Employers are encouraged to use this document to learn how they can use leading indicators to improve safety and health outcomes in the workplace. While large businesses may already be familiar with the benefits of using leading indicators, many small and medium-sized businesses may not know what they are or how to use them. This document can help such businesses get started. This document may also be useful to large businesses seeking new approaches to using leading indicators. “Today, EHS practitioners continue to rely on injury rates, absenteeism, and other lagging metrics despite the growing acceptance of the fact that these failure-focused measures are ineffective in driving continuous improvement efforts. Leading indicators, on the other hand, appear to offer a more useful gauge of EHS activity by providing early warning signs of potential failure and, thus, enabling organizations to identify and correct deficiencies before they mature into accidents and injuries.” Source: Omar Raul Párraga Rodriguez