ReportMEASURINGANDREPORTINGONWORKHEALTH&SAFETYMarch20172AuthorsDrSharronO’Neill(CPA)iscurrentlyaSeniorLecturerintheSchoolofBusiness,attheUniversityofNSW(Canberra).Atthetimeofwriting,DrO’NeillwasSeniorResearchFellowattheInternationalGovernanceandPerformance(IGAP)researchcentreatMacquarieUniversity.SheisamemberofCPAAustralia,theAustralianInstituteofCompanyDirectors,theSafetyInstituteofAustraliaandtheNationalSafetyCouncilofAustralia.MsKarenWolfe(CFSIA)isapastChairoftheSafetyInstituteofAustralia(SIA),NSWbranch,amemberoftheExecutivefortheSIACollegeofFellows,andExecutiveOfficertotheCEOattheAustralianNuclearScience&TechnologyOrganisation(ANSTO).ResearchassistanceTheauthorswishtoacknowledgeandthankDrKarinaLuziaforprovidingresearchassistanceandprojectadministrativesupport.ProjectpartnersTheauthorswouldalsoliketoacknowledgethefollowingorganisationsforprovidingfinancialsupportforthisproject.MacquarieUniversitySafeWorkAustraliaSafetyInstituteofAustraliaCharteredAccountantsAustraliaandNewZealandAustralianNuclearScienceandTechnologyOrganisationWealsowishtoacknowledgethemanyorganisationsandindividualswhoprovidedtechnicalsupportandadviceoverthelifeoftheproject.DisclaimerTheinformationprovidedinthisdocumentcanonlyassistyouinthemostgeneralway.ThisdocumentdoesnotreplaceanystatutoryrequirementsunderanyrelevantCommonwealth,stateandterritorylegislation.SafeWorkAustraliaisnotliableforanylossresultingfromanyactiontakenorreliancemadebyyouontheinformationormaterialcontainedonthisdocument.Beforerelyingonthematerial,usersshouldcarefullymaketheirownassessmentastoitsaccuracy,currency,completenessandrelevancefortheirpurposes,andshouldobtainanyappropriateprofessionaladvicerelevanttotheirparticularcircumstances.TheviewsinthisreportshouldnotbetakentorepresenttheviewsofSafeWorkAustraliaunlessotherwiseexpresslystated.AcknowledgementsREPORTJANUARY2017/MEASURINGANDREPORTINGONWORKHEALTHANDSAFETY3ResearchsponsoredbyThisprojectwascollaborativelyfundedbySafeWorkAustralia,CharteredAccountantsANZ,theSafetyInstituteofAustraliaandtheMacquarieUniversityEnterprisePartnershipGrantscheme.CreativecommonsWiththeexceptionoftheSafeWorkAustralialogo,thisreportislicensedbySafeWorkAustraliaunderaCreativeCommons3.0AustraliaLicence.Toviewacopyofthislicencevisithttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/deed.en.Inessenceyouarefreetocopy,communicateandadapttheworkaslongasyouattributetheworktotheauthorslistedabove,andabidebytheotherlicensingterms.Enquiriesregardingthelicenceandanyuseofthereportarewelcomeat:CopyrightOfficerSafeWorkAustraliaGPOBox641CanberraACT2601Email:copyrightrequests@swa.gov.auSuggestedcitationO’Neill,S&Wolfe,K,Measuringandreportingonworkhealth&safety,Canberra,SafeWorkAustralia,2017ISBN978-1-76028-909-6[PDF]ISBN978-1-76028-910-2[DOCX]4Thisreportisintendedprimarilyforbusinessleadersandworkhealthandsafety(WHS)1managersofmediumtolargeorganisations.ItexaminestheperformanceinformationwhichofficersmayfindusefultoassisttheminexercisingduediligenceindischargingtheirdutiesunderthemodelWorkHealthandSafetyAct(modelWHSAct).Italsoprovidesguidanceonthetypeofinformationinvestorsandotherstakeholdersareseekingincompanyannualreports.Thedevelopmentofthisreportincludedareviewoftheacademicandprofessionalliterature,interviewswithkeystakeholders,andworkshopsinvolvingparticipantsdrawnfromacrosssectionofindustriesacrossA...