Industry wise Safety Indicator Benchmarking

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Industry-wise, safety indicator benchmarking can help organizations measure their performance against industry averages and identify improvement opportunities. As part of our initiative to help customers calculate their performance against the other customers of ProcessMAP, we have tracked some of the leading indicators and process indicators year over year. These Safety Benchmarks have also helped both the customers and ProcessMAP to assess the maturity level of customers as they use the ProcessMAP platform over the years.

We have extended our initiative to benchmark across three broad categories of Industry,

Discrete Manufacturing Industry: End products are parts that are individually counted in units and identified numerically, e.g., nuts or bolts.

Process Industry: Use formulas or recipes to combine ingredients or raw materials to produce goods. Most often, these ingredients are measured in pounds or gallons.

Field Services, Construction, Transportation, and others – Field service refers to jobs performed in the field instead of on company property.

If you’re an EHS leader, we’d like to share some intriguing findings on benchmarking safety metrics. Here are a few of the most important takeaways:

Discrete Manufacturing Industry

This field underscores the importance of using safety and health management systems software to help identify and correct safety and health hazards before they cause injuries or illnesses. Since implementing the Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) software platform, the average time to complete an incident investigation within the discrete manufacturing industry has improved by 22.72%. Consider the following:

1. Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) within ProcessMAP Customers

Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) decreased by 3.36% in the Discrete Manufacturing Industry in the past eight years.

The Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) was 1.19 in 2014, decreasing to 1.15 in 2021.

2. Near Miss per Recordable within ProcessMAP Customers

Near Miss per Recordable improved by 1365.69% in the Discrete Manufacturing Industry in the past eight years.

The Near Miss per Recordable was 1.02 in 2014, and it improved to 14.95 in 2021.

Companies with comprehensive EHS Management Systems had a significantly lower near misses per recordable rate than those without such systems.

3. Injury/illness Action Item Closure Rate within ProcessMAP Customers

Injury/illness Action Items Closure Rate improved by 32.47% in the Discrete Manufacturing Industry in the past eight years.

The Injury/illness Action Items Closure Rate was 28% in 2014, and it improved to 60.47% in 2021.

4. Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate within ProcessMAP Customers

Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate improved by 22.72% in the Discrete Manufacturing Industry in the past eight years.

The Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate was 8% in 2014, and it improved to 30.72% in 2021.

Process Industry

Improvements have been noted across several fields in the process industry. This is mainly due to implementing EHS software, which has helped operators and engineers identify and correct potential hazards before they cause an incident. Our EHS is used by many of the world’s leading process companies, and we used its data to compile this report:

1 .RIR within ProcessMAP Customers

Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) decreased by 55.41% in the Process Industry in the past eight years.

The Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) was 4.44 in 2014, decreasing to 1.98 in 2021.

2. Near Miss per Recordable within ProcessMAP Customers

Near Miss per Recordable improved by 3745.83% in the Process Industry in the past eight years.

The Near Miss per Recordable was 0.72 in 2014, and it improved to 27.69 in 2021.

3. Injury/illness Action Item Closure Rate within ProcessMAP Customers

Injury/illness Action Item Closure Rate improved by 15.78% in the Process Industry in the past eight years.

The Injury/illness Action Item Closure Rate was 46% in 2014, and it improved to 61.78% in 2021.

4. Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate within ProcessMAP Customers

Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate improved by 16.80% in Process Industry in the past eight years.

The Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate was 9% in 2014, and it improved to 25.80% in 2021.

Field Service, Construction, Transportation and Others

The notable improvement in these fields is due to several factors, including improved safety training, more effective hazard identification and risk assessment processes, and better use of personal protective equipment. While these improvements have resulted in a decrease in the RIR, there is always room for further improvement, and companies should continue to focus on safety as a top priority. Consider the following:

1. RIR within ProcessMAP Customers

Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) decreased by 27.39% in the Field Service & Construction Industry in the past eight years.

The Recordable Incident Rate (RIR) was 1.57 in 2014, decreasing to 1.14 in 2021.

2. Near Miss per Recordable within ProcessMAP Customers

Near Miss per Recordable improved by 6114.29% in the Field Service & Construction Industry in the past eight years.

The Near Miss per Recordable was 0.35 in 2014, and it improved to 21.75 in 2021.

3. Injury/illness Action Item Closure Rate within ProcessMAP Customers

Injury/illness Action Items Closure Rate improved by 38.85% in the Field Service & Construction Industry in the past eight years.

The Injury/illness Action Items Closure Rate was 40% in 2014, and it improved to 78.85% in 2021.

4. Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate within ProcessMAP Customers

Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate improved by 30.29% in Field Service & Construction Industry in the past eight years.

The Incident Investigation Completed within 24 hours Rate was 9% in 2014, and it improved to 39.29% in 2021.

Conclusion

Safety indicator benchmarking can help organizations measure their performance against industry averages and identify improvement opportunities. This has been proven through data analysis over several years, which shows that improvements are noted across industries. While many factors to consider when measuring safety, EHS software is a critical component of effective EHS program management.