Summit Index™ — risk maturity you can see, score, and improve.
Summit Index™ is a structured, evidence-based assessment of your safety and risk systems. It moves beyond policy binders into how decisions are made in the field, how communication actually flows, and how your documentation and governance will hold up on your worst day.
You leave with four things leaders and insurers care about: a score, an executive narrative, a prioritized roadmap, and briefings that bring everyone onto the same page.
What Summit Index™ looks at.
Summit Index™ is built around domains that reflect how risk and safety show up in real operations—not just in policy documents. The exact mix is tailored to your context, but typically includes:
Program design & activity mix
How activities, terrain, remoteness, and environmental conditions translate into managed risk—not simply avoided risk.
Staff selection, training & supervision
Who you put in the field, what they are trained and empowered to do, and how you oversee them across seasons.
Medical & incident response systems
How incidents are recognized, escalated, treated, and documented—from minor events to critical, multi-agency incidents.
Governance & decision-making
Clarity of roles, escalation paths, and how significant risk decisions are reviewed and documented at the leadership level.
Documentation & record-keeping
What exists on paper (or in systems), how it is actually used, and whether it would make sense under scrutiny.
Alignment with insurers & regulators
How your systems align with expectations from carriers, regulators, and other oversight bodies in your environment.
How a Summit Index™ engagement works.
The process is structured and disciplined, but respectful of your team's time. We combine document review, interviews, and (where appropriate) field observation to build a clear picture of how your system actually performs under stress.
Typical flow
- Scoping conversation to define the programs, locations, seasons, and stakeholders in scope.
- Targeted review of policies, procedures, training materials, incident records, and organizational charts.
- Interviews with leadership, operations, and field staff to understand how things work in practice.
- Optional field observation or scenario/tabletop work to see decision-making under stress.
- Draft and refine your Summit Index™ score, narrative, and prioritized roadmap with the right stakeholders.
How Summit Index™, First 24™, and Debrief fit together.
Summit Index™ is the prevention pillar in a larger system. It tells you where you stand and where to invest. First 24™ rehearses how you respond when something serious happens. Debrief & Lessons Learned feeds real incidents back into your maturity roadmap.
Summit Index™ & First 24™
- Use Summit Index™ to identify where incident readiness needs the most attention.
- Target First 24™ sprints at programs or locations with higher risk or lower maturity.
- Use insights from First 24™ to refine your Summit Index™ roadmap and training plan.
Summit Index™ & Debrief
- After an incident, use Debrief & Lessons Learned to understand what held, what failed, and why.
- Map those findings back into Summit Index™ domains so the learning isn't lost.
- Re-assess selected domains to see whether changes are taking hold in practice over time.
For executives & boards
- Get a clear, non-technical picture of your safety and risk posture across programs and locations.
- Align governance, capital investments, and staffing with your true maturity level and risk appetite.
- Use Summit Index™ as a standing agenda item for safety and risk committees.
For insurers & underwriters
- Use Summit Index™ as part of underwriting, renewal, or risk-improvement conversations.
- Support higher-risk insureds in making measurable, documentable improvements over time.
- Pair Summit Index™ with First 24™ and Debrief for a full incident lifecycle view.