Leading indicators of occupational health and safety: An employee and workplace level validation study

•We identify 10 features of leading indicators of OHS performance.•Among the 42 measures reviewed only 5 incorporated most, but not all, 10 features of leading indicators of OHS performance and only one – Organizational Performance Metric (OPM) – addressed most of the 10 features in a short easy to administer form.•The OPM-MU is a psychometrically sound measure that could be used as an initial ‘flag’ of the leading indicators of OHS and has the potential to be a benchmarking tool for workplaces both within and across organizations.