Vision zero: Developing proactive leading indicators for safety, health and wellbeing at work

Work, Health and Wellbeing

Received: October 5, 2012 Accepted: October 9, 2012 Available online: November 30, 2012 Correspondence to: Dame Carol BLACK Health Improvement & Protection Directorate, Department of Health 704 Wellington House, 133-155 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UG, UK E-mail: [email protected] During the past decade we have become more aware of important relationships between health and work. There is ...

Safety and Health at Work

Background: Young people are at an increased risk for illness in working life. The authorities stipulate certain goals for training in occupational health and safety (OHS) in vocational schools. A previous study concluded that pupils in vocational education had limited knowledge in the prevention of health risks at work. The aim of the current study, therefore, was to study how OHS training is ...

Using leading indicators to measure occupational health and safety performance

A study was conducted to advance the state of knowledge and practice on the topic of using leading indicators to measure occupational health and safety (OHS) performance of organizations. The specific research aims were to (1) describe the extent to which OHS practitioners understand leading indicators; (2) explore organizational practices pertaining to tracking, analyzing, and applying informa...

Using lagging and leading indicators for the evaluation of occupational safety and health performance in industry

Improvement of occupational safety and health (OSH) management is closely related to the development of OSH performance measurement, which should include OSH outcomes (e.g., occupational accidents), OSH inputs (including working conditions) and OSH-related activities. The indicators used to measure the OSH outcomes are often called lagging indicators, and the indicators of inputs and OSH activi...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work