The StayLive group has been recording, sharing and analysing a variety of metrics (both leading and lagging indicators). The aim is to to better understand the performance of each member company and to use the information to improve safety and wellbeing of all workers in the industry.

The intention is not to compete, but to compare and collaborate, driving down the rate of injury to reach our aspirational goal of zero harm.

Leading indicators focus on future performance and continuous improvement and report what companies are doing to prevent future injuries. Selecting the right leading indicators varies depending on the objectives of the organisation. Below are key leading indicator measures used by the StayLive members:

• Near miss events
• Safety observations
• Toolbox meetings held
• Staff engagement survey (H&S specific)
• Completion rate of actions
• Scheduled, completed and overdue audits including GM audits
• Outcomes from pre-employment, just-cause and random testing
• Scheduled, completed and overdue safety training
• Vehicle/driver monitoring.

For more detail on how to measure leading indicators effectively or to look at benchmarking data, please contact any of the StayLive group under the contacts page.

Lagging Indicators

Lagging indicators are the traditional metrics and focus on events in the past and the number and nature of injuries sustained. We have committed to measuring performance consistently, using OSHA standards to classify incidents. Contractor incidents are included in our data to reflect H&S performance for all workers, a real point of difference from many other sources of H&S data. We include onsite contractors as well as contractors working in the field and on customer properties (e.g. meter readers, gas bottle deliverers or solar panel installers). Some of our person-hour data is difficult to capture but we continue to strive to present data that is as accurate as possible.

The graph below provides an overview of the last two years' injury frequency rate.

Note, reporting by each company has been aligned as much as possible, but incidents are classified slightly differently by each. Therefore, there is more value in reviewing the trending of each company and the StayLive group as a whole than there is in comparing the performance of one company against others.

Company commentary on the graph above is listed below:

• “Contact injury rates continue to fluctuate predominately due to soft tissue injuries requiring medical treatment.”
• “Genesis Energy continues to track well with zero LTI events. Injury experience is made up mostly of low severity restricted work injuries from sprains and strains to contractors and employees.”
• “Mercury has seen a small increase in both lost time and medical treatment injuries in the last quarter, primarily coming from sprains and strains to workers across all business units.“
• “Meridian has noted a decrease in events over the two quarters. A significant review of offsite contractors safe work procedures will be one of many things that contributed to this positive result.”
• “Although Transpower observed a decrease in the number of recordable injuries during the 2016-17 period, there were two serious injuries reported in the second half of 2016 – one involved a fall from a Lindsey tower and the other was a motor vehicle collision.”

For comparison with other industries, consider using the Business Leader Forum Benchmarking data http://www.zeroharm.org.nz/our-work/benchmarking/

Significant Events

In addition to quarterly reporting, each organisation submits its three most significant (highest risk but not necessarily actual consequence) events. These events are uploaded and metadata tabled for use in further analysis.

Below is a selection of significant events that may be of relevance to others:

• Overspeed of an Ormat Unit after switchyard circuit breaker failure. Stop valve did not operate as expected. (July 2017)
• Isolations were left on fire supression system after service. (June 2017)
• Surround meeting from meter board meaning live low voltage left inside. (June 2017)
• Contractors working in waterway when sluice gate opened causing water to flow where contractors were working. (June 2017)
• Incorrect service request was raised meaning house was still live when contractor went to demolish house. (June 2017)

Analysis of events reported by all members of StayLive provides a clearer picture of the risks faced by the industry. The resulting information helps define the StayLive working group activities.

H&S Analytics

Below is a snapshot of insights we have gained recently based on all significant events reported.