A Measure of Safety Program Effectiveness.

Abstract

Safety program effectiveness is usually measured by techniques such as frequency and severity rates, control charts and learning curves. None of these techniques, however, can account for the magnitude and duration of the effect created by a change in the safety program. Management therefore must wait until accidents occur before there can be a comparison to determine the effect a change has made in the safety program. The paper adapts the double average comparison technique to the measurement of safety program effectiveness in order to circumvent these shortcomings. An example is given showing how this technique is applied.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0739009

Entities

People

  • Robert R. Duty

Organizations

  • United States Army Materiel Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Frequency
  • Hazards
  • Learning
  • Measurement

Readers

  • Aviation Safety Risk Assessment.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Systems Analysis and Design