Dan Petersen, one of the great thinkers in the history of occupational safety, in a 2005 book, “Measurement of Safety Performance,” tore apart the traditional barometers of safety performance, the OSHA total case incident rate, total lost-workday cases, fatalities and other measures.

Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses,” a final rule issued by OSHA on May 12, 2016, is precedent-setting.