Safety Performance Monitoring, Records, and Reporting
Indicators
Use leading and lagging indicators. Leading indicators include inspections completed, training hours, near-miss reports, corrective actions closed, and audit findings resolved. Lagging indicators include injuries, lost-time injuries, severity, and fatalities. Calculate rates with a consistent denominator, commonly 200,000 hours (100 workers × 40 hours × 50 weeks).
Records and reporting
Keep injury and illness records, exposure monitoring, training, inspections, maintenance, drills, medical surveillance, and corrective actions. Report notifiable accidents and injuries to DOLE within required periods, and coordinate with SSS and ECC where applicable. Retain records as required and protect confidentiality.
Worked example
Two lost-time injuries occurred in 200,000 hours worked. LTIR = (2 × 200,000) ÷ 200,000 = 2.0. This means 2 lost-time injuries per 100 full-time-equivalent workers for the period. The reasoning shows why the denominator must be stated; without it, the number is meaningless.
Traps that cost marks
Using only lagging indicators, underreporting, ignoring near misses, and using an inconsistent denominator are common errors. Do not collect data without acting on trends.