大不列颠的危险职业
1Unit of Health-Care Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK. stephen.roberts@uhce.ox.ac.uk
Lancet (London, England)
|September 21, 2002
概括
渔业和航海是英国最危险的职业. 与其他工人相比,渔民面临死亡事故的风险是52.4倍,海员面临死亡事故的风险是26.2倍.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 海上安全的航行.
- 死亡率统计 死亡率统计
背景情况:
- 传统上,英国商船和拖网渔业被认为是高风险的职业.
- 了解比较死亡风险对于实施有针对性的安全干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定英国最危险的职业.
- 为了比较海员和渔民与其他英国工人的死亡率.
- 分析了20年职业死亡事故的趋势.
主要方法:
- 分析英国商船和拖网渔业死亡原因 (1976-1995).
- 与其他英国职业的官方死亡统计数据进行比较.
- 对致命事故的相对风险比率的计算.
主要成果:
- 渔民发生致命工伤的可能性增加了52.4倍 (95%CI为42.9-63.8).
- 海员的死亡事故风险是死亡事故的 26.2 倍 (95% CI 19.8-34.7).
- 尽管绝对数字下降,但这些行业的相对职业危险仍然很高.
结论:
- 渔业和航海在英国仍然是非常危险的职业.
- 降低死亡率需要解决不安全的工作做法,特别是在危险条件下的操作.
- 需要对这些行业内的特定风险因素进行进一步的研究.
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