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Table 1 Some examples of indicators and their reference

From: Epidemiological and performance indicators for occupational health services: a feasibility study in Belgium

Category

Indicator

Definition

Classification

External/internal OHS

Reference

Epidemiological/performance

Administration

NACE-Bel Code

 

Administration

I

Annual report enterprise

E

Administration

Financial

- % of total health expenditure,% of GNP/GDP

Administration

I

Kreis & Bödeker

P

Administration

Enterprises

- Total number of enterprises

Administration

E

Kreis & Bödeker

P

Administration

Occupational safety and health professionals

- Number of workplace health promotion specialists

Administration

E/I

OccHealth Indicators/Annual report/Good Practice

P

Chemical, biological and physical agents

Noise

- % of employees exposed to noise so loud that you would have to raise your voice to talk to people

Input

E/I

Kreis & Bödeker/PVI/OSHA

E

Chemical, biological and physical agents

Noise

- Noise induced hearing loss

Input

E/I

Kreis & Bödeker/PVI/OSHA

E

- Tinnitus (permanent ringing in the ears)

- Threshold shift (initially temporary but becoming permanent with prolonged exposure)

- Loss of high frequency sounds resulting in communication problems

- Loss of interaction at social functions

- Noise exposure can also have secondary effects such as stress and interference with communication in the workplace causing injury events.

Individual and organisation

Work rhythms

- Minutes per day normally spent travelling from home to work and back

Input

I

Kreis & Bödeker

E

Individual and organisation

Worked hours

- Days covered by employer

Input

E/I

Kreis & Bödeker

P

Information sessions

Information sessions given and followed

- Information sessions for employees

Activity

E/I

Kreis & Bödeker/Annual report/TWW/PVI

P

- Information sessions for new employees

Information sessions

Information sessions given and followed

- % of enterprises providing information on risks resulting from the working conditions

Activity

E/I

Kreis & Bödeker/Annual report/TWW/PVI

P

Individual and organisation

Financial

- Cost of lost working days due to sickness absence

Output

I

Kreis & Bödeker

P

Individual and organisation

Reintegration and disability management

- % of enterprises/institutions providing action on reintegration of staff (especially disabled staff) when they return to work after a longer-term period of sick-leave

Output

E/I

Kreis & Bödeker/Goodpractice/OccHealth Indicators

E

Individual and organisation

Reintegration and disability management

- % of partially disabled persons of working age in regular occupational activity (by cause, age, gender, occupation)

Output

E/I

Kreis & Bödeker/Goodpractice/OccHealth Indicators

E