Workplace Health and Safety Strategy:
Outcome Monitoring Framework - Document for Consultation

Appendix D - Preventive Workplace Cultures Matrix

Preventive Workplace Cultures Stream

Outcome Strategy Activities  Theory of Change (how/why do we expect the Strategy to achieve this outcome?) Indicators Suggested Measures. Red text indicates suggested KPI in WHHS Currently collected & available to DoL? If Yes, source, If No, what would be required or what are alternatives?
Increased availability of support, resources and practical  tools for H&S representatives 2C-3 Recognition of importance of H&S representative role leads to provision of more support, resources and practical  tools ▲ availability of support resources and practical tools for H&S representatives. ▲ H&S representatives perception of availability of support resources and practical tools  No Survey of H&S reps. Or stock take of tools, resources and support sent to government agencies and key stakeholders 
Increased participation in H&S representative training 2C-4 increased availability of training leads to increased participation in training ▲ Employee participation in H&S training. ▲ Number of trained health and safety reps

▲ Cumulative number of people completing H&S rep training – Stage 1, 2, 3		 Yes  Would need to be sourced from DoL ERE and ACC ( who both provide funding) and then collated 
Practical H&S information, guidance and support is available to employers/employees 1A-4, 1A-5, 2B-1, 3A-4 co-ordination across government  supports the development of aligned and integrated H&S information, guidance & support ▲ Information, support and guidance is provided through proactive engagements  ▲ Number of forums and information visits provided by DoL per 1000 NZ workplaces Alternative: simply count number of visits as below Yes DoL output plan 4.18 The number of forums and workplace information visits annually provided by the Department to engage, inform and promote
▲ Employers/employees have access  to information, guidance and support  from the Department  on request ▲ Proportion of NZ workforce accessing DoL information, guidance and support via phone, email or website Alternative: simply count number of enquiries as below Yes DoL output plan 4.1.1 Report on no of website its, no of e-enquires received and no of phone calls answered
Increased participation in industry accreditation and training programmes 2B-5 Increased availability of programmes and increased awareness of H&S leads to increased participation ▲ Level of participation in industry accreditation programmes  ▲ No. and proportion of participants completing industry training and accreditation programmes No Stock take sent to ITOs and industry organisations
Employers have increased knowledge of effective H&S systems and processes 2B-1, 2C-2, 3A-5 Information provided by government, industry led initiatives  & H&S reps increases knowledge ▲ Employers  knowledge of H&S ▲ Employers self-report of H&S knowledge No Employer Survey
Employers have increased awareness of legal obligations and the business benefits of good H&S 2A-1, 2A-2,   2B-3, 2C-1 Information provided by government, industry led initiatives  & H&S reps increases awareness ▲ Employers awareness of H&S obligations and benefits * ▲ Employers self-report of awareness of H&S obligations and business benefits No Employer Survey
Employers have increased capability to manage/ develop H&S systems and processes 2B-2 Increased knowledge results in increased capability ▲ Employers capability to manage H&S ▲ Employers self-report of capability to manage H&S No Employer Survey
Employers have increased commitment to attitudes and values that support H&S 2B-6 Effective regulation of H&S, plus recognition that H&S good for business and community/industry influence increases commitment to developing safety culture ▲ *WHS related awareness and attitudes of business owners and senior managers.  ▲ Employers self- report  of positive attitudes to H&S No Employer Survey
▲ Employees report of employers attitudes to H&S No Employee Survey
▲ orgs with adequate H&S reporting in annual report No Stock take of annual reporting (done 2003  2005, but would need to be repeated
Employers/ managers have increased and more effective participation in development/ improvement of preventive workplace cultures 2A-4, 2B-4 Increased capability and commitment (resourcing) result in increased employer participation in developing or improving their safety culture ▲ Amount and quality of employer participation in H&S activities.  ▲ Proportion of workplaces with H&S committees  Yes BOS 2006 employ practices module Q 19. businesses with formal practices for H&S employee participation
▲ Employer self report of participation. No Employer Survey
▲ Employee report of employer participation No Employee Survey
Employees have increased knowledge of effective H&S systems and processes   Information provided by H&S reps, government & employers increases knowledge ▲ Employees  knowledge of H&S  ▲ Employees self-report of H&S knowledge No Employee Survey
▲ Employer report of employee participation in H&S training Yes BOS 2006 Employment Practices. Business report prop. of employees attend H&S training from training providers
Employees have increased awareness of the incidence & impact of workplace illness and injury, & legal obligations 2C-1, 2C-5 Information provided by H&S reps, government & employers increases awareness ▲ Employees’ awareness of incidence and impact of illness/injury. ▲ Employees’ self-report awareness of  personal risk (compared with actual risk for industry the employee works in )   Yes NZIPS Safety Culture Survey Q25/26 % current employees who believe they are personally at risk in workplace vs. actual claims in that industry
▲ Employees’ awareness of   legal obligations ▲ Employees self-report of awareness of legal obligations No Employee Survey
Employees have increased capability to develop H&S systems and processes   Increased knowledge results in increased capability ▲ Employees’ capability to participate in developing H&S systems and processes. ▲ Employees self-report of capability to participate in developing H&S systems and processes No NZIPS Safety Culture Survey, Q 30. Extent to which earners agree that they can personally make a difference to their own and others WP safety.
Employees have increased commitment to values and attitudes that support H&S   Community influence increases commitment to developing safety culture ▲ Employees attitudes to H&S. ▲ Employees self- report  of positive attitudes to H&S No Employee survey
▲ Employers report of employees attitudes to H&S No Employer survey
Employees have increased and more effective participation in development/ improvement of 'preventive workplace culture' 2C-2, 2C-5 Increased capability and commitment result in increased participation in developing safety culture ▲ Amount and quality of employee participation in H&S activities. ▲ Employee self-report of participation in H&S activities No Employee survey
▲ Rate of employee participation in H&S committees Yes BOS 2006 employ practices module Q 19. businesses with formal practices for H&S employee participation
Workplaces (government and private sector) adopt improved H&S systems and practices   Working together,  employers and employees have established values, attitudes, systems and practices that prevent harm to people at work ▲ Level of good H&S practices & systems (including reduction/ management of hazards) in workplaces ▲ Employers self report of H&S practices   Yes BOS 2006 employ practices module Q21, report on H&S practices 
▲ Employees self report of H&S practices Yes HLFS 2008 SWL supplement: Q 80 How well are H&S risks managed
▲ Proportion of  eligible businesses participating in ACC programmes Yes Available on request from ACC. 
▲ Proportion of central govt agencies participating in ACC Partnership Prog or ACC Workplace Safety Management Practices prog.  Yes Available on request from ACC.
Workplaces are Safer    Workers and employers have safer practices and systems that result in reduced risk of workplace injury of illness. ▼ Level of risk in workplaces. Proportion of people who claim to have done something to reduce risk of workplace injury in previous 12 months Yes NZIPS Safety Culture Survey Q ‘have you personally done  anything in last 12 months to reduce chance of injury
▼ Number of notified incidents/complaints received by DoL Yes DoL output plan – sum of outputs 4.2.4 & 4.2.5
People (employee/ employers) are healthier   Workers injury rate/severity and illness rate/severity reduced because hazards are reduced or better managed ▼ Work toll is reduced – incidence rate,  and severity of injury and illness Note Prefer rate but if frequency of fatalities is also desired, could use a chart showing ACC fatalities and DoL fatalities as in Workplace Outcome framework.

▼ rate of work-related deaths/ 100 000 workers.		 Yes Stats NZ  Table 23 Fatal by Sex  (incidence rate/100,000 workers
Yes NZIPS chart book: fatal injury rate/100k person years (W14) 3 year moving averages, *excl MVTC
Rate of work-related injuries resulting in hospitalisation/ 100,000 workers. No NZIPS chart book: serious injury hospitalisation frequency & rate/100k person years (W01,W02) Validity probs, *
▼ Rate of work-related illnesses requiring hospitalisation/100,000 workers.   No Would require collection in association with MoH
▼ Rate of ACC work-related claims

Statistics NZ Injury Statistics Work-related claims, Table 29 incidence rate of ACC claims/1000FTE for 2002-2007

▼ Rate of ACC claims for work related illnesses Yes Statistics NZ Injury Statistics Work-related claims, Table 9
▼ Rate of ACC claims for work related injuries Yes Statistics NZ Injury Statistics Work-related claims, Table 9
Other option here is cost distribution of claims (as in Dave’s outcome framework). Entitlement claims probably better proxy as simpler

▼ Rate of ACC entitlement claims for work related injuries (proxy for severity)		 Yes Statistics NZ Injury Statistics Work-related claims Table 17 Entitlement by Age/Sex
Workplaces are more productive    workplaces are more productive because they lose less time to injury or illness, and staff are more engaged and committed ▼ Workplaces lose less workdays due to work related injury or illness. ▼ rate of work days lost due to work-related illnesses and injuries /100,000 workers Partial  Only for injury and illness where ACC covers. Info on days lost due to work related injury was published in tables in 2006. Stats NZ no longer publishing this data but will provide to DoL as special, annually.

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