Background and aims: HSE performance assessment is one of important requirement for HSE improvement. Apparently, the previous HSE performance assessment models have not considered all of the performance assessment criteria. On the other hand, foreign models can not culturally be applied in describing HSE performance in Iranian organizations. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of developing a new model for assessing and ranking of HSE performance.

Methods: In this expanding practical study, firstly, previous existed HSE performance models were identified; afterwards, common and distinct criteria were extracted. Simultaneously, interviewing with experts was done and performance assessing criteria were recognized. For each criterion, some sub criteria and for each sub criterion, some bullet points were extracted. Finally, the weights of criteria and sub criteria were detected by paired comparison and Fuzzy analytical hierarchical process.

Results: HSE performance assessment model was made of 9 criteria including safety results, health results, environment results, processes, economical and sociocultural results, policy and strategy, leadership, partnerships and resources, and human resources weighted respectively with 19 subcriteria and 157 guidance points. 

Conclusion: Results criteria weighted more in comparison with enablers criteria. It was shown that processes, policy and strategy, and leadership weighted most part of enablers.. Processes weighted the highest score in enablers. Safety results gained the greatest rank of the results weight.

Keywords: HSE performance, Assessment, Enabler, Results, AHP.