Table 2 Type of health promotion activities, responsibility for OHS and challenges to implementation, by business size

Current health promotion activities^a

 Smoking cessation policy

106

51.0 (44.2–57.7)

11

26.8 (15.7–41.9)^b

47

54.7 (44.2–64.7)

48

59.3 (48.4–69.3)

 Alcohol and substance misuse

116

55.8 (49.0–62.4)

13

31.7 (19.6–47.0)^b

44

51.2 (40.8–61.4)

59

72.8 (62.3–81.3)^b

 Healthy food policy

61

29.3 (23.6–35.8)

5

12.2 (5.3–25.5)^b

32

37.2 (27.7–47.8)^b

24

29.6 (20.8–40.3)

 Physical activity

64

30.8 (24.9–37.3)

2

4.9^bc

27

31.4 (22.6–41.8)

35

43.2 (33.0–54.1)^b

 Mental health and wellbeing

105

50.5 (43.7–57.2)

11

26.8 (15.7–41.9)^b

50

58.1 (47.6–68.0)

44

54.3 (43.5–64.7)

 Other health promotion activities

34

16.3 (11.9–22.0)

–

–

8

9.3 (4.8–17.3)^b

26

32.1 (22.9–42.9)^b

 None/not stated

45

20.6 (15.8–26.5)

21

51.2 (36.5–65.7)^b

11

12.6 (7.2–21.2)^b

11

12.5 (7.1–21.0)^b

Who has responsibility for staff health and wellbeing^a

 Business owner

66

31.6 (25.7–38.2)

15

36.6 (23.6–51.9)

29

33.3 (24.3–43.8)

22

27.2 (18.7–37.7)

 Managing director/CEO

153

72.9 (66.5–78.4)

22

53.7 (38.7–67.9)^b

61

70.1 (59.8–78.7)

70

85.4 (76.1–91.4)^b

 Occupational Health and Safety manager

123

58.6 (51.8–65.0)

12

29.3 (17.6–44.5)^b

51

58.6 (48.1–68.4)

60

73.2 (62.7–81.6)^b

 Human Resource Manager

104

49.5 (42.8–56.2)

10

24.4 (13.8–39.3)^b

33

37.9 (28.5–48.4)^b

61

74.4 (64.0–82.6)^b

 The staff themselves

172

81.9 (76.1–86.5)

28

68.3 (53.0–80.4)^b

70

80.5 (70.9–87.4)

74

90.2 (81.9–95.0)^b

 No one in particular

1

0.5^c

1

2.4^c

–

–

–

–

Challenges to implementing health promoting strategies by business size^a

 Funding

129

62.0 (55.3–68.3)

17

42.5 (28.5–57.8)^b

55

64.0 (53.4–73.3)

57

69.5 (58.9–78.4)

 Time

162

77.9 (71.8–83.0)

31

77.5 (62.5–87.7)

68

78.2 (68.4–85.5)

63

77.8 (67.6–85.5)

 Facilities

71

34.3 (28.2–41.0)

13

32.5 (20.1–48.0)

31

36.0 (26.7–46.6)

27

33.3 (24.0–44.1)

 Lack of management/board support

25

12.1 (8.4–17.3)

9

22.5 (12.3–37.5)

8

9.3 (4.8–17.3)

8

10.0 (5.2–18.5)

 Not a workplace responsible

12

5.8 (3.4–9.9)

5

12.5 (5.5–26.1)

4

4.7^c

3

3.8^c