Introduction

In this episode, we’re conducting a thorough investigation of Safety metrics to help HSE practitioners measure (and manage) the factors that most accurately reflect Safety performance.

We’ve compiled a collection of thoughts, opinions and ideas about safety data, analysis and reporting from 19 of our previous guests discussing various aspects of this diverse and divisive subject.

Many question the existing reliance on lagging indicators and proxy KPIs, while the value of Zero Harm initiatives is particularly challenged.

But what are the alternatives? Are they easily quantifiable, will they satisfy senior leaders, and where does psychological safety fit into this discussion?

This Safety Measurement special features multiple perspectives on these crucial questions from experienced HSE professionals, consultants, authors and academics. We can’t promise definitive answers, but it will help you come to your own conclusions about Safety metrics - and how they can best keep your co-workers safe.

Featured guests (in order of appearance):

• Tim D’Ath (Episode 61): Measuring the wrong things in Safety
• Bob Edwards (Episode 53): Safety metrics need context
• Joelle Mitchell (Episode 75): The problem with proxy Safety measurements
• Christian Hunt (Episode 68): Measure the Safety outcome - not the input.
• Clive Lloyd (Episode 44): Safety KPIs that undermine trust
• Jodi Goodall (Episode 67): Understanding Safety metrics is crucial
• Cameron Stevens (Episode 62): Health and Safety data sucks
• Brent Sutton (Episode 60): Looking at Safety data differently
• Stephen Scott (Episode 28): The trap of Zero Harm
• Dr Nektarios Karanikas (Episode 08): Asking the right questions to evaluate Safety
• Dr Peter Brace (Episode 73): Can you measure Psychological Safety?
• Stephan Wiedner (Episode 69): Measuring Psychological Safety
• Murray Ritchie (Episode 72): Unhelpful Safety incentivization
• Moni Hogg (Episode 39): Measuring the impact of new Safety approaches
• Angelina Badri (Episode 50): A bad way to measure good Safety performance
• Jerry Smith (Episode 06): Measuring the adoption of Safety procedures
• Gareth Lock (Episode 43): The fallacy of using lagging indicators
• Kym Bancroft (Episode 05): Alternative Safety metrics
• Mikel Bowman (Episode 51): Perfection doesn’t exist in Safety management

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