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Author : Marion Gillen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (66 download)
Download or read book Nonfatal Falls in Construction Workers written by Marion Gillen and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
Publisher : Cpwr - The Center for Construction Research and Training
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Construction Chart Book written by CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training and published by Cpwr - The Center for Construction Research and Training. This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Construction Chart Book presents the most complete data available on all facets of the U.S. construction industry: economic, demographic, employment/income, education/training, and safety and health issues. The book presents this information in a series of 50 topics, each with a description of the subject matter and corresponding charts and graphs. The contents of The Construction Chart Book are relevant to owners, contractors, unions, workers, and other organizations affiliated with the construction industry, such as health providers and workers compensation insurance companies, as well as researchers, economists, trainers, safety and health professionals, and industry observers.
Author : J. Paul Leigh
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
ISBN 13 : 9780472110810
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)
Download or read book Costs of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses written by J. Paul Leigh and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the debate over health care reform continues, costs have become a critical measure in the many plans and proposals to come before us. Knowing costs is important because it allows comparisons across such disparate health conditions as AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, and cancer. This book presents the results of a major study estimating the large and largely overlooked costs of occupational injury and illness--costs as large as those for cancer and over four times the costs of AIDS. The incidence and mortality of occupational injury and illness were assessed by reviewing data from national surveys and applied an attributable-risk-proportion method. Costs were assessed using the human capital method that decomposes costs into direct categories such as medical costs and insurance administration expenses, as well as indirect categories such as lost earnings and lost fringe benefits. The total is estimated to be $155 billion and is likely to be low as it does not include costs associated with pain and suffering or of home care provided by family members. Invaluable as an aid in the analysis of policy issues, Costs of Occupational Injuryand Illness will serve as a resource and reference for economists, policy analysts, public health researchers, insurance administrators, labor unions and labor lawyers, benefits managers, and environmental scientists, among others. J. Paul Leigh is Professor in the School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of California, Davis. Stephen Markowitz, M.D., is Professor in the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, City University of New York Medical School. Marianne Fahs is Director of the Health Policy Research Center, Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, New School University. Philip Landrigan, M.D., is Wise Professor and Chair of the Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.
Author : Hongwei Hsiao, PhD
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482217155
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (822 download)
Download or read book Fall Prevention and Protection written by Hongwei Hsiao, PhD and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers a wealth of knowledge from experts and informed stakeholders on the best ways to understand, prevent, and control fall-related risk exposures. Featured are subjects on: (1) a public health view of fall problems and strategic goals; (2) the sciences behind human falls and injury risk; (3) research on slips, trips and falls; (4) practical applications of prevention and protection tools and methods in industrial sectors and home/communities; (5) fall incident investigation and reconstruction; and (6) knowledge gaps, emerging issues, and recommendations for fall protection research and fall mitigation.
Author : M. M. Peden
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241563575
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (415 download)
Download or read book World Report on Child Injury Prevention written by M. M. Peden and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2008 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Child injuries are largely absent from child survival initiatives presently on the global agenda. Through this report, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund and many partners have set out to elevate child injury to a priority for the global public health and development communities. It should be seen as a complement to the UN Secretary-General's study on violence against children released in late 2006 (that report addressed violence-related or intentional injuries). Both reports suggest that child injury and violence prevention programs need to be integrated into child survival and other broad strategies focused on improving the lives of children. Evidence demonstrates the dramatic successes in child injury prevention in countries which have made a concerted effort. These results make a case for increasing investments in human resources and institutional capacities. Implementing proven interventions could save more than a thousand children's lives a day.--p. vii.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309462991
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)
Download or read book A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-04-27 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The workplace is where 156 million working adults in the United States spend many waking hours, and it has a profound influence on health and well-being. Although some occupations and work-related activities are more hazardous than others and face higher rates of injuries, illness, disease, and fatalities, workers in all occupations face some form of work-related safety and health concerns. Understanding those risks to prevent injury, illness, or even fatal incidents is an important function of society. Occupational safety and health (OSH) surveillance provides the data and analyses needed to understand the relationships between work and injuries and illnesses in order to improve worker safety and health and prevent work-related injuries and illnesses. Information about the circumstances in which workers are injured or made ill on the job and how these patterns change over time is essential to develop effective prevention programs and target future research. The nation needs a robust OSH surveillance system to provide this critical information for informing policy development, guiding educational and regulatory activities, developing safer technologies, and enabling research and prevention strategies that serves and protects all workers. A Smarter National Surveillance System for Occupational Safety and Health in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive assessment of the state of OSH surveillance. This report is intended to be useful to federal and state agencies that have an interest in occupational safety and health, but may also be of interest broadly to employers, labor unions and other worker advocacy organizations, the workers' compensation insurance industry, as well as state epidemiologists, academic researchers, and the broader public health community. The recommendations address the strengths and weaknesses of the envisioned system relative to the status quo and both short- and long-term actions and strategies needed to bring about a progressive evolution of the current system.
Author : Samuel House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Occupational Falls in Non-construction Industries written by Samuel House and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: Falls are the second leading cause of occupational injury and the second leading cause of occupational fatalities in the United States. An occupational fall can lead to a non-time loss injury, loss of work, disability, or in severe cases, death. These injuries can have dire effects on the lives of workers impacted, through loss of their livelihood or in some cases, their life. Indirect costs can also be felt by the affected worker's family and their workplace. Objectives: This study aims to determine the rate at which occupational fall-related injuries occur in non-construction industries in Washington State, and to determine best steps forward considering how these injuries might be reduced or prevented. Methods: Workers' compensation claims were identified in the Washington State Labor and Industries Industrial Insurance System for workers who have suffered a fall, as defined by Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System codes. The claims were then categorized based on the industry of their employer, as defined by the North American Industry Classification System codes to identify which industries had the highest rates of falls. The claims were described by occupation, industry, type of fall, source or cause of fall, injury types, and cost. Using these factors, trends in occupational falls and the associated injuries were investigated. Results: Agriculture, Medical, and Service industry sectors were found to be industries where prevention efforts would be best focused regarding occupational falls. Prevention efforts could also be focused using cost data, both total cost, and average cost. Prevention efforts may be best focused on injuries that result in severe injury to the worker requiring immediate hospitalization. Conclusions: Further research is needed to determine the characteristics of specific industry group fall injuries in order to better guide prevention efforts. This data is best served as a guiding document for selection of industry groups most in need of prevention efforts, especially those outside the already identified construction industries.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Fatal Workplace Injuries in ..., a Collection of Data and Analysis written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309175704
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-03-27 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hospitals and nursing homes are responding to changes in the health care system by modifying staffing levels and the mix of nursing personnel. But do these changes endanger the quality of patient care? Do nursing staff suffer increased rates of injury, illness, or stress because of changing workplace demands? These questions are addressed in Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes, a thorough and authoritative look at today's health care system that also takes a long-term view of staffing needs for nursing as the nation moves into the next century. The committee draws fundamental conclusions about the evolving role of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes and presents recommendations about staffing decisions, nursing training, measurement of quality, reimbursement, and other areas. The volume also discusses work-related injuries, violence toward and abuse of nursing staffs, and stress among nursing personnelâ€"and examines whether these problems are related to staffing levels. Included is a readable overview of the underlying trends in health care that have given rise to urgent questions about nurse staffing: population changes, budget pressures, and the introduction of new technologies. Nursing Staff in Hospitals and Nursing Homes provides a straightforward examination of complex and sensitive issues surround the role and value of nursing on our health care system.
Author : National Safety Council
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780879122829
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (228 download)
Download or read book National Safety Council Injury Facts written by National Safety Council and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Compensation and Working Conditions written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Helen Lingard
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135800960
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)
Download or read book Occupational Health and Safety in Construction Project Management written by Helen Lingard and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses an increasingly important area in the construction industry. Case studies are used extensively to illustrate important points and refer to current successful safety management techniques.
Author : Allan St John Holt
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470680245
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (76 download)
Download or read book Principles of Construction Safety written by Allan St John Holt and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The construction industry has not had a good record on health and safety and faces tough legal and financial penalties for breaches of the law. This book provides a unique resource for all those who construct or procure the construction of projects of all sizes and in all countries and for clients who need to keep abreast of their own and their contractors' responsibilities. It gives practical guidance on best practice, including: measuring performance and recording information developing a safety policy and method statements assessing risk training and understanding people the basics of the construction/environment interface The book addresses several topics not found in other reference works, discussing techniques of health and safety and basic environmental management as applied to the industry. It uniquely provides 50 quick reference guides setting out solutions to common problems. These include falls, manual and mechanical handling, work with asbestos and noise. It also summarises the main UK legal requirements on construction safety and health and includes a number of useful checklists and model forms. Written by a very experienced health and safety practitioner, who is also author of the highly successful IOSH book Principles of Health and Safety at Work, this book will be welcomed by all responsible for health and safety. It will also provide an excellent text for the NEBOSH (National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health) Construction Safety and Health national certificate.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 2 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)
Download or read book New Data Highlight Gravity of Construction Falls written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 2 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 030909111X
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)
Download or read book Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-03-26 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mirroring a worldwide phenomenon in industrialized nations, the U.S. is experiencing a change in its demographic structure known as population aging. Concern about the aging population tends to focus on the adequacy of Medicare and Social Security, retirement of older Americans, and the need to identify policies, programs, and strategies that address the health and safety needs of older workers. Older workers differ from their younger counterparts in a variety of physical, psychological, and social factors. Evaluating the extent, causes, and effects of these factors and improving the research and data systems necessary to address the health and safety needs of older workers may significantly impact both their ability to remain in the workforce and their well being in retirement. Health and Safety Needs of Older Workers provides an image of what is currently known about the health and safety needs of older workers and the research needed to encourage social polices that guarantee older workers a meaningful share of the nation's work opportunities.
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Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Karen Taswell
Publisher : International Labor Office
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book Occupational Injuries Statistics from Household Surveys and Establishment Surveys written by Karen Taswell and published by International Labor Office. This book was released on 2008 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides guidance for national labour statisticians engaged in or proposing to start the compilation of statistics on occupational injuries through household surveys or establishment surveys.
