与工作有关的致命伤害的描述性总结,西方国家,2011-2017年
Gialana Dang1, Suzanne Marsh2, Tristan Victoroff3
1National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Denver, CO.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene
|February 26, 2024
概括
与工作有关的死亡仍然是一个可以预防的公共卫生问题. 西方州职业网络 (WestON) 发现,与美国平均水平相比,男性,老年工人和运输等特定行业的风险更高.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 公共卫生监督 公共卫生监督
- 工作场所安全统计工作场所安全统计
背景情况:
- 与工作有关的死亡是一个重要的职业健康问题,其原因是可以预防的.
- 有限的公共卫生资源可能会阻碍有效的预防策略.
- 西方州职业网络 (WestON) 包括美国19个州的专业人士.
研究的目的:
- 从2011年到2017年,分析西欧地区与工作有关的死亡人数.
- 确定职业死亡的人口,行业和特定事件的风险因素.
- 为改善工作场所安全提供信息,为合作多州倡议提供信息.
主要方法:
- 利用美国劳工统计局 (BLS) 致死性职业伤害人口普查数据来计算死亡人数.
- 雇佣的BLS当前人口调查数据为全职等效 (FTE) 工作时间.
- 计算每10万FTE的年平均死亡率,按各种因素分层,并使用SAS v.9.4.4进行分析.
主要成果:
- 西欧地区的平均年职业死亡率为每10万个FTE中3.5,与美国的率相似.
- 男性工人死亡率几乎是女性的10倍;随着年龄的增长,死亡率增加.
- 农业/林业/渔业,采矿/石油/天然气和运输/仓储/公用事业部门的死亡率最高. 交通事故是最常见的死亡原因.
结论:
- 与工作有关的死亡事故代表着一个关键的,跨界的职业公共卫生优先事项.
- 根据人口统计,地理和行业,死亡率存在显著差异.
- 这些发现支持需要合作,多州公共卫生倡议,以应对不断变化的劳动力安全需求.
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