HSE Ready Reckoner - Case Studies Submission

Is this a success?

By success we mean there has been some form of gain or business benefit resulting from a change eg:

increased productivity
increased quality
cost savings
improved injury or harm caused etc.

Is this a failure?

By failure we mean there has been some form of loss eg:

financial loss
loss of reputation or custom
production downtime
personal injury or harm caused etc.

Is this a case study concerning an individual?

By individual we mean:

a single incident where soemthing has gone wrong

eg someone breaking an arm or hurting their back or

a single change to address a particular issue eg

changes to the layout of a production line;
purchasing a hoist to aid lifting;
eliminating the use of a hazardous substance

Is this a case study concerning a whole organisation?

By organisation we mean a situation which has had an organisation wide impact eg:

the introduction of an organisation wide training program; or
the costs of annual losses to your whole organisation.

Your name

We need to contact you to ensure the case study is real and possibly to obtain additional background information from you if it is needed.
We will not pass this information onto anyone else without your permission.

Your phone number

We need to contact you to ensure the case study is real and possibly to obtain additional background information from you if it is needed.
We will not pass this information onto anyone else without your permission.

Your email address

We need to contact you to ensure the case study is real and possibly to obtain additional background information from you if it is needed.
We will not pass this information onto anyone else without your permission.

Industry Sector

Please describe the industrial sector in which you operate eg

engineering machinery components for printing machines;
nursing home;
wholesaler.

If you know the Standard Industrial Classification number (SIC 92) for your organisation you can provide this instead.

Size of organisation

Please indicate the size of your organisation at the time of the case study.

Nature of injury/ill health

Please give a brief description of the injury or ill health experienced by the person eg

broken arm;
stress;
dermatitis etc.

Period of absence

Please state how long the absence was for (in hours, days or weeks) if a person took time away from work.

Type of incident

Please choose the most appropriate category of incident from those provided.

Description of incident

Please describe the circumstances leading up to the incident in as much detail as possible.
Please do not not include the names of any people involved.

Outcome of incident

Please describe the consequences of the incident both to the individual and your organisation.
Include any knock on effects such as production delays, missed orders, loss of business, compensation claims etc.

Breakdown of costs

Please give details on what you calculated the costs of the incident to be.
Please provide a cost breakdown if possible. If you are able to complete the Incident Cost Calculator on this website we would be very grateful. But you will need to do this first.

Description of business activity

Please give background information on your organisation to give some context to people reading your case study. This should include for example:

the nature of your business,
the sorts of activities you undertake,
where you operate etc.

Description of costings methodology

Please give details of the costings methodology you adopted for your study. Please include information on:

the type of study you ran ie

a real time study;
a retrospective study; or
a combination of these two methods.

the duration of the study;
how many recorded events occurred during that time;
the type of events which occurred;
the definition of a qualifying event (accident) you used;
what events you excluded from the study and why;
whether your study was restricted in any other way eg geographical location etc

You may find it helpful to refer to the section on 'Running a costings study' for the sort of information you should include

Costings result

Please provide details on what you calculated accidents/ill health to be costing your organisation as a result of your study.
Please give a breakdown of these costs if you made one.

Task or activity

Please describe the situation which needed addressing eg 'delivery of beer barrels to local pubs'

Nature of problem

Please explain why this situation needed addressing eg 'workers were experiencing back pain as a result of manually handling heavy beer barrels, several people had gone on long term absence'.

Type of solution

Please choose the most appropriate of the options provided that best describes the type of solution adopted.

Description of changes made

Please describe in as much detail as possible the changes made to address the issue.
Where possible, please include the costs of implementing these measures.

Business benefits and cost savings

Please describe in as much detail as possible the benefits realised following the changes eg money saved, efficiency increased etc.
Where possible, please quantify these benefits in financial terms.
If you expect the investment costs to be repaid over a period of time, or year on year benefits to accrue, please include details.
Please also include any ongoing maintenance costs for the programs or measures introduced.

Title of case study

Please give a brief description/overview of your case study to summarise the details.

Costs to organisation

Please detail the costs your organisation was incurring before the change(s) made. You should say how much was involved and over what period eg £30000 a month.
Where you can, please provide a breakdown of these costs eg wages for absent workers, lost production etc. You may find the cost areas on the Incident Cost Calculator helpful.
It will also be informative if you can put these costs into perspective eg

% of annual turnover;
% of sales revenue;
% of wage bill etc

What the organisation did

Please describe in as much detail as you can the changes you made.
Please include the costs of implementing the changes, breaking them down where possible into their component parts.

Your contact details

We need to contact you to ensure the case study is real and possibly to obtain additional background information from you if it is needed.
We will not pass this information onto anyone else without your permission.

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Case Studies Submission

Why should I send a case study to HSE?

What will my case study be used for?

How should I format my case study?

How do I send my case study to HSE?

Submitting by post

Submitting by email

Submitting online through the website

Why should I send a case study to HSE?

We want this website to be a tool where organisations can learn and share their experiences. We feel that the best examples to show are those sent in by companies themselves.

We would, therefore, like to receive case studies from you. These could be on:

the costs of occupational injuries and/or ill-health to your organisation; or
the business benefits you have gained from changes made in your organisation.

At present we have a limited number of case studies to show you. We wish to increase the number we have as quickly as possible.

Through your help this website can become a source of high quality information to show:

the costs of poor health and safety management; and
the business benefits of good health and safety management.

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What will my case study be used for?

We want to:

learn more about the costs of accidents and ill-health as work;
gather more evidence to demonstrate that good health and safety management is good business;
provide more detailed information on these topics to users of this website; and
increase our information on these topics to cover all industrial sectors.

Your case study will help us to achieve these aims.

We will review every case study sent to us with the intention of adding it to this website. In this way other organisations will be able to share and learn from your experiences.

Unless you specify otherwise all case studies put onto this website will remain strictly anonymous. HSE will not use the information in any other way without first getting your permission.

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How should I format my case study?

To give consistency to case studies on this website, we need to structure the information. It will help us if, where possible, the information you send is given under the following headings. If you cannot structure it like this, we would still like you to send us the information anyway.

For all case studies we need to know:

Background information

Your industry sector (ie a description of the work you undertake); and
Size of your organisation.

Individual failure
If your case study relates to an individual incident where something went wrong (ie a failure), it is desirable you use the following headings:

Nature of injury or ill health;
Period of absence;
Type of incident;
Person's occupation;
Description of incident;
Outcome of incident/event; and
Breakdown of costs.

Organisational failure
If your case study relates to failure costs to your whole organisation, it is desirable you use the following headings:

Description of your business activity;
Description of costings methodology you used; and
Costings result.

Individual success
If your case study relates to an individual change providing business benefits, it is desirable you use the following headings:

Task or activity;
Nature of problem;
Type of solution;
Description of changes made; and
Business benefits and cost savings.

Organisational success
If your case study relates to business benefits to your whole organisation, it is desirable you use the following headings:

Background information about your organisation and situation;
Costs to your organisation;
What your organisation did; and
Business benefits and cost savings.

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How do I send my case study to HSE?

You can send us your case study in the most convenient way to you. We also need some contact details so we can verify the information you send us. These contact details will not be given to anyone else without your permission.

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By post

If you only have your case study in printed form you should send it to:

'The Ready Reckoner Team'
c/o Health and Safety Executive
Operations Unit
5th Floor
Daniel House
Trinity Road
Bootle
Merseyside L20 7HE

Please remember to enclose your contact details

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By email

If you have an electronic copy of your case study, please attach it to an email and send it to: readyreckoner@hse.gsi.gov.uk.

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Submitting document online

You can send your information to us through this website. You will be given a series of screen prompts to guide you through this process. If you need any help in answering the questions, please click on the pop-up help icon icon.

If you wish to submit a document online now, please choose the type of case study you are submitting and click the submit button to be taken to the relevant page.

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Table Of Contents

Why should I send a case study to HSE?

What will my case study be used for?

How should I format my case study?

How do I send my case study to HSE?

By post

By email

Submitting document online

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