Performance measures are a buzzword in safety and health these days. How do you know if your efforts are working, if progress is being made? Here are 100 ways to chart and analyze your work week to week, month to month, or year to year-whatever needs you have:

1. Total workers' compensation costs
2. Average cost per claim
3. Cost per man-hour
4. OSHA 200 logs
5. Industry ranking
6. Behavior observation data
7. Benchmarking other companies
8. Employee perception surveys
9. Frequency of all injuries/illnesses
10. Severity of all injuries/illnesses
11. Lost-time accidents
12. Investigations completed on time
13. Investigation identifies causes
14. Investigation identifies action plan
15. Action plan implemented
16. Safety meetings held as scheduled
17. Agenda promoted in advance
18. Safety records updated and posted
19. Inspections conducted as scheduled
20. Inspection findings brought to closure
21. Management safety communications
22. Management safety participation
23. Near miss/near hit reports
24. Discipline/violations reports
25. Self-audits for regulatory compliance
26. Contractor recordable injuries/illnesses
27. Total manufacturing process incidents
28. Total transportation incidents
29. Rate of employee suggestions/complaints
30. Resolution of suggestions/complaints
31. Vehicle accidents per mile driven
32. Safety committee initiatives
33. Management initiatives
34. Respiratory protection audit
35. Hearing conservation audit
36. Spill control audit
37. Emergency response audit
38. Toxic exposure monitoring audit
39. Ventilation audit
40. Lab safety audit
41. Health/medical services audit
42. Hazard communication audit
43. Ergonomics audit
44. Bloodborne pathogens audit
45. Housekeeping audit
46. Job safety analyses
47. Lockout/tagout audit
48. Confined spaces audit
49. Machine guarding audit
50. Electrical safety audit
51. Vehicle safety audit
52. Fire protection audit
53. Employee participation rates
54. Employee housekeeping
55. Employee safety awareness
56. Employee at-risk behavior
57. Supervisor/manager participation
58. Supervisor/manager communication
59. Supervisor/manager enforcement
60. Supervisor/manager safety emphasis
61. Supervisor/manager safety awareness
62. Injury/illness cases reported on time
63. Statistical reports issued on time
64. Ratio of safety & health staff to work force
65. Safety & health spending per employee
66. Titles in safety & health library
67. Technical assistance bulletins issued
68. Policies & procedures updated on time
69. Wellness program participation rates
70. Security audits
71. Emergency drills conducted as planned
72. Percent employees trained in CPR/First Aid
73. Absenteeism rates
74. Productivity per employee rates
75. Production error rates
76. Incidence of workplace violence
77. Incidence of accidental releases
78. Employee exit interviews
79. Employee focus groups
80. Community outreach initiatives
81. Off-the-job safety initiatives
82. Insurance/consultant reports
83. Reports of peer support for safety
84. Certifications of safety & health personnel
85. Percent safety goals achieved
86. Training conducted as scheduled
87. Safety training test scores
88. Statistical tracking for programs
89. Statistical process control
90. System safety analyses
91. Contractor safety activities
92. Positive reinforcement activities
93. OSHA audit-no citations
94. OSHA audit-citations, no fines
95. Willful violations
96. Serious or repeat violations
97. Other-than-serious violations
98. Total dollar amount of penalties
99. Average time to abate reported hazard
100. Average time to respond to complaint