Since the first leaders asked about the number of accidents occurring in their operations, health and safety professionals have been tallying and reporting on the number and types of incidents. Since those initial days, reporting has expanded to include rates of injuries, novel data collection tools, and a dizzying array of graphs and charts. The challenge is that much of the data is being misrepresented or underutilized without folks realizing it or knowing what to do about it. We believe OHS data is an underutilized asset. We have found that both published and internally-prepared OHS data reports fall short of their intended purpose as they often only describes incidents in detail without answering relevant questions such as why incidents were occurring, or what factors increase the likelihood of injuries. In talking to many OHS professionals, data appears to be something that many seem uncertain about, and a little wary in addressing. There is a strong desire to better understand how to produce more impactful data. Through this session we plan to introduce the key components of data so that you can support your business with better measuring, reporting, and analysis of OHS data.
In this session, we will be reviewing:
how typical data analysis approaches are not as impactful as they could be at preventing injuries and what can be done to improve this,
the need for and basic approaches to data quality and data cleansing, and
basic concepts and issues regarding data, measurement, reporting and evaluation as they apply to OHS systems
Speaker: Mr. Waqar Mughal & Mr. Ken Page
Mr. Mughal experienced health and safety leader with 20 years of experience in OH&S Program Design, Delivery, and Management; Ergonomics and Human Factors, and Data Management, Analysis, Evaluation and Reporting. He has expertise in integrating disparate organizational data sets to identify priorities for risk mitigation and intervention, with an extensive background in program evaluation and performance measurement. He specializes in applying appropriate measurement and testing methods to ensure accurate findings and interpretation of any health and safety intervention or initiative. He is the recipient of research grants as principle investigator on a number of projects, and is an accomplished published researcher, and presenter at respected national and international conferences
Ken Page CRSP has been providing Occupational Health and Safety consulting and program management services for large employers in a variety of industries for over 20 years. He has a degree in Economics and diplomas in Business Administration and Occupational Sciences. He has been a Health and Safety manager for one of the largest health care organizations for the past 7 years.
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