HSE IOSH

1. Measuring performance
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What’s performance
measurement about?
Measuring performance

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Although we may not realise it, we measure
performance in all aspects of our lives

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To measure performance in a useful way,
indicators must be established to answer
questions such as:

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To measure performance in a useful way,
indicators must be established to answer
questions such as:
• What is going on around us?

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To measure performance in a useful way,
indicators must be established to answer
questions such as:
• What has happened so far?

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To measure performance in a useful way,
indicators must be established to answer
questions such as:
• What might we need to respond to?

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Measurements that give us information on
the outcomes of our previous actions are
called reactive indicators

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Measurements of how the current situation
could impact on future performance are
known as proactive indicators

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If you were the manager of a stationery
supply company…
…what reactive indicators would help you to
evaluate your current sales
performance?

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If you were the manager of a stationery
supply company…
…what proactive indicators could you
measure in order to provide
information on the future?

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How do you measure health
and safety performance?

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Reactive measurement focuses on collecting
information on the outputs of your health and
safety management system

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Reactive measurement focuses on collecting
information on the outputs of your health and
safety management system

19. Measuring performance
Reactive measurement focuses on collecting
information on the outputs of your health and
safety management system

20. Measuring performance
Reactive measurement focuses on collecting
information on the outputs of your health and
safety management system

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Reactive measurement focuses on collecting
information on the outputs of your health and
safety management system

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Proactive measurement provides information
on how health and safety is being managed
before undesired events occur

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• quality of the work environment and
equipment
You’ll need to look at the inputs that
contribute to health and safety management:

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• quality of the work environment and
equipment
You’ll need to look at the inputs that
contribute to health and safety management:
• effectiveness of systems and procedures

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• quality of the work environment and
equipment
You’ll need to look at the inputs that
contribute to health and safety management:
• effectiveness of systems and procedures
• behaviour and ability of people

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For example, if you intend to carry out an
inspection once a week, you can proactively
measure how many you actually perform

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A good proactive indicator should be:
• objective
• easy to measure
• cost effective to gather
• relevant to the group whose
performance you’re
measuring

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What are some indicators that could be used
to proactively measure health and safety?

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Remember: there’s no ‘one size fits all’
when it comes to proactive indicators – find
out what works best for your organisation

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A range of people will be interested in this
information, both internally and externally:
• senior management
• line managers
• employees
• safety/employee
representatives
• shareholders

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A range of people will be interested in this
information, both internally and externally:
• enforcement bodies
• insurance company
• clients
• the public

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What is auditing?

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Auditing aims to find evidence of whether the
current management system complies with
the organisation’s policies and objectives

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An internal audit is performed by staff within
the organisation in order to evaluate the
effectiveness of the current system

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An external audit is undertaken by a third
party to provide an independent view,
usually for interests of other stakeholders

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Audits typically use three types of evidence:
• documentation

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Audits typically use three types of evidence:
• documentation
• interviews

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Audits typically use three types of evidence:
• documentation
• interviews
• observation

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As a manager, you (along with senior
management) may be involved in producing
an action plan to deal with audit findings

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Getting it right:
• Reactive indicators measure your outputs;
easily gathered, but have limitations
• Proactive indicators measure your inputs;
powerful, as they can provide warnings
• Audits provide a check on
whether your systems
are effective

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• What’s performance measurement about?
• How do you measure health and safety
performance?
• What is auditing?
Key learning points:

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Key learning points:
• What’s performance measurement about?
• How do you measure health and safety
performance?
• What is auditing?

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