Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Occupational Health and Safety Reporting in the Top 100 Australian Companies: Does Organisational Risk Profile Matter? |
| Authors: |
Oakman, Jodi1 (AUTHOR) j.oakman@latrobe.edu.au, Young, Suzanne2 (AUTHOR) s.young@latrobe.edu.au, Weale, Victoria P.1 (AUTHOR) alison.flint88@gmail.com, Pattinson, Alison1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Administrative Sciences (2076-3387). Apr2024, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p72. 13p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Industrial hygiene, *Information technology, *Work environment, *Industrial safety, *Industrial nursing, *Corporation reports |
| Abstract: |
Increasingly, good quality and safe working conditions that promote employee health are expected by stakeholders. The aim of this study is to examine the extent and quality of occupational health and safety (OHS) reporting in the Top 100 companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Method: Publicly available annual reports from the Top 100 ASX companies were reviewed using a policy scorecard against five dimensions drawn from the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012–2022. The dimensions were: OHS information, legislation, leadership, work health disorders, prevention and best practice. Results: Mean rank scores of high and low-risk industry sectors were compared. High-risk sectors provided more explicit coverage of OHS information across all five domains in comparison to low-risk sectors (p > 0.05). The Information Technology sector scored the lowest across all five dimensions. Conclusion: Higher quality reporting from those in high-risk sectors may be influenced by stakeholder expectations, as well as industry norms. The current analysis suggests that relying on stakeholders to drive improved reporting may be problematic, as those industries that are perceived to have a low OHS risk profile may not consider the need to provide transparent reporting on their strategies to ensure they are providing good quality working conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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