EHS Metrics: Which EHS Activities Should You Measure?

Here are some suggestions from Michael D. Lawrence, who presents the BLR webinar "EHS Metrics: How To Measure What Matters Most To Drive Safety In Your Organization," which takes place next Wednesday, February 8 (scroll down for  more information about the webinar, the speaker, and how to register).

Lawrence suggests, focusing on items such as:

• Organizational vision, goals, strategic plans

• Perception surveys. Find out from your employees how they perceive safety, and then find out from managers how they perceive safety to be at the workplace. This may be a good gap analysis you can use to find out why they are significantly different, and most of the time, they are.

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• Safety audits and inspections

• Accident analysis and trends

• Behavior observation data. For example, the number of job hazard analyses (JHAs) performed and the percent of corrective actions completed.

• Repeat audit or inspection findings. Look at the number of times that item has made the list. In some cases, this can become very discouraging. The problem arises when you make a list, fix the things on the list, then you go back the next month and put the same thing back on a new list. If you are not addressing the performance side of what people are doing to keep that thing off the list, you find yourself in that vicious cycle where you keep going round and round.

• Other items, such as the number of employees who can locate company safety policy or the number of lock-out/tagout procedures reviewed each year.

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Measure What Matters Most

You’ve spent hours tracking the leading and lagging indicators and mapping your results. Not only do you monitor your OSHA logs, you’re also tracking near-miss data for analysis and evaluation. If data were dollars, you’d be rich!

So why haven’t you seen a noticeable decline in accidents, illnesses, and injuries? Could you be gathering the wrong data? Maybe your problems lie in the proper interpretation of your data. Or maybe you have "analysis paralysis" and can’t seem to derive real action items from the info you’ve collected.

If you’re spinning your wheels, it’s time to sit down and learn exactly which EHS data to collect, how to analyze your findings, and how to effectively act on them. Join this webinar and we’ll explain everything you need to know.

Join us for an in-depth, timely webinar, when you’ll learn:

• How to use L.E.A.N. management in measuring and improving safety performance management system
• How to use benchmarking and metrics to further continuous improvement
• Why audit results can be a key metric in safety performance improvement
• Which EHS metrics make the most sense to measure and track, and why they may have the greatest impact on your company’s safety and health
• How to overcome the barriers in translating EHS metrics into usable data
• Strategies for measuring EHS metrics objectively and reporting techniques to track performance
• The best measurement tools to use – and why
• How to "talk the walk" when discussing your EHS performance factors with CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and boards of directors
• The best ways to adopt a continuous improvement mentality when it comes to EHS metrics to reduce injuries, accidents, and illnesses

About your Speaker:

Michael Lawrence is principal of Summit Safety Technologies based in Long Beach, California. Lawrence is an accomplished safety manager and technical trainer, and has been training adult workers and safety professionals for many years. He is a frequent speaker and is recognized for his expert knowledge of safety regulations, safety management systems, business continuation planning, emergency preparedness, and quality management systems.

Lawrence has over 30 years experience in safety management, technical training, instructional design, and quality management, with skills that were honed during his 16 years in the semiconductor manufacturing industry and 14 years in Naval Aviation. With over three decades of experience as a frontline worker, supervisor, manager, and business owner, he brings a refreshing down-to-earth approach in the effective sharing of knowledge and experience.
Lawrence is certified in Safety & Health Systems for Small Business, Instructional Design, and as a Performance Based Equipment Trainer (PBET).
Approved for Recertification Credit

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