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Hi all
in your opinion what makes a good H+S report?
endless accident charts.............
or good proactive H+S eg all accidents near misses fully investigated and act upon the findings.
could anyone share what they may feel is a worthwhile report?
examples etc
many thanks
D
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Compliance with statutory requirements or company policies?
For example; 12 flts and 1 missed its LOLER inspection. A noncompliance with the relevant regs. Are all of the staff trained? What's is the schedule for refresher training? Is this complied with?
Endless charts will just become meaningless ones, IMHO, well presented ones that show trends that can then be addressed are worth the effort. How detailed you go is dependant on the size of the business.
No doubt there will be other suggestions
Andy
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It really depends on what fits your organisation and who your audience are.
You should be able to compile a concise monthly report from your weekly reports. These reports should contain key issues and Key Performance Indicators.
Not reams of paper that takes you ages to compile that people hardly take notice of.
Ask your senior team what they want and other sections of your audience.
Steve
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quote=Steve Sedgwick]M
from your weekly reports. .
Steve
What are they :)
I think we do need more info on what kind of report. I was thinking Monthly report to board. I keep it very brief saying where we are, where we are going.
And then try and provide solutions instead of stating faliuers.
e.g. Instead of saying we have a problem, its a legislative breach and you are all going to prison, I try and say. This was noticed, here is my assessment and these are the options and costs.
I also try and make statistics simple and easy to read. If they want more info they can ask :)
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Leaving out the H&S bit, what makes a good Report?
Brevity, clear language, focus, purpose, relevance to target readers, clear conclusions, recommendations and suggested priorities. Who/what/why/where/when/how. SMART objectives.
If there's a "house" style, then stick to that.
Evidence (charts, stats etc.) in glossaries. Don't cross-refer in the main body text forcing the reader to flick back and forth - that's annoying!
There are a wealth of resources out there on Report Writing. In a H&S Context, IOSH resources will be helpful
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It all depends on what the board want/expect and their template styles etc but I advise that U always start with some of your achievements and always [always always] finish with more of your achievements especially where U have saved £ because that what people want to see! The finish is VIP because of the way the brain works!
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quote=Steve Sedgwick]M
from your weekly reports. .
Steve
What are they?
Obvious answer, Weekly Reports are reports that are submitted weekly.
But seriously all businesses or sites need to have weekly performance checks on productivity, yield, costs, orders, quality, HS etc; and as I said earlier "it all depends on what fits the business" as to what information is supplied as a report.
A report does not necessarily have to be pages long facts figures and opinion, it can be few sentences and few numbers.
The senior team in all businesses or even small sites meet weekly and HS should be discussed with equal importance to that of other functions.
Bob I agree with you "It all depends on what the board want/expect",
I disagree though with your comment "that U always start with some of your achievements and always [always always] finish with more of your achievements". I don't take credit for HS achievements, these are business achievements shared by many.
Steve
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As some have already said, it does to a degree depend on your industry and what your target audience are looking for, but Ron makes some good points. I have learned that clarity and brevity (not at the expense of clarity) are important considerations. The one thing that I have learned over the years is that long, long winded reports often have little or no value. Be sure to have clear conclusions and recommendations. I personally don't like loads of accident stats but they are an almost inevitable feature of reports I guess.
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Hi all thank you for your response
my report is mainly geared towards directors
best wishes
Dave
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