Construction Safety KPIs to Track

You can't improve what you don't measure. Safety KPIs turn a vague sense of "how are we doing" into numbers you can track, compare, and act on.

Lagging indicators

These measure incidents that have already happened:

• LTIFR — lost time injury frequency rate
• TRIR — total recordable incident rate
• Number of RIDDOR-reportable incidents
• Days lost to injury

They tell you the outcome, but only after the harm is done.

Leading indicators

These measure the activity that prevents incidents — and they're where the real improvement comes from:

• Inspections completed vs planned
• Near misses reported
• Actions closed out on time
• Toolbox talks delivered
• Percentage of audit findings resolved

A rising near-miss count with a high close-out rate is a healthy sign, not a bad one.

Balance the two

Lagging indicators confirm whether your efforts worked; leading indicators tell you whether you're doing enough now. Track both, and watch the leading numbers most closely.

Get the data automatically

KPIs are only useful if the data is accurate and current. When inspections, near misses, and actions are logged digitally, your KPIs build themselves — no chasing paper or rekeying spreadsheets. SiteAudit captures the activity as it happens, so your safety metrics are always up to date.