5.2 Reviewing of Health and Safety Performance

Question 1

Reviewing is the process of

Answer 1

making judgements about the adequacy of performance
and taking decisions about the nature and timing of the actions necessary to remedy
deficiencies

Question 2

The main sources of information to assist in reviewing come from

Answer 2

monitoring and auditing activities

Question 3

Key performance indicators for reviewing overall performance can include:

Answer 3

 assessment of the degree of compliance with health and safety system
requirements;
 identification of areas where the health and safety system is absent or inadequate
(those areas where further action is necessary to develop the total health and
safety management system);
 assessment of the achievement of specific objectives and plans; and
 accident, ill health and incident data accompanied by analysis of both the
immediate and underlying causes, trends and common features.

Question 4

Organisations may ‘benchmark’ their performance against other organisations by
comparing:

Answer 4

 accident rates with those organisations in the same industry which use similar
business processes and experience similar risks; and
 management practices and techniques with other organisations in any industry to
provide a different perspective and new insights on health and safety
management systems.