Safety metrics are human-made measurement instruments: quantified indicators collected, calculated, and reported to assess the state of safety performance within an organization. They include lagging indicators (incident rates, lost-time injury frequency) and leading indicators (safety training completion rates, audit findings resolved, hazard reports filed). They persist through systematic data collection, analysis, and reporting processes built into organizational information systems. [formal: mensura | substrate: behavior | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.02]
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safety-metrics
Safety metrics are human-made measurement instruments: quantified indicators collected, calculated, and reported to assess the state of safety performance within an organization. They include lagging indicators (incident rates, lost-time i…
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Why it is in scope
Human-made quantifiable indicators used to measure, track, and evaluate the state and effectiveness of safety systems. Built to persist through systematic data collection, recording, and reporting — enabling evidence-based safety decisions by converting raw safety data into actionable measures.
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- safety-metricsen · CANONICAL
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Safety-metrics are produced and maintained for the sake of hazard-assessment. They provide the quantified data that hazard-assessment operations need to evaluate risk levels and identify trends. SERVES per Law 8d: the servant (safety-metrics) points at the master (hazard-assessment).
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safety-metrics is a specific kind of metric — measurements specifically tracking safety performance, indicators, and outcomes. Law 9: a competent speaker would call safety-metrics 'a type of metric.' Nearest kind is metric.
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- Aug 1, 2026, 12:12 AM UTC
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