100 Performance-Based Criteria for Measuring Safety
October 22, 2008
The following list was provided by Canadian safety consultant Wayne Pardy and is based on an article Mr. Pardy wrote for Industrial Safety and Hygiene News in 1995.
- Total workers' compensation costs
- Average cost per claim
- Costs per man-hour
- OSHA 200 logs
- Industry ranking
- Behavior observation data
- Bench marking other companies
- Employee perception surveys
- Frequency of all injuries/illnesses
- Severity of all injuries/illnesses
- Lost time accidents
- Investigations completed on time
- Investigation identifies causes
- Investigation identifies action plan
- Action plans implemented
- Safety meetings held as scheduled
- Agenda promoted in advance
- Safety records updated and posted
- Inspections conducted as scheduled
- Inspection findings brought to closure
- Management safety communications
- Management safety participation
- Near miss/near hit reports
- Discipline/violation reports
- Self audits for regulatory compliance
- Contractor injury/illness statistics
- Total manufacturing process incidents
- Total transportation incidents
- Rate of employee suggestions/complaints
- Resolution of suggestions/complaints
- Vehicle accidents per mile driven
- Safety committee activities
- Management initiatives
- Respiratory protection audit
- Hearing conservation audit
- Spill control audit
- Emergency response audit
- Toxic exposure monitoring audit
- Ventilation audit
- Lab safety audit
- Health/medical services audit
- Hazard communication audit
- Ergonomics audit
- Bloodborne pathogens audit
- Housekeeping audit
- Job safety analyses
- Lockout/tagout audit
- Confined spaces audit
- Machine guarding audit
- Electrical safety audit
- Vehicle safety audit
- Fire protection audit
- Employee participation rates
- Employee housekeeping
- Employee safety awareness
- Employee at risk behavior
- Supervisor/manager participation
- Supervisor/manager communication
- Supervisor/manager enforcement
- Supervisor/manager safety emphasis
- Supervisor/manager safety awareness
- Injury/illness cases reported on time
- Statistical reports issued on time
- Ratio of safety and health staff to work force
- Safety and health spending per employee
- Titles in safety and health library
- Technical assistance bulletins issued
- Policies and procedures updated on time
- Wellness program participation rates
- Security audits
- Emergency drills conducted as planned
- Percent employees trained in CPR/first aid
- Absenteeism rates
- Productivity per employee rates
- Production error rates
- Incidence of workplace violence
- Incidence of accidental releases
- Employee exit interviews
- Employee focus groups
- Community outreach/public safety initiatives
- Off-the-job safety initiatives
- Insurance/consultant reports
- Reports of peer support for safety
- Certifications of health and safety personnel
- Percent safety goals achieved
- Training conducted as scheduled
- Safety training test scores
- Statistical tracking of programs
- Statistical process control
- System safety analysis
- Contractor safety activities
- Positive reinforcement activities
- OSHA audit — no citations
- OSHA audit — citations, no fines
- Willful violations
- Serious or repeat violations
- Other-than-serious violations
- Total dollar amount of penalties
- Average time to abate reported hazard
- Average time to respond to complaint
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