Using workplace safety and health data for injury prevention.

The article discusses how to effectively use workplace health and safety data to determine the root causes of workplace injuries and develop strategies to prevent them. Also cited are the need to focus on five factors like frequency of incidents, sequence of events, and severity of injuries, and the...

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Published in:Monthly Labor Review pp. 1 - 15
Main Author: Wiatrowski, William J.
Format: Article
Published: US Department of Labor Oct2013
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        Industrial safety
        Prevention of injury
        Accidental falls
        Musculoskeletal system diseases
        Achilles tendon rupture
        Independent contractors
        Broadcast channels
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          Industrial safety
          Prevention of injury
          Accidental falls
          Musculoskeletal system diseases
          Achilles tendon rupture
          Independent contractors
          Broadcast channels
      ab: The article discusses how to effectively use workplace health and safety data to determine the root causes of workplace injuries and develop strategies to prevent them. Also cited are the need to focus on five factors like frequency of incidents, sequence of events, and severity of injuries, and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Safety and Health Statistics program like the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI).
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