Safety Knights

In addition to what you mentioned, I always tracked the following leading and lagging metrics (at a minimum):

Leading Metrics:
- Audits and inspections performed
- New JSAs completed
- Total # of safety training hours completed
- Pre-shift toolbox talks conducted
- Monthly training attendance (%)

Lagging Metrics:
- Total # of injuries/illnesses (including first aid)
- Total # of close calls/near misses
- Total # of disciplinary actions for unsafe behaviors
- Total regulatory inspections (e.g., OSHA, MSHA, DOT, EPA, Fire Dept.)
- Regulatory inspections with zero findings
- OSHA recordable cases
- Total # of lost work days
- Severity rate
- Equipment/property damage incidents

Safety audit checklist s find useful things, with coaching these are a great safety tool

We set up a ratio to show how many days it takes to complete different types of work orders. We have loose goals set, but this is very immature so no great revelations just yet. Obviously, we’re hoping to see the safety items to go from being found on an inspection, to work request, to planning, to completion in under 24 hours.

My former corporate employer used all the typical lagging metrics. Except we never called it "TIR", we jsut called it the OSHA Recordable Rate. One we used that I learned to be careful showing to employees Worker's Compensation Costs per Hour worked We were self-insured so did not have a "Mod Rate." Each facility just downloaded their annual WC experience from the TPA and then divided it by total hours worked. The corporate goal was to be under $.05 per hour per facility. The wrath of God came down if you got to $.20/hour. I once hit $.45 and I went through Hel_, until I got it lowered! It forced our HR and EHS Department to work on OHS and lower costs! As a HR Manager I knew the cost of every single claim, and what reserves were set on it!

Now working with small clients that have insurance companies it is a different world! Few people know the cost of a claim or seem to care until they find out their Mod Rate from the insurance company! One of the things I get straight with every new client now, is to understand their goals, because there is a big difference in the way we approach their safety program! If we are going after TIR we go about it one way, if we are going after Mod Rate we go others!

My $.02 Fitz