Summary
An organisation in the energy sector conducted an analysis of their safety records and found that individuals who had been identified as ‘high risk’ on a 10 minute online work safety assessment were responsible for more than 3 times the number of work accidents, injuries and missed shifts.
Business Problem
This company wanted to examine the link between the Onetest Work Safety Assessment (OWSA) and key safety metrics.
Impact Study
Employees were categorised into two groups based on their scores on the OWSA:
- High Risk – safety scores below the 20th percentile
- Average/Low Risk – safety scores equal to or above the 20th percentile.
The safety records of individuals in these groups were analysed and it was found that in the past 12 months ‘high risk’ employees, on average, experienced approximately:
- 3.3 times as many work accidents (e.g. falls, vehicular accidents, spills, etc.) as average/low risk employees (1.43 vs. 0.33)
- 3.4 times as many minor injuries as average/low risk employees (4.71 vs. 1.08).
In addition, average and low risk workers did not record any serious injuries, Medical Treatment Injuries (MTIs) or missed shifts due to a work injury over the previous 12 months.
Business Implications
Given the high average cost of a workplace injury in the energy sector, this company can easily justify the ROI offered by the OWSA.
The results of this study provide strong support for the introduction of the OWSA as part of the recruitment for all safety related roles, to prevent ‘high risk’ people from entering the organisation and reduce workplace safety incidents.
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