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Work-related ill health

GRI 403-10 · mandatory · metrics + narrative

Disclosure 403-10 requires an organization to report work-related ill-health information separately for all employees and for workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization.

Legal status

GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 remains applicable and is effective for reports or other materials published on or after 1 January 2021.

Start preparing ↓ Official Global Reporting Initiative source ↗

Disclosure focus

For each worker population, report the number of fatalities resulting from work-related ill health, the number of cases of recordable work-related ill health and the main types of work-related ill health. Fatalities resulting from work-related ill health must be included in the corresponding recordable-case total.

Work-related ill health includes acute, recurring and chronic health problems caused or aggravated by work conditions or practices. It includes musculoskeletal disorders, skin and respiratory diseases, malignant cancers, diseases caused by physical agents and work-related mental illnesses.

The disclosure covers cases notified to the organization or identified through medical surveillance during the reporting period. It can include cases detected among former workers and both short- and long-latency illnesses.

The organization must describe the work-related hazards that pose a risk of ill health, how those hazards were determined, which hazards caused or contributed to cases during the period, and actions taken or underway to eliminate hazards and minimize risks using the hierarchy of controls.

If workers are excluded, identify the types of workers and explain why. Where privacy, legal or contractual restrictions prevent collection or disclosure of required information, apply the relevant reason for omission under GRI 1.

GRI additionally recommends reporting significant breakdowns, a list of identified chemical hazards, and the number of employees and controlled non-employee workers exposed to each hazard.

This LRA educational guidance supports disclosure preparation. For the exact requirements, always refer to the official Global Reporting Initiative source.

Prepare

What to collect before drafting

Tick each field as the evidence lands. Owners are the teams that usually hold the source files.

  • Working table 1: Metric

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    Prepare and reconcile these columns: Metric; Current period; Notes.

    Evidence Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 1: metric.

    Watch for The published response for working table 1: metric is incomplete or does not match the supporting records.

  • Working table 2: Metric

    Occupational Health and Safety / People / Sustainability Reporting

    Prepare and reconcile these columns: Metric; Current period; Notes.

    Evidence Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 2: metric.

    Watch for The published response for working table 2: metric is incomplete or does not match the supporting records.

  • Working table 3: Case category

    Occupational Health and Safety / People / Sustainability Reporting

    Prepare and reconcile these columns: Case category; Employees; Controlled non-employees.

    Evidence Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 3: case category.

    Watch for The published response for working table 3: case category is incomplete or does not match the supporting records.

  • Working table 4: Hazard

    Occupational Health and Safety / People / Sustainability Reporting

    Prepare and reconcile these columns: Hazard; How determined; Worker groups exposed; Caused or contributed to current-period cases; Hierarchy-of-controls actions; Status.

    Evidence Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 4: hazard.

    Watch for The published response for working table 4: hazard is incomplete or does not match the supporting records.

  • Working table 5: Chemical or agent

    Occupational Health and Safety / People / Sustainability Reporting

    Prepare and reconcile these columns: Chemical or agent; IARC classification; Employee exposure; Controlled non-employee exposure; Controls.

    Evidence Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 5: chemical or agent.

    Watch for The published response for working table 5: chemical or agent is incomplete or does not match the supporting records.

Before you start

  • Disclosure 403-10 requires an organization to report work-related ill-health information separately for all employees and for workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization.
  • Apply Disclosure 403-10 when the related topic is material and the disclosure is applicable under the relevant GRI Standard.
  • Have the supporting records and the final response been reconciled?
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How to prepare it

Disclosure 403-10 requires an organization to report work-related ill-health information separately for all employees and for workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization.
Collect and reconcile the records for: Working table 1: Metric; Working table 2: Metric; Working table 3: Case category; Working table 4: Hazard; Working table 5: Chemical or agent.
Apply Disclosure 403-10 when the related topic is material and the disclosure is applicable under the relevant GRI Standard.
Draft the response using the defined terms shown in the disclosure focus; do not substitute broader internal labels.
Review the final wording against every requirement and the supporting governance or data records before sign-off.

Request the data

Request the disclosure evidence

Translate the disclosure into an internal business question — then adapt it to your organisation's own language.

Provide the reporting-period records and reconciliations for Disclosure 403-10: Working table 1: Metric; Working table 2: Metric; Working table 3: Case category; Working table 4: Hazard; Working table 5: Chemical or agent. Include scope, definitions, methods, assumptions, limitations, owners and approvals.

Use the organisation's own role and document names, but preserve the defined GRI terms and the scope described above.

Better request

Provide the reporting-period records and reconciliations for Disclosure 403-10: Working table 1: Metric; Working table 2: Metric; Working table 3: Case category; Working table 4: Hazard; Working table 5: Chemical or agent. Include scope, definitions, methods, assumptions, limitations, owners and approvals.

Draft your disclosure

Notes that turn data into a disclosure

LRA training templates — adapt them to your organisation, and check the official source before sign-off.

Method note

GRI additionally recommends reporting significant breakdowns, a list of identified chemical hazards, and the number of employees and controlled non-employee workers exposed to each hazard.

Context note

Keep mandatory GRI Requirements, GRI recommendations and additional LRA preparation controls clearly distinguished. Apply a GRI 1 reason for omission where required information cannot be reported.

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Check

For each claim, check the evidence

  • Working table 1: Metric is reported accurately and completely.

    Risk The response omits, misclassifies or overstates working table 1: metric.

    Evidence to check Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 1: metric.

  • Working table 2: Metric is reported accurately and completely.

    Risk The response omits, misclassifies or overstates working table 2: metric.

    Evidence to check Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 2: metric.

  • Working table 3: Case category is reported accurately and completely.

    Risk The response omits, misclassifies or overstates working table 3: case category.

    Evidence to check Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 3: case category.

  • Working table 4: Hazard is reported accurately and completely.

    Risk The response omits, misclassifies or overstates working table 4: hazard.

    Evidence to check Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 4: hazard.

  • Working table 5: Chemical or agent is reported accurately and completely.

    Risk The response omits, misclassifies or overstates working table 5: chemical or agent.

    Evidence to check Approved source records, calculation files and review evidence supporting working table 5: chemical or agent.

Evidence pack to prepare

Common reporting gaps

  • Using internal or approximate wording in place of the defined GRI terms.
  • Changing the required reporting population or denominator without explanation.
  • Treating GRI recommendations or LRA preparation controls as mandatory disclosure requirements.
  • Leaving a reported field unsupported by traceable source evidence and review records.
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