Posted By Robert Fisher I am trying to seek other views to calculate accident statistics. This is for a construction company which is mainly subcontract based. A basic calc I already use is: No of incidents X 100 divided by the number of employees = % Any alternative suggestions would be most welcomed.

Posted By Ken Lucas Robert There are numerous ways of producing the stats below, at my previous organisation we produced them in the methods shown ·incidence rate = total accidents/number of employees x 1,000 ·frequency rate = total injuries/total hours worked x 100,000 ·severity rate = total days lost/total hours worked x 1,000 ·mean duration rate = total days lost/total accidents ·duration rate = total hours worked / total accidents However these are very reactive and therefore we never seemed to improve our position. So eventually we developed more reactive measuring and auditing, around the following: % of tasks with risk assessments % of risk assessments within completion date % of risk assessments identifying appropriate control measures % of planned maintenances within required timescales % of Project Designs submitted to Safety Department % of F2508 forms submitted to regulatory authority within required timescale % of associates/contractors untrained % of inspections and reviews completed within timescales % of tasks with Safe Systems Of Work or method statements % of SSOW reviewed within required timescales % of SSOW with clearly defined performance standards % of plans achieved % of remedial actions from audits completed within required timescales & of remedial actions from accidents completed within timescales % of individuals training needs completed within required timescales % of accidents/incidents reported within required timescales % of accidents/incidents reported to Senior Management * ratio of non-reportable accidents to reportable accidents * ratio of near misses to industrial treatments * cost of accidents/incidents for previous year Hope some of this helps, but a point to note is that IOSH is currently looking to produce guidance on key performance indicators (KPI's) for OSH. This should be available in the New Year, so watch this and SHP space. Ken