• Various suggested leading indicators can help measure the implementation of recommended practices for education and training.

Here are some suggested leading indicators for measuring the implementation of recommended practices for education and training:

• Number of trainings provided to workers on hazard recognition and control compared with worker attendance rates at these trainings.
• Percentage of workers receiving mandatory training on schedule.
• Percentage of incident investigations listing insufficient number of workers trained on how to recognize and report a hazard or near-miss compared with the number of workers that report understanding the training they have received.
• Percentage of improvement on post-training assessment scores over pre-training assessment scores.

When to take action: Take action if trends indicate that the company is not effectively administering training. For example, a leading indicator may reveal that they offer regular training on how to recognize and report hazards, but workers still do not clearly understand how to recognize and report certain hazards after completing the training. In this example, ask workers that have experience or knowledge of the hazard for suggestions on hands on training approaches and simulations that could be more effective.