WSH Performance Indicators Sample
S/N | HSE Performance Indicator | Description | Formula |
1 | Workplace Injuries | A workplace injury is any personal injury, disease (acute) or death resulting from a workplace accident. Workplace Injuries cover those sustained by employees and: i. Resulting in more than 3 consecutive days of medical leave; o ii. Resulting in at least 24 hours of hospitalization | No. of Fatal and non-Fatal Workplace Injuries x 100,000 No. of employed Persons |
2 | Occupational Disease (OD) Case | An Occupational Disease (OD) is a chronic disease contracted as a result of an exposure over a period of time to risk factors arising from work activity. A confirmed case of occupational disease is one where there is definite evidence that the worker has suffered from a disease which is related to his occupation. List of ODs can be found in the Third Schedule of the Workplace Safety and Health Act | No. of Occupational Diseases (i.e. chronic confirmed cases) x 100,000 No. of Employed Persons |
3 | Frequency of Workplace Accidents Or better known as Accident Frequency Rate | A workplace accident is an unexpected and unplanned occurrence, arising out of or in connection with work which results in one or more workers incurring a personal injury, disease (acute) or death. They cover those resulting in the i. Death of Employees, self-employed persons and persons not at work ii. Injury of self-employed persons and persons not at work who have to be taken to the hospital for treatment | No. of Workplace Accidents Reported x 1,000,000 No. of Man-hours Worked |
4 | Number of Man-days lost due to Workplace Accidents also better known as Accident Severity Rate (ASR) | A measure of how often workplace accidents take place | No. of Man-days Lost to Workplace Accidents x 1,000,000 No. of Man-Hours Worked |
5 | Number of workplace Fatalities in the Reporting Period | Refers to the number of workplace fatalities per 100,000 persons employed. Figures used are victim based = Number of workplace fatalities x 105 Number of persons employed | Number of workplace fatalities x 105 Number of persons employed |
7 | WSH Commitment | WSH commitment measures an organization commitment’s to Workplace Safety & Health by looking specifically at the top & middle level management as well as supervisors’ job descriptions to identify whether they contain specific health and safety responsibilities | No of employees (top+middle mgmt+supervisor) who has WHS in their job descriptions No. of employed Persons (Topmgmt+middle mgmt+supervisors) |
8 | WSH Management | WSH Management measure the commitment of the organization to comply with local legislation and in this case is the update of the risk assessment as part of changes in the Singapore WSH legal framework | No. of risk assessment reviewed and updated Total risk assessment generated that have to be reviewed & updated as part of changes in SGP WSH legal framework |
9 | Managing WSH | Managing WSH measure the commitment of the organization to comply with local legislation and in this case is the update of the organization procedure as part of changes in the Singapore WSH legal framework | # of organization procedure reviewed and updated # of organization procedure that need to be updated as part of Singapore new WSH Legal Framework |
10 | # 0f Site Audit & Inspection conducted against regulatory requirements | Number of site safety audit & inspection conducted measures an organization commitment to continual HSE management system improvements | Actual number of site safety audit & inspection conducted Total required site safety audit & inspection mandated by local WSH Regulations |
11 | # of WSH safety committee meeting conducted | Number of WSH safety Committee meeting conducted measures an organization commitment to & support to WSH & its compliance to local regulations | Actual number of WSH Safety committee conducted Total required WSH Safety committee meeting mandated by local WSH Regulations |
12 | % of staff participating in organization WSH Suggestion Scheme | Percentage of an organization staff participating in WSH improvement or Suggestion schemes measures the organization overall commitment, attitude & responsibilities in ensuring worker’s health & safety at the workplace | Actual number of staffs contributed to at least 1 WSH improvement Suggestion Total number of suggestions required to be put up by an organization, based on 1 employee= 1 WSH suggestion contribution |