TY - JFULL AU - Benson Chizubem PY - 2023/4/ TI - Indicators as Early Warning Signal Performance to Solve Underlying Safety Problem before They Emerge as Accident Risks T2 - International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering SP - 103 EP - 109 VL - 17 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10013014 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 195, 2023 N2 - Because of the severe hazards that substantially impact workers' lives and assets lost, the oil and gas industry has established a goal of establishing zero occurrences or accidents in operations. Using leading indicators to measure and assess an organization's safety performance is a proactive approach to safety management. Also, it will provide early warning signals to solve inherent safety issues before they lead to an accident in the study industry. The analysis of these indicators' performance was based on a questionnaire-based methodology. A total number of 1000 questionnaires were disseminated to the workers, of which 327 were returned to the researcher team. The data collected were analysed to evaluate their safety perceptions on indicators performance. Data analysis identified safety training, safety system, safety supervision, safety rules and procedures, safety auditing, strategies and policies, management commitment, safety meeting and safety behaviour, as potential leading indicators that are capable of measuring organizational safety performance and as capable of providing early warning signals of weak safety area in an operational environment. The findings of this study have provided safety researchers and industrial safety practitioners with helpful information on the improvement of the existing safety monitoring process in the oil and gas industry, both locally and globally, as proactive actions. ER -