested in about 25 hospitals in spring 2021, with an expected release in the fall of 2021.
Technical Assistance
For any questions or comments related to the development of the Workplace Safety Supplemental Items, contact: WorkplaceSafety@westat.com.
