What Occupational Safety and Health Practitioners Need from an Evidence Centre

Supporting the Lloyd's Register Foundation's (referred to as The Foundation) establishment of a Global Safety Evidence Centre (referred to as The Centre), this study aimed to identify the evidence needs of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practitioners in high-risk sectors and occupations. We defined our research question as: 'What are the perspectives of OSH practitioners on the current evidence landscape?' Our definition of evidence includes research and academic evidence, data, analysis and expert advice. We defined high-risk sectors and occupations as those with the highest incidence of workplace-related accidents, injuries, high risk of exposure to hazards, and fatalities amongst workers. We define a 'practitioner' as someone who ensures that employees are safe and healthy in the workplace and that employers adhere to safety requirements and standards (Stockwell et al. 2022).