A study I’ve summarized systematically reviewed the evidence around injury/illness underreporting and contributing factors.
Be on the look-out for the summary in the near future, but I’ve dumped the main findings into this table if you’re interested.
The full paper is a useful reference if you’re after the original refs or the findings.
No major surprises here – fear of reporting and (perceived) cumbersome systems/reporting processes topped the charts.
Staff also feared “administration fortifying safety rules” if they reported events. E.g. reporting makes work more difficult to achieve, further driving more reporting underground.
Further, another expected finding was that staff, in some cases, were incentivised to not report things via LTI targets and the like.
The data indicated that somewhere between 20 to 91% of workers didn’t report their injuries or illnesses.
Link to the LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/benhutchinson2_a-study-ive-summarized-systematically-reviewed-activity-7060760224999108608-PxQ0?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
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