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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
Subjects:
Industrial safety
Prevention of injury
Accidental falls
Musculoskeletal system diseases
Achilles tendon rupture
Independent contractors
Broadcast channels
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary: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).