The International Safety Rating System ISRS

A widely used system, which sets standards of measurement, is the International Loss Control Institute s (ILCI) International Safety Rating System (ISRS). (ILCI was incorporated into Det Norske Veritas (DNV) in 1995.) This system also has set standards of conformance as well as standards of accountability for safety work. It incorporates physical inspection guidelines and precise instructions to accredited auditors on how to allocate scores. In the ISRS there are 20 main element headings, each one composed of a number of elements. The total score is 13,000 points, though updated systems may have different scores. 

MODEL 8.3 Star-Grading Criteria The audit percentage and injury rate needed for a star grading under the NOSA system. (From NOSA Grading Criteria, 1991.) 

These pioneering auditing systems are both systanatic and thorough in their approach and accurately quantify the work being done to control loss while giving recognition for the safety effort. There are other similar systems in use, which operate in a similar way. 

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There are a number of widely used and standardized audit systems. Kuusisto (2000) reviews some widely used systems, including a process developed by Diekemper and Spartz (D S), the Complete Health and Safety Evaluation (CHASE), the safety map, OSHA s Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), and the International Safety Rating System (ISRS), which appears to be the most widely used of all. 

General aspects of loss confrol are discussed in section 2.2.4. Loss control profiling is one of the major evaluation and control techniques associated with loss control management. The technique of profiling has formed the basis for a number of proprietary auditing systems such as International Safety Rating System (ISRS), Complete Health and Safety Evaluation (CHASE) and Coursafe. 

The British Safety Council s Five-Star Health and Safety Audit System The International Loss Control Institute s International Safety Rating System (ISRS)... 

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