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WSH Performance Indicators Sample

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

Safety Checklist For Risk Management

Safety Checklist For Risk Management

 

SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR  RISK MANAGEMENT

Safety Questionnaire

Benchmark using WSH (RISK MANAGEMENT) Regulations
Yes
No


Does employees knows about the WSH ( Risk Management) Regulations

To single out one employee and check his/her knowledge




Does the top management & managers knows about the risk assessment requirements

To single out one manager and check his/her knowledge on the applicability of risk assessment to which industry




Risk assessment is a high profile activity and only employees who are at least a supervisor and above should be involved. Is this statement correct?




Risk assessment focus on managing workplace risk by recommending PPE as the first line of defence. Is this statement true



1.5
All risk assessment register shall be kept in record for a period of 3 years



1.6
Risk assessment shall be review when there is change in processes or when an incident or accident occurred



1.7
Risk assessment is a process which involves
a)Risk Identification
b)Risk Control





The risk level of an activity shall be mitigated using the hierarchy of control




The last element of hierarchy of control is safety training




Are you informed of the hazards/risks associated with your work activity by the supervisors




Are you informed about the control measures to mitigate the severity of the work activity




Wearing PPE slows down my work pace and hence affect my productivity. Is this statement true




WSH regulations new framework is all about wearing PPE and workers to protect themselves only




Can l be charged by the subordinate court for failure to wear PPE when it is the job requirements and l am provided with the relevant PPE by the company




I must adhere strictly to the Safe work procedure at all times. Is this statement true




It is my duty to inform the supervisor whenever l spotted something amiss with a particular machine which l am working on




Noise monitoring  by a competent person at the workplace is necessary when the workforce has more than 50 employees




Register on persons working in hazardous environment such as noisy environment, exposed to hazardous chemicals and/or radiation shall be maintained and updated. Is this statement true




An employee who work in an abrasive blasting environment shall go for regular medical check up . Is this statement true




Noise monitoring by a competent person shall be conducted once every 3 years




Forklift pre start inspection check shall be conducted and forklift inspection checklist duly completed and file. Is this statement true




We can engaged any professional PE to inspect and examine all pressure vessels, boilers and steam receiver. Is this statement true




All lifting operations, hot work, working at height above 2 meters and working in a confined space shall be control and monitor through  a PTW system




All lifting gears , appliance and platform shall be examined and inspected by the authorised examiner regularly. Is this statement true or false




For any lifting operations, risk assessment is more important and hence there is no need to have a lifting plan. Is this statement true




For work in a confined space environment, as long as there is entrant and attendant deployed to work therein, it is not necessary to form a rescue team. Is this statement correct




The purpose of accident investigation is to punish the injured person .Is this statement correct




The purpose of WSH audit is to find fault to keep the audited sections busy. Is this statement correct




Can training prevent a workplace accident ?




Safety is every employees responsibility. Do you agree?



 

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