Developing the health, safety and environment excellence instrument

Area of Science:

• Environmental Science
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Management Systems Engineering

Background:

• Quality and efficiency are critical in management systems.
• System performance measurement is essential for continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Existing tools may not comprehensively assess health, safety, and environment (HSE) management.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and present the Health, Safety and Environment Excellence Instrument as a performance measurement tool.
• To evaluate the instrument's applicability across various organizational types.
• To demonstrate the instrument's capability in measuring HSE management system performance.

Main Methods:

• Development of the Health, Safety and Environment Excellence Instrument's structure and components.
• Testing the instrument's performance in three distinct organizations: a managership organization, a manufacturing company, and a powerhouse construction project.
• Analysis of the collected performance scores to rank the organizations.

Main Results:

• The Health, Safety and Environment Excellence Instrument was successfully developed and structured.
• The instrument was tested in three diverse organizations, yielding performance scores.
• The managership organization achieved the highest score, followed by the manufacturing company and the powerhouse construction project.

Conclusions:

• The Health, Safety and Environment Excellence Instrument is a viable tool for performance measurement in HSE management systems.
• The instrument demonstrates the ability to measure HSE management system performance across a broad spectrum of organizations.
• The findings support the use of this instrument for enhancing HSE performance and driving continuous improvement.