We are currently looking at displaying this type of information at our sites as an additional means of increasing interest and focus upon H&S. Before we do so, it would be useful to know what are the possible pro's and con's of doing so. All contributions very welcome. Thank you.

In my view it's a bit old hat.....................and can be seen as negative. Also it backfires once you have an accident ie err, well, cough it's ahem "3" days since LTI and so on. Better to have a positive measure eg safe days worked, safety activities done etc.

Hi, I would try to avoid this if at all possible. I have one of these boards where I work and to be honest as the days increase the pressure to not be responsible for zeroing it increases, with the implied pressure to not report.... When someone finally had an LTA after more than 1000 days two things happened; everyone else was delighted it was not them that had zeroed the board and the guy who had the injury was more agitated about resetting the board than the (actually) minor incident that required a days rest at home. Find a positive / leading indicator for the board, not a lagging indicator, Jim

Many thanks to all who have taken the time to respond, it is much appreciated. More comments welcomed too! Thank you.

I have a particular dislike for this type of initiative which others have also highlighted. It drives the reporting of accidents underground and encourages management to massage the stats as well as other insidious practices. When working on a large construction project some years ago we had such a system. Fortunately we managed over 500,000 hours without an LTI or RIDDOR...but accidents are like buses. I got a particularly nasty email from a senior manager saying he had been to a meeting with the client where he learned of an accident which required the IP to visit the hospital, why was he not told, how embarrassing blah, blah. I responded that all the project senior team were aware of the accident and I presumed he had been informed by the PM. Was he suggesting that I contact him personally when a minor accident happens on site? If so, don't shoot the messenger!

Hi and first apologies for resurrecting an old post......but, An update on my previous comment. Since the original post, and following a detailed consultation with staff on the results of a safety climate survey ONE action identified was we turned the days since LTA board around so it is now visible when leaving work not arriving. I would still prefer to not have the board at all but the effect of turning it round has been to say "well done" on the way out, rather than "don"t be the one..." on the way in, Cheers, Jim

Wellllllllllllllllllllllllll, this has been discussed on any number of occasions and to my recollection the general consensus is that these schemes are not 'favoured' for the reasons already mentioned 1. Old hat 2. Drives incidents and reporting 'underground' 3. Creative massaging of stats 4. Endless hand wringing about whether an incident or injury constitutes a LTI (see 2 and 3) 5. etc Avoid?!

Oil and Gas companies adore this statistical tender driving fluff - Please steer clear.

Victor is correct in that proactive works better and can be rewarded for actually doing something about potential incidents or even for preventing reoccurrence.

steady now - zero accidents - emperors new clothes - in the same post - people will start to think you are past it!!!!!.....??????? Kind regards Bruce