BLS survey estimates, the fatal-injury census, and establishment-submitted OSHA records describe different populations and measures. Safety teams should choose the source from the question, then preserve its population, denominator, year, geography, coverage, and limitations.
GRI 403 requires injury counts, rates, and hours for employees and separately for non-employees whose work or workplace the organization controls. A published rate stays comparable only when the worker population, hours, exclusions, event definitions, multiplier, reporting period, and later corrections remain attached to it.
The UK Health and Safety Executive explains who reports under RIDDOR, which incidents are reportable, how notifications are submitted, and how a report can be amended. Regulatory notification is one governed outcome; immediate response, investigation, causal analysis, corrective action, effectiveness review, and workforce communication remain separate operating records.
EPA describes TRI as facility-reported chemical-release, waste-management, and pollution-prevention information; the agency points to a separate screening model for potential impacts.
OSHA says covered establishments that missed March 2 must still submit 2025 injury data. The operating challenge is identity, scope, privacy, and correction control.