Table 3 Major themes from experts' comments

Status quo and issues

 Resources and feasibility

22

 Rely on secondary data

10

 Authority and data collection

8

 Gaining buy-in

8

Ideal OSH surveillance

 Data collection

11

 Data dissemination

9

 Plan and strategy

7

Implications for evaluation

 Inter-relatedness among elements

55

 Flexibility

25

 Importance of framework

10

 Stage of evaluation

8

 Weights of elements

8