Leading Safety Indicators: Proactively Monitoring Safety Performance
Date of Award
8-9-2007
Document Type
Undergraduate Capstone Project
Degree Name
Master of Applied Science
Organizational Unit
University College, Environmental Policy and Management
Disciplines
Environmental Policy & Mgmt
First Advisor
Kenneth Knox
Keywords
Industrial hygiene, Industrial safety, Leading performance indicators, Management system, Occupational health and safety, Work environment, Safety measures, Workplace safety
Abstract
Traditional measures or indicators of workplace safety performance reflect unrecognized hazards, unsafe conditions, reckless behavior, and other safety program shortcomings only after a worker is injured or falls ill. In contrast to traditional or lagging indicators, leading indicators can predict poor safety performance to ensure that safety program failings are addressed before an occupational injury or illness actually occurs. This Capstone Project identified a variety of proactive safety management practices, policies, and activities shown to have a positive impact on workplace safety as leading safety indicators. The end result is a comprehensive framework of leading safety indicators that employers can use to proactively gauge safety program performance and address unrecognized hazards, unsafe conditions, reckless behavior, and other safety program deficiencies.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.
Recommended Citation
Nordine, Lawrence, "Leading Safety Indicators: Proactively Monitoring Safety Performance" (2007). University College: Environmental Policy and Management Capstones. 222.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/ucol_epm/222