Reduction of occupational accidents at industrial enterprises

[Social security in industrial accidents, occupational and other diseases].

Global estimates of occupational accidents

Information of occupational accidents is not standardized worldwide. Especially, developing countries do not have reliable information on their occupational accidents due to lack of proper recording and notification systems. The number of accidents is under-reported but figures are still used as a baseline for occupational safety work. In this paper global estimates of occupational accidents ar...

Correspondence model of occupational accidents.

We present a new generalized model for the diagnosis and prediction of accidents among the Spanish workforce. Based on observational data of the accident rate in all Spanish companies over eleven years (7,519,732 accidents), we classified them in a new risk-injury contingency table (19×19). Through correspondence analysis, we obtained a structure composed of three axes whose combination identif...

[Preliminary results of studies of the incidence, causes and effects of occupational accidents in the Bełchatow Industrial District. I. Direct causes of occupational accidents].

The work has been aimed at an analysis of accidents at work occurring throughout 1981-1982 at the Bełchatów Industrial District. The most common causes of accidents at work have been direct factors resulting mainly from workers' inadvertence or recklessness, improper performance of occupational tasks, lack of appropriate tools, and settlement of private affairs at work. The incidence of acciden...

Occupational Accidents among Hospital Staff

Background: The importance of safety in hospitals can be studied from different angles since hospital is a critical environment for incidents. Assessment of occupational accidents in hospitals can prevent their recurrence and maintain human and financial resources. This study aimed to investigate the occupational accidents among staff in a hospital.  Methods: This cross-sectional descri...