Safety Metrics and Leading and Lagging Indicators

4 1 DISCUSSION

Discuss which metrics you feel are the most important. Which ones do you feel will help you improve your safety program through the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle? How would you utilize three of the metrics you have read about to improve your safety program. No grammar

41B LEADING AND LAGGING INDICATORS

. In an APA formatted 3-page minimum paper (not including cover page and references), discuss the following information:

1. Analyze leading and lagging indicators, and determine which route is more effective in preventing workplace safety incidents.
   1. Define leading and lagging indicators.
   2. Provide 2 to 3 specific examples of each indicator.
   3. Explain how these specific examples of indicators will help a company prevent workplace safety incidents.
2. Evaluate how each of the indicators are effected by the three levels of organization hierarchy:
   1. Management
   2. Front-line Supervisors
   3. Workforce
3. Re-evaluate the leading indicators chosen and discuss the barriers to successfully implementing leading indicators into a safety program.

You should have at a minimum of two resources referenced. Remember to cite your work using APA formats. If you need help formatting your paper in APA style, please refer to Purdue Owl. You do not need an abstract for this paper.

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