Abstract
The shortcomings of incident-based metrics for worker safety such as total recordable incident frequency rate (TRIFR) are well documented. In particular, a low TRIFR is no assurance against legal liability. There is considerable overlap between the literature on safety as the presence of capacities to make things go well, and jurisprudence in labour and workplace safety law on employer due diligence. In this article, the authors propose an index that merges the two, measuring the capacities to acquire and maintain safety knowledge, to understand the nature of operations, to resource for safety, to respond to risks, to demonstrate engagement and compliance, and for assurance.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 375-393 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | International Labour Review |
| Volume | 161 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- capacity index
- legal compliance
- occupational accident
- occupational injury
- occupational safety
- safety management
- TRIFR