Documents cost of accidents 81 results

"This study has ranked industries using estimated total costs and costs per worker. This incidence study of nationwide data was carried out in 1993. The main outcome measure was total cost for medical care, lost productivity, and pain and suffering for the entire United States (US). The analysis was conducted using fatal and nonfatal injury and illness data recorded in large data sets from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cost data were derived from workers' compensation records, estimates of lost wages, and jury awards. Current-value calculations were used to express all costs in 1993 in US dollars. Detailed methodology was developed for ranking industries by total cost and cost per worker. Ranking by total costs provided information on total burden of hazards, and ranking by cost per worker provided information on risk. Industries that ranked high on both lists deserve increased research and regulatory attention."

"At the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, it is our fundamental conviction that workers' health
is a value in itself. To put it simply, work must not be health-hazardous, and work must not make the worker neither
physically nor mentally sick. In our minds, there is no need for any further rationale for healthy and safe work.
That said, it would be naïve to think that, in a bottom-line world, the bottom-line would not count with regard
to work and health. It does count at individual, company, and societal level. At individual level, a worker may worry
about reduced payment during sickness absence. ..."

"This report presents the results of a survey of national and international data sources on the costs of work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths. The aim was to evaluate the quality and comparability of different sources as a first step towards estimating the costs of accidents and ill-health at work in Europe. The survey found that there were insufficient data to determine these costs exactly; however, recommendations are made on using estimates to bridge the data gap."