Safety Performance HEADING NORTH

The image is from DOSH/JKKP Website. The following are some of the observations that can be deducted from the statistics.
a. 2019 ~ 2021
Fatality
Fatality rates dropped drastically from 2019 to 2020.  In 2019 the country recorded 3.83 fatality per 100,000 employees. In 2020, it was 2.12 per 100, 000 employees. As for 2021, a very marginal drop.
Before we celebrate this achievement, the reason for this drop is due to movement control order nationwide which was enforced on 18th March 2020 that lasted up to 3rd May 2020. And from May 4th up to 9th June. 2020. the government introduced Conditional movement control order. And followed by Recovery movement control order up to 31st March 2021.
So this is not an improvement. 
What we need to be concerned is despite various types of control orders were in place through-out 2020 and 2021 , we still had 613 employees fatally injured while at work.
Injuries
As expected the number of injuries and injury rates dropped in year 2020. The injury rate further dropped in 2021.
This drop is due to various movement control orders in place in 2020 and 2021. 
b. Trending Upward since 2022
Fatality
Fatality numbers are inching upward from 2022.Will it go back to pre-covid level? It is likely to trend upward in 2024, taking into consideration on coming into force OSHA( Amendment) 2022. in mid 2024. And also with most companies require to appoint an OSH Coordinator, improved reporting of accidents and incidents are likely.
Injury Trends
Compared to fatality trend, injury trends seems to be going back to pre-covid level.  This is a cause for concern. 
c. Where is it heading?
This will a question of interest to many safety professionals. At the time of this writing, we do not have visibility of statistics for 2024. We hope, JKKP can update the current figures in their site. 
But, it will not be surprising if it keeps heading north. 
If it does head north, then the question that need to be asked, what can organizations do to reduce risk of injuries, especially fatal and serious injuries. 

d. Are you doing what your are supposed to be doing?
Sometime when we talk to some business owners or senior managers, their answer is there are already doing actions like Risk Assessment, Tool box talk, safety inspection, job hazard analysis, safety audit, training and etc. 
But yet, sometime accident happens. or they observe employees do take risks.
Our answer, if you already taking a number of actions, don't look for a new initiatives or ideas that you want to introduce.
Our suggestion, just do what you are already doing better. Review and revise your current initiatives, make it better, make it more effective. 






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