Performance Evaluation

Recorded: Wednesday, 2 November 2022

Timing: 06.00 – 07.30 (UTC)

What’s this webinar about?

This first webinar on Day Two of our chase-the-sun OH&S series concentrates on the challenges of conducting effective OH&S performance evaluation and is inspired by the new ISO standard that’s in development on this topic: ISO 45004. We’ll ask why performance evaluation is critical and how the new guidelines will help.

Who should attend the Challenges of Effective OH&S Performance Evaluation webinar?

• All businesses and organizations irrespective of region, size or sector

What will participants gain?

• A first introduction to ISO 45004 – Guidelines on performance evaluation
• A deeper grasp of the value of performance evaluation
• Insight into how the thinking on performance evaluation is changing
• Ideas on useful approaches to OH&S performance evaluation
• The chance to ask questions of the experts, both in advance and on the day
• A post-event copy of all presentations and a recording of the webinar

This event contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 on ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages.

AGENDA

06:00 Introduction of the panel

06:10 Why performance evaluation is critical

06:15 Introduction to ISO 45004, a standard under development

06:20 Discussions including:

• How is thinking about OH&S performance evaluation changing?
• Is it all about indicators?
• Different approaches for evaluating health, safety and wellbeing
• What are the main challenges when selecting and using lagging indicators?
• What are the main challenges when selecting and using leading indicators?
• How can ISO 45004, the guidelines currently under development, help?
• How can listeners contribute?
• Q&A (30 minutes)

07:25 When the standard will be available for public consultation and likely publication

Sally is BSI’s Lead Standards Development Manager for business improvement and occupational health and safety management. She is responsible for working with both national and international experts to develop documents that help organizations of all types to improve the way they operate and to better protect the people who work for them.

Sally engages with a broad range of stakeholders to ensure the widest possible views are taken into account when the UK inputs to international standards and frequently holds public meetings to encourage users of the standards to raise issues and propose improvements.

Sally is the manager  of the ISO technical committee responsible for the world’s first international standard on occupational health and safety management, ISO 45001, and is actively involved in the development of ISO 45003 (guidance on psychological health and safety at work) which will also be the first globally agreed standard of its type.

Martin Cottam is an engineering risk management specialist.  He began his career in the nuclear industry, undertaking risk assessment and safety case preparation, before joining Lloyd’s Register, one of the world’s leading providers of professional services for engineering and technology – focused on improving safety and increasing the performance of critical infrastructures world-wide.  There, over almost 31 years, he undertook risk assessment and safety management projects across many major hazard industries, and held a variety of roles, spending the last 6 years as Group Technical Assurance and Quality Director, with overall responsibility for quality management and technical governance across the organisation.

Martin is a member of BSI’s Management Systems Expert Group.  He has contributed to the development of several OHS standards including OHSAS 18001, and to the ISO 55000 series on Asset Management.  He chaired the BSI mirror committee throughout the development of ISO 45001, leading the UK delegation on the ISO 45001 project committee.  He now chairs the ISO technical committee for occupational health and safety management (ISO/TC 283) and is convenor of the ISO task force on the future of ISO management system standards.

David has worked in the Building & Construction Industry for over 33 years. David is the Master Builders Association of NSW Executive Officer for Safety, Housing, Technical & Risk. David is a “Fellow” and dual international ISQEM Safety Award winner 2015 & 2016, for his commitment and involvement in developing a positive safety culture in the Building and Construction Industry. David developed the award-winning submission that saw MBA NSW receive the 2021 SafeWork NSW Association’s category. David is Standards Australia Chairman of Occupational Health and Safety Management Committee SF-001, Standards Australia International Head of Delegation, and the Convenor of ISO 45004 Working Group responsible for the development of a new international Standard for OH&S Performance Evaluation. David is an Exemplar Global Certified Management Systems Specialist (Lead) and a Master OH&S Auditor. David is their 45001 exam and scheme Chairman. David is Price Waterhouse Coopers External Advisory Board Chairman. David sits as a director on the board of the Crane Industry Council of Australia. David regularly reviews safety and technical documentation for State and National Government departments. David leads by example, driving safety awareness never losing sight of our grass roots.