Benchmarking health and safety performance
Organisations are increasingly focusing on managing health, safety, and environmental risks to demonstrate commitment to world-class operations and international standards. In this session our speaker will cover benchmarking basics, what it is and why it matters as well as looking at the bench marketing process.
This essential training academy session will equip you with the knowledge and practical tools to effectively benchmark your health and safety practices against industry standards.
What we’ll cover
- Benchmarking basics: What it is and why it matters
- UK legal context: Health and Safety at Work Act and related regulations
- Types of benchmarking: Internal vs external
- Key metrics: Leading and lagging indicators (e.g., training rates, accident frequency)
- Data collection and analysis: How to gather and interpret reliable data
- Benchmarking process: Setting objectives, identifying gaps, and prioritising improvements
- Best practice sharing: Learning from high performers
- Action planning: Turning insights into continuous improvement
Key learnings
- Understand the value of benchmarking for compliance and culture
- Know which KPIs to track and why
- Learn practical steps for implementing benchmarking
- Avoid common pitfalls like poor data quality
- Develop an actionable plan for improvement
Who should attend
This webinar is primarily aimed at those with responsibility for, or involvement in health and safety management and those assisting with benchmarking safety performance.
Event information
Date: Wednesday 18 November
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
This webinar will include a 45-minute presentation plus Q&A and will be hosted by Chris Brown, Health, Safety and Environmental Deputy Practice Lead.