How can an EHS manager spot workplace safety trends before they turn into serious injuries?
Reading the patterns in your incident data to act ahead of harm.
Viewed one at a time, incidents seem random, but seen together they reveal clusters that point to real hazards. Group incidents by type and location to find hotspots, include near-misses since they reveal trends before injuries do, and act on the signal with targeted fixes where clusters appear.
Individual incidents hide patterns
Looked at one at a time, incidents seem random. Viewed together, clusters emerge that point to real hazards.
The trend is only visible in aggregate.
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Group by type and place
Seeing where incidents concentrate, by area or by kind, reveals where to focus. Concentration is a signal.
A recurring hotspot deserves attention.
Watch near-misses too
Near-misses often reveal trends before injuries do. Including them widens your early warning. Related: Why should a workplace log near-misses when nobody was actually hurt in the incident?
The close calls are the leading indicator.
Act on the signal
Spotting a trend only helps if it drives a change. Targeted fixes where clusters appear prevent the next injury.
Data without action is just observation.
- Patterns appear only when incidents are viewed together
- Group incidents by type and location to find hotspots
- Near-misses reveal trends before injuries do
- Act on the signal with targeted fixes
Julien Jimenez
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Frequently asked questions
Why include near-misses when looking for trends?
Near-misses often reveal trends before injuries do, so including them widens your early warning. The close calls are the leading indicator of where harm may strike next.
What do you do once you spot a trend?
Act on it with a targeted fix where the cluster appears, because spotting a trend only helps if it drives a change. Data without action is just observation.
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