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Zanshin67  
#1 Posted : 20 January 2011 16:58:59(UTC)
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Zanshin67

Hi All Although reactive, I have been asked to collate accident statistics but not near misses the SHE manager has now left after an all but brief explanation of what charts have been left, about as clear as mud really. it now appears part of my role to collect the information and present the findings at the monthly management meeting. could anyone offer some advice, how do you present your stats? Surely their must be a simple way of doing this. Cheers Dave
David Bannister  
#2 Posted : 20 January 2011 18:34:14(UTC)
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David Bannister

Dave, if the numbers are small you could consider giving the management meeting info about individual accidents (to whom, what, how, how bad, possible liability and cost etc). In that way the real effects can be communicated rather than impersonal numbers, rates and trends.
stuie  
#3 Posted : 20 January 2011 19:49:10(UTC)
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stuie

Have you tried using a well known excel -ent spreadsheet programme to collate your data, this can then be used to create charts and graphs etc to 'flower' things up a bit if you need to; as well as being something that most people will be able to understand in a simple spreadsheet form. You can customise this then to have exactly the info that you need, or are asked to provide. There is also a very access-ible database programme that can be used to run reports etc but personally I prefer the spreadsheet format. Hope this is of some help.
stuie  
#4 Posted : 20 January 2011 19:53:00(UTC)
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stuie

alan w houghton  
#5 Posted : 21 January 2011 08:03:47(UTC)
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alan w houghton

Dave I have a simple version that creates a rolling graph, this can be placed on the H&S board as communication to staff Out of that I pull statistics for the year with improvements required to ensure say cut hands we change gloves to a cut resistant glove as a recommendation of the finding and report back the following year If this would be of use to you pm me and I will send 2010 stats to use as an example with graph Alan
Zanshin67  
#6 Posted : 21 January 2011 09:22:18(UTC)
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Zanshin67

Many thanks all Dave
madmickyw  
#7 Posted : 21 January 2011 10:10:47(UTC)
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madmickyw

Hi Dave, Unless you have been sorted, I have several excel formats that may help you out. If you want to send me an email, ill forward to you ok Cheers Mike
Canopener  
#8 Posted : 21 January 2011 13:16:28(UTC)
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Canopener

Not sure about others, but I have never been that 'turned on' by accident stats, nor so called 'benchmarking. Stats can of course be useful but it can be difficult to draw practical and objective conclusions from them. High accident levels may of course be a reasonable indicator that risks aren't well controlled but low accidents levels don't necessarily mean that they are. Swiss cheese syndrome? Much of the benchmarking I have seen seems to be comparing apples with pears. Could be totally out on a limb here!
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