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Ransom1  
#1 Posted : 19 April 2020 18:56:13(UTC)
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Ransom1

HI

Has anyone got a good incident / accident anlayise template, where i can record all data and it populates graphs in excel ? ie injurys  due to slips,trips full., or hitting into thing, and what part of body was injured.

Thank you

Roundtuit  
#2 Posted : 22 April 2020 20:51:17(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Guess nobody has anything similar to what you describe they are willing to share for free - that said many posts in these forums discuss the merits of various systems that are obviously subject to provider copyright.

It is not a new area so there are many commercial solutions available.

Roundtuit  
#3 Posted : 22 April 2020 20:51:17(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Guess nobody has anything similar to what you describe they are willing to share for free - that said many posts in these forums discuss the merits of various systems that are obviously subject to provider copyright.

It is not a new area so there are many commercial solutions available.

peter gotch  
#4 Posted : 25 April 2020 13:29:16(UTC)
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peter gotch

Ransom, do you have sufficient data to produce pretty graphs that are anything but meaningless?

One of the features of Safety by Numbers (and ever more paperwork) is a desire to produce lots of graphics that purport to show trends, but usually do anything but and are just waiting for some big event to show how little value they provide (other than to keep people employed - though those people could probably be something more useful) - what any organisation just doesn't know is whether that big event is going to happen, tomorrow, next month, next year or in 10. 20 or 50 years time.

Would it be more useful to think about counting the positives rather than the negatives? 

....and how you compare say 10 observation reports on slips and trips against the single observation report that questions your approach to one of the difficult issues - may be how to manage the ergonomics risks or, shhhhh, work-related stress?

thanks 1 user thanked peter gotch for this useful post.
aud on 27/04/2020(UTC)
Roundtuit  
#5 Posted : 25 April 2020 20:31:40(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Posted on first day of forum membership and no indication of industry sector in the user profile......... recent qualification/appointment?

Roundtuit  
#6 Posted : 25 April 2020 20:31:40(UTC)
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Roundtuit

Posted on first day of forum membership and no indication of industry sector in the user profile......... recent qualification/appointment?

aud  
#7 Posted : 27 April 2020 14:17:16(UTC)
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aud

Ransom1

I use Excel to list incident reports in the simplest of ways because I get asked for this. The value is limited even in largish organisations, frankly, but managers ask for it because they don't know what else to ask for. Nor do people know what to do with the information, however pretty the graphs may look. Resist the temptation to produce complicated or copious amounts of output just because Excel can. I have seen bar charts filling a whole page with just 2 categories. This is two short lines of text. Please don't fall into this trap!

However, tell us more about what this is for, what problem you are looking to solve, how large the company etc, and more help may be forthcoming.

marshi  
#8 Posted : 27 April 2020 14:47:02(UTC)
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marshi

Ransom 1,

I have found Power Bi to be a helpful tool in translating the leading and lagging indicators within the organisatoin into a digestable format for operational managers. The information is put on an exel table as you already do but is linked and translated through the Power Bi software into an easy to understand format. Ive even got a body mapping aspect on it which generates a lot of interest and helps people to understand the stats easier. It has the added bonus of clearly highlighting the poor performers in active safety management measures and outcomes.

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