Assessment of selected safety performance evaluation methods in regards to their conceptual, methodological and practical characteristics

Diagnosis of poor safety culture as a major shortcoming in OHSAS 18001-certified companies

“…The evaluation of safety performance in an adopting organization is one of the important requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSMS) i.e., the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001 that provides useful information about the quality of system1, 2 ) . An organization certified by OHSAS 18001 should employ an adequate level of safety management and a positive safety culture, which reflects the visible commitment of management to safety in order to achieve a satisfactory safety performance3, 4 ) .…”

Prospective safety performance evaluation on construction sites

“…Safety performance evaluation is an essential part of safety management systems, since it basically provides information on the system's quality in terms of development, implementation and results (Sgourou et al, 2010). The traditional approach to evaluate safety performance is through measurement and statistical analysis of incident-related data (such as number of injuries and ill-health, accident frequency and severity rates and accident costs), which are often referred to as retrospective or lagging indicators (Sgourou et al, 2010).…”

“…The traditional approach to evaluate safety performance is through measurement and statistical analysis of incident-related data (such as number of injuries and ill-health, accident frequency and severity rates and accident costs), which are often referred to as retrospective or lagging indicators (Sgourou et al, 2010). These indicators are more easily understood by both managers and employees.…”

Occupational safety of different industrial sectors in Khartoum State, Sudan. Part 1

“…Therefore, they appear to have little predictive value [3]. Under-reporting is another problem as emphasis on injury and ill health rates, particularly when related to rewarding systems, can lead to minor events not being reported [4].…”

“…This may be attributed to its ease of understanding by both managers and employees. Moreover, incident data are relatively easier to collect and facilitate benchmarking with other organizations or with national data [4].…”