Leading Measures for Improving Safety Performance

This book describes why OEHS professionals should develop leading measures and then provides tools these professionals need to develop leading safety measures in their own organizations. The existing problems with trailing safety measures described will enable safety professionals to articulate the measurement issues related to these indicators with upper management in their organizations. Definitions and examples of leading measures, consistent with information provided by reputable associations and standards organizations, such as the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) are provided. The book focuses on explaining how managing safety processes and the development and implementation of good safety measures, is both an art and a science. Case studies are included to illustrate successful strategies as well as lessons learned.