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World Risk Poll into action: Lloyd’s Register Foundation invests £500,000 to improve workplace safety

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Following the publication of our 2024 World Risk Poll report, Engineering Safer Workplaces, Lloyd’s Register Foundation has awarded funding to four new projects that are using Poll data to improve occupational safety and health (OSH) around the world. As part of the work of the Foundation’s Global Safety Evidence Centre, these projects will create, collate and communicate new insights based on the Poll data and work with safety practitioners and at-risk workers to put them into action.

Summary of projects

  • Training in construction workplaces in Southern Asia and Northern Africa: The Building and Wood Workers International (BWI) is improving construction safety in countries with high accident rates such as Pakistan and Tunisia by combining targeted OSH training with hands-on risk assessments and incident reporting. By showcasing real examples from major construction projects, it aims to demonstrate how tailored training and incident reporting can make workplaces safer.
  • OSH Connect: The Global Occupational Safety and Health Data Platform: Monash University is integrating World Risk Poll data with other international OSH data sources, to create a single-source global database of country-level workplace safety statistics. Accessible via an interactive dashboard, it aims to improve risk management, worker and community health by providing practical insights for policy and action.
  • How does inequality shape the risk of unintentional injury at work? Researchers from The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) are analysing World Risk Poll data to better understand the difference in actual risk and perceived risk of workplace harm across the world. Through cross sectional analysis of different demographic groups, this research will provide a global perspective on the link between socioeconomic factors and workplace injuries.
  • Technological change and occupational safety: The University of Groningen is leveraging World Risk Poll data to examine how technological advancements, such as AI and information and communication technology, affect workers’ perceptions and reporting of occupational risks across the world. 

Supporting occupational safety and health

The projects were selected following a competitive call for funding on the basis of their potential to use the World Risk Poll data to improve people’s safety, and alignment with the Foundation’s charitable mission. More successful projects will be announced soon, which draw on data the other three 2024 World Risk Poll reports on a range of different safety issues.

Nancy Hey, Director of Evidence and Insight at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, said: “The Lloyds Register Foundation World Risk Poll data shows us the true extent of workplace harm, especially in places where there is little or no official data. It shows us that low reporting rates combine with low safety training rates to hide the extent of the safety challenge.

“This data shows us where the biggest impact can be had on safety globally.

“We are very proud of be supporting this next wave of World Risk Poll into Action projects, which each demonstrate the vital role that data-driven insights can play in transforming workplace safety around the globe. By harnessing Poll data, all four of these initiatives are encouraging meaningful change across industries and regions where the value of effective occupational safety and health training is not yet fully realised.” 

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