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sentis.com.au Addressing Incident Underreporting Addressing Incident Underreporting for improved safety outcomes Accurate and timely reporting of safety incidents is a crucial component of a positive safety culture. These invaluable learning opportunities allow us to adapt, make improvements and prevent future injury. Yet, recent Australian data has found that on average, 31% of incidents go unreported and in some organisations this figure rises as high as 53%. But why are underreporting rates so high? And what can you do to encourage employees at all levels to report safety incidents? Insight-led. Interactive. Outcome-driven.
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Addressing Incident Underreporting
Addressing Incident Underreportingfor improved safety outcomes
Accurate and timely reporting of safety incidents is a crucial component of a positive safety culture. These invaluable learning opportunities allow us to adapt, make improvements and prevent future injury. Yet, recent Australian data has found that on average, 31% of incidents go unreported and in some organisations this figure rises as high as 53%. But why are underreporting rates so high? And what can you do to encourage employees at all levels to report safety incidents?
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31%of incidents fail
to be reported in Australia.
Safety Culture Maturity Model
That’s 6% higher than the global average.
1. Underappreciation (38%)
2. Fear (37%)
3. Process (25%)
86%of organisational
sites sit below Private Compliance
The company doesn’tcare much about meor my safety, so I don’t care muchabout anythingbesides looking outfor myself and gettingthe job done.
Most of the time,safety procedures area burden to gettingthe job done. But, I need to make sureI’m following themwhen managementis looking.
Safety rules andprocedures are there toprotect me. It is myresponsibility to followthem so that I can staysafe for the things thatmatter to me.
In part, my safetydepends on myteammates. To staysafe as a team, weneed to worktogether and look out for one another.
The company’s safetyis a core part ofeveryone’s job and ashared responsibility.We strive to improveourselves and learnfrom our collectivemistakes.
COUNTERPRODUCTIVITY
PUBLICCOMPLIANCE
PRIVATECOMPLIANCE
MATESHIP CITIZENSHIP
Creating a Reporting Culture
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About SentisOffering safety culture assessments, training, coaching and consulting, Sentis helps organisations to break through the safety plateau and achieve positive safety culture change. As experts in applied psychology and neuroscience, we make safety personal and equip employees with the knowledge, skills and motivation to make safer choices, each and every day. This leads to safer, more engaged workplaces, as well as increased productivity, leadership capability and transformational, sustainable safety culture change. Since the introduction of our pioneering ZIP program in 2003, Sentis has empowered more than 350 companies and 160,000 individuals to think differently about safety.
Recommendations for Improved Safety Outcomes
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