Posted By Jeff Manion There is on the IOSH web page a report on it. I had trouble finding it. If you mail direct can send it to you pdf file. Jeff Manion

Posted By Sean Fraser Having had a squint at the RR Jim referenced, I would comment on the performance reporting aspect - it is vital that we have a standardised method of reporting so we understand and agree on terminology and definitions. I frequently have problems entering our safety performance figures in commercial tender bids as each company seems to have a different interpretation for the same thing and I need to modify the results accordingly! I am also against filtering - I beleive that there should be a category for "all safety-related reports" as a catch all, especially for potential loss (near miss) incidents. However, I suspect that many companies are mortally afraid of publishing their actual results in case it "looks bad", as people might interpret high numbers as being bad. In a way they are, but recording it it is a long way down the raod to improving it. Kidding on all is well by under-reporting is a scourge in our particular field and I don't think mandatory reporting will do anything to improve that, UNLESS the categorisations are unequivocal and the issue is properly followed-up for enforcement. A level playing field is what is required.