kpi_name stringlengths 13 62 | kpi_type stringclasses 7
values | formula stringlengths 42 153 | unit stringlengths 14 50 | higher_is_better stringclasses 7
values | authority stringlengths 20 107 | target_or_benchmark stringlengths 32 115 | industry_use stringlengths 14 68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) | Lagging | (Number of recordable incidents x 200000) / Total hours worked | Rate per 200000 hours | No (lower is better) | US OSHA 29 CFR 1904 Recordkeeping | Private industry average 2.6 (2023 BLS SOII); Construction 2.9; Manufacturing 2.8; Oil and gas 0.7 | All industries especially OSHA-regulated US sites |
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) | Lagging | (Number of lost time injuries x 1000000) / Total hours worked | Rate per 1000000 hours | No (lower is better) | IOGP Annual SPI; HSE UK; ISO 45001 guidance | IOGP 2023 combined LTI frequency rate 0.37; UK HSE 2023/24 0.7 per 100000 workers equivalent | Oil and gas; international sites; UK/EU reporting |
Days Away Restricted or Transferred Rate (DART) | Lagging | (DART cases x 200000) / Total hours worked | Rate per 200000 hours | No (lower is better) | US OSHA 29 CFR 1904.7 | Private industry average 1.8 (2023 BLS); Construction 1.8 | OSHA-regulated US sites; OSHA 300 log mandatory |
Severity Rate (SR) | Lagging | (Total lost days x 200000) / Total hours worked | Lost days per 200000 hours | No (lower is better) | HSE UK / ILO variant | HSE UK target depends on sector; used alongside LTIFR to show average severity | UK and international; complements LTIFR |
Fatal Accident Rate (FAR) | Lagging | (Number of fatalities x 100000000) / Total exposure hours | Deaths per 100 million exposure hours | No (lower is better) | IOGP; UK HSE; oil and gas industry | IOGP upstream combined 1.85 (2023); construction 3-5; petrochemical 1.5-2.5 | High-hazard industries: oil and gas, mining, construction |
Fatality Rate | Lagging | (Number of fatalities / Number of workers) x 100000 | Deaths per 100000 workers | No (lower is better) | ILO; BLS CFOI; national statistics | ILO global average ~2.0 per 100000; mining/quarrying ~10; construction ~8 | International comparison; BLS CFOI data for USA |
Lost Time Injury Rate (LTIR) | Lagging | (Number of LTIs x 200000) / Total hours worked | Rate per 200000 hours | No (lower is better) | Used in UAE/GCC alongside OSHA format | UAE 0.5 target common for large construction contractors; varies by sector | UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar construction and oil and gas |
Near-Miss Frequency Rate (NMFR) | Lagging (trend indicator) | (Number of near misses reported x 200000) / Total hours worked | Rate per 200000 hours | Yes (higher indicates better reporting culture) | IOGP; safety management systems best practice | No universal benchmark; target is year-on-year increase indicating reporting culture improvement | All industries; used as safety-culture indicator |
First Aid Case Rate | Lagging | (Number of first aid cases x 200000) / Total hours worked | Rate per 200000 hours | No (context-dependent — may indicate good near-miss reporting) | OSHA recordkeeping (non-recordable cases) | No universal benchmark; trend analysis useful | All industries |
Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) Tier 1 Rate | Lagging (process safety) | (Tier 1 LOPC events x 1000000) / Total hours worked | Events per 1000000 hours | No (lower is better) | IOGP Report 456 / API RP 754 | IOGP combined 0.027 Tier 1 (2023); target <0.05 | Oil and gas; refining; petrochemical; API 754 sectors |
Loss of Primary Containment (LOPC) Tier 2 Rate | Lagging (process safety) | (Tier 2 LOPC events x 1000000) / Total hours worked | Events per 1000000 hours | No (lower is better) | IOGP Report 456 / API RP 754 | IOGP combined 0.13 Tier 2 (2023) | Oil and gas; refining; petrochemical |
Experience Modification Rate (EMR) | Lagging (US Workers Comp) | Actual losses / Expected losses (calculated by insurer); base = 1.0 | Ratio (dimensionless) | No (lower is better) | NCCI (US); state workers compensation bureaus | EMR below 1.0 = better than average; contractors with EMR > 1.0 often excluded from major sites; < 0.7 is excellent | US contractors; construction; manufacturing |
Toolbox Talk (TBT) Compliance Rate | Leading | Number of TBTs conducted / Number of TBTs scheduled x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes (higher is better) | ISO 45001 Section 7.4 communication; SMS best practice | Target 95-100%; below 80% indicates leadership engagement gap | All industries; construction; oil and gas |
Permit to Work (PTW) Audit Closure Rate | Leading | Number of closed PTW audit findings / Total PTW audit findings raised x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes | ISO 45001 Section 10.2 CAPA; PTW system standards (BS 8210 / OSHA 1910.147) | Target >90% within agreed due dates | High-hazard industries: oil and gas, mining, utilities, construction |
Behaviour-Based Safety (BBS) Observations per Worker | Leading | Total BBS / safety observations submitted / Total workers per period | Observations per worker per month | Yes (higher is better) | Safety management system best practice; ANSI Z10; BS 45002-1 | 1+ observation per worker per month is common target; varies by site size | Manufacturing; oil and gas; utilities; aviation |
Training Hours per Worker per Year | Leading | Total HSE training hours delivered / Total workers | Hours per worker per year | Yes (higher is better) | ISO 45001 Section 7.2; IOGP; OSHA 29 CFR 1910 (mandatory training requirements) | 8-16 hours per year common for general industry; 40+ hours for safety-critical roles | All industries; mandatory OSHA training must be included |
Near-Miss Reporting Rate | Leading | (Near misses reported x 200000) / Total hours worked | Rate per 200000 hours | Yes (higher indicates mature safety culture) | Heinrich triangle theory; IOGP; safety culture frameworks | No universal target; year-on-year increase is the target; 5-10x TRIR is considered healthy ratio | All industries |
Leadership HSE Tour Rate | Leading | Number of leadership HSE field tours conducted / Target tours per period | Tours per leader per month or percentage of target | Yes (higher is better) | IOGP; STEP Change in Safety; visible felt leadership (VFL) programmes | 1 formal tour per month per supervisor is a common minimum; senior leadership 1 per quarter | Oil and gas; construction; manufacturing |
Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) Closure Rate (30 days) | Leading | CAPAs closed within 30 days / Total CAPAs raised in period x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes (higher is better) | ISO 45001 Section 10.2; ISO 9001 Section 10.2; incident investigation best practice | Target >85% within 30 days; >95% within 60 days | All industries; ISO 45001 certified sites |
Contractor Pre-Qualification Completion Rate | Leading | Contractors with completed pre-qual / Total contractors engaged x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes (higher is better) | ISO 45001 Section 8.1.4; IOGP; OSHA 1926 Subpart C (construction) | Target 100% — no contractor should work without completed pre-qual | Construction; oil and gas; utilities; any multi-contractor site |
HSE Audit Findings Closed (30 days) | Leading | Audit findings closed within 30 days / Total audit findings raised x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes (higher is better) | ISO 45001 Section 9.2 (internal audit); external certification audit cycles | Target >80% within 30 days for minor findings; 100% for critical findings | ISO 45001 sites; regulated industries |
Management of Change (MOC) Closure Rate | Leading | MOCs fully signed off and closed / Total MOCs initiated x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes (higher is better) | OSHA 1910.119 PSM (MOC element); API RP 14C; ISO 45001 Section 8.1.3 | Target >90% within 30 days; 100% before new operation commences | Oil and gas; chemical; refining; any change-intensive operation |
Pre-Start-up Safety Review (PSSR) Completion Rate | Leading | PSSRs completed before commissioning / Total commissioning events requiring PSSR x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes — 100% target | OSHA 1910.119(i) PSM mandatory; API RP 750 / API RP 500 | 100% — regulatory requirement for PSM-covered processes | Oil and gas; chemical; refining; pharmaceutical; utilities |
Drill and Exercise Completion Rate | Leading | Emergency drills completed / Emergency drills planned x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes (higher is better) | OSHA 1910.38 (emergency action plan drills); OSHA 1926.35 (construction); USCG / SOLAS maritime; API RP 14G | Target 100% planned drills completed per year; minimum 1 full evacuation drill per year | All industries; legally required for many site types |
Safety Climate / Culture Survey Score | Leading (perception) | Score from validated survey instrument (e.g. HSE UK Indicator Tool; Nordic Safety Climate Questionnaire) | Score on 1-5 or 0-100 scale | Yes (higher is better) | HSE UK Safety Climate Tool; NOSACQ-50; SCAP (Safety Culture Advancement Programme) | Benchmarked against industry sector norm; improvement trend is the primary target | All industries; useful for mergers and acquisitions due diligence |
Hazard Report Rate | Leading | (Hazard reports / observations raised x 200000) / Total hours worked | Reports per 200000 hours | Yes (higher is better) | Safety management system best practice; ISO 45001 Section 10.1.1 (hazard identification) | 5-15+ per worker per year for mature cultures; year-on-year increase is primary target | All industries |
Asset Integrity Work Order On-Time Completion Rate | Leading (process safety) | Planned maintenance work orders completed on time / Total planned maintenance WOs x 100 | Percentage (%) | Yes (higher is better) | API 580 RBI; API 510/570/653 inspection programmes; IOGP; ISO 55001 asset management | Target >90% on-time; overdue safety-critical maintenance tracked separately | Oil and gas; utilities; refining; chemical; power generation |
Safety Critical Maintenance Overdue Rate | Leading (process safety) | Safety-critical maintenance items past due date / Total safety-critical maintenance items x 100 | Percentage (%) | No (lower is better) | COMAH Regulations (UK); OSHA PSM 1910.119(j) mechanical integrity; API RP 580 | Target 0% — any overdue safety-critical maintenance requires formal risk assessment | Oil and gas; chemical; refining; pharmaceutical; power generation |
OSHA Recordable Incident Severity Rate (US-specific) | Lagging | (Total recordable incident severity score x 200000) / Total hours worked — severity weighted: fatality=100, hospitalisation=50, DART case=6, recordable=1 | Weighted severity score per 200000 hours | No (lower is better) | US OSHA-aligned internal metric not OSHA-mandated | No regulatory benchmark; used for trend analysis | US sites; adapted from RIDDOR severity rate concept |
Lost Workday Rate / Lost Day Rate | Lagging | (Total lost workdays x 200000) / Total hours worked | Days per 200000 hours | No (lower is better) | OSHA 29 CFR 1904; UK HSE RIDDOR; ILO Convention No. 155 | UK HSE sector averages published; varies widely — 25-60 days per 200000 hours for high-hazard industries | UK and international; mandatory under RIDDOR for UK sites |
HSE KPI Catalog 2026 — Leading and Lagging Indicators
~30 HSE KPIs with formula, unit, direction, authority, benchmark, and industry applicability. Lagging: TRIR, LTIFR, DART, FAR, LOPC Tier 1/2, EMR. Leading: TBT compliance, PTW audit closure, BBS observations per worker, training hours per worker, CAPA closure, MOC closure, PSSR completion, safety climate score, hazard report rate, safety-critical maintenance overdue rate. Sources: OSHA 1904, IOGP SPI 2023, HSE UK, API RP 754, GRI 403.
Dataset details
- Publisher: SmartQHSE Ltd (https://www.smartqhse.com)
- License: CC BY 4.0 -- please cite with link to https://www.smartqhse.com
- Format: CSV (UTF-8)
- Schema: see data.csv first row (header)
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20171697 -- permanent Zenodo citation
- Update cadence: annual or on regulatory change
- Canonical home: https://www.smartqhse.com/datasets
Suggested citation
SmartQHSE Ltd (2026). HSE KPI Catalog 2026 — Leading and Lagging Indicators [dataset]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20171697
Related SmartQHSE resources
- SmartQHSE platform -- full QHSE software with ARIA AI assistant
- Open datasets catalog
- Companion full-text corpus (LLM-optimised SmartQHSE knowledge base)
Disclaimer
This dataset is published for reference, training, and research. Regulatory text and action levels are summarised; consult the authoritative source listed before basing operational or compliance decisions on this dataset. SmartQHSE Ltd accepts no liability for errors or omissions.
- Downloads last month
- 31