Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND ERGONOMICS
Volume 21, Issue 3, Pages 284-290Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2015.1081769
Keywords
OSH performance evaluation; OSH performance measurement; lagging indicators; leading indicators; activities indicators; input indicators
Funding
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education/National Centre for Research and Development
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Improvement of occupational safety and health (OSH) management is closely related to the development of OSH performance measurement, which should include OSH outcomes (e.g., occupational accidents), OSH inputs (including working conditions) and OSH-related activities. The indicators used to measure the OSH outcomes are often called lagging indicators, and the indicators of inputs and OSH activities are leading indicators. A study was conducted in 60 companies in order to determine what kinds of indicators were used for OSH performance measurement by companies with different levels of OSH performance. The results reveal that the indicators most commonly used in all of the companies are those related to ensuring compliance with the statutory requirements. At the same time, the leading indicators are much more often adopted in companies with a higher performance level. These companies also much more often monitor on a regular basis the indicators adopted for the evaluation of their OSH performance.
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