Issue:
There has been a great interest in Ontario in developing a knowledge base for leading indicators of occupational health and safety (OHS) performance. The distribution by IWH in partnership with the HSAs of over 2000 benchmarking reports creates a unique opportunity to examine how evidence affects organizational decision-making. The study will develop a leading indicator and benchmark dashboard. The web-based application will allow companies, across all sectors, to improve or adjust an existing health and safety program to achieve efficiencies or increased effectiveness. This information is of particular value to small and medium sized organizations within the province.
Objectives:
•To determine how organizational leaders use the benchmarking data in making OHS decisions.
•To identify the facilitators and barriers to using the benchmarking data and how can this be improved, and what other types of information leaders use to inform OHS decisions.
•To identify the knowledge and features that a performance dashboard should have in order to engage leaders to make decisions to support change, reduce hazards, and improve OHS.
Anticipated Results:
The results of this research are directly relevant to all stakeholders in Ontario, including WSIB, MOL, and the HSAs. This is an active collaboration with the Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) and Public Services Health and Safety Association (PSHSA). The WSPS will help develop a dashboard using the information from OLIP, and the PSHSA will help develop an app for using the OPM and a series of follow-on games to engage leaders and the organization in a decision-making process to improve OHS.
Investigators:
Ben Amick, Dwayne Van Eerd, Colette Severin, I Lambraki, J Village
