Safety 2011 Proceedings

7160 Determination of Weighting Factors in the Improvement of Incident Rate Analysis

Instructor: Samuel A. Oyewole, Ph.D., Penn State University, University Park, PA

Description: This presentation proposes a background for the determination of weighting factors in a new statistical measure for the traditional OSHA incident rate. Severities of recordable incidents were determined and weighting factors were applied. Lost work day rate, the least influenced by opinion, was used as a basis for these weighting factors.

Level: B I