Measuring Safety in the Modern Era

Measuring Safety in the Modern Era

PRESENTED BY: Wyatt Bradbury, MEng, CSP, CHST, CIT, TSSP (LinkedIn)

WHEN: Thursday, March 26 at 12 PM

• VIRTUAL ONLY
• CEUs will be available

Description:

For decades, the safety profession has been anchored by three primary metrics: TRIR, DART, and EMR. While these legacy numbers have formed the bedrock of organizational benchmarking and measurement, we are in a renaissance of health and safety data and research. This increase in information in this new modern age is inviting us as professionals to rethink and refine how we asses and measure our efforts as safety professionals within our organization. This session challenges the industry to rethink our measurements and evolve from historic, lagging metrics toward a more sophisticated, multidimensional approach to data.

Attendees will explore the critical distinctions of leading, lagging, and business impacts metrics using the ANSI/ASSP Z16 Framework as well as considerations for other Objectives and Targets necessitated by the P-D-C-A Model and standards like ISO 45001. This session will contextual indicators versus those items that form a more comprehensive health and maturity of the system overall. Attendees will discuss how over-reliance on traditional metrics can inadvertently distort organizational culture, and that measurement is ultimately a key drive engagement in the health and safety management system.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore the history of metrics and how professionals have traditionally measured safety and health and the limitations that these methods provide in the modern age
2. Employe insights from standards such as ANSI/ASSP Z16, ISO 45001, and ASTM E2920
3. Synthesize measurement considerations for attendee organizations that meet their needs, contexts, and maturity of the organization.

Speaker Bio:

Wyatt Bradbury serves as a Principal Health and Safety for Avetta and is part of the Department of Engineering Faculty and the University of Alabama Birmingham teaching Professional Ethics and Introduction to System Safety for the Advanced Safety Engineering and Management Program. He has experience in aquatic and recreation risk management, electrical construction, powerline safety, rail safety, and safety consulting. Mr. Bradbury holds CSP, CHST, and CIT certifications from the BCSP and a Master of Engineering in Advanced Safety Engineering and Management from the University of Alabama Birmingham.

Wyatt Bradbury is President of the National Capital Chapter, and is a member of the Advisory Group for ASSP. Bradbury currently serves as the National Capital Chapter Advisory Group Representative. Bradbury also supports the BCSP Qualified Academic Programs by being a part of the QAP Program Committee and is a BCSP Ambassador.

Wyatt Bradbury is on the Drafting Committee for the ANSI Z590.6 Technical Report Guidance for the sizing, fit, selection, and use of personal protective equipment and apparel marketed toward women. He also serves on the Drafting Committee of the ANSI Z490.1 OSH Training Standard. Wyatt Bradbury is also a member of the ANSI Z10 Committee and the US TAG ISO/TC 283 supporting the development of ISO 45001.