Fatal occupational accidents in the Nordic Countries 2003 - 2008
"In 2008 it was decided by the Nordic Working Environment Committee under the Nordic Council of Ministers that an overview was needed on fatal occupational accidents in the Nordic countries. A selected group from agencies in all the Nordic countries maintaining the occupational accident registr...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Copenhagen
2011
Nordic Council of Ministers |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19135191124919533739-Fatal-occupational-accidents-i.htm |
| Summary: | "In 2008 it was decided by the Nordic Working Environment Committee under the Nordic Council of Ministers that an overview was needed on fatal occupational accidents in the Nordic countries. A selected group from agencies in all the Nordic countries maintaining the occupational accident registries was formed. It should provide a report that would give a review of systems involved concerning occupational accidents, i.e. the reporting process, the investigation process, the registration process, the registries and legal statutes. On the basis of this the numbers of fatal occupational accidents in the Nordic countries during the time period 2003 to 2008 would be studied.
The comparison between the Nordic countries concerning the systems showed relatively minor differences. However, as these small differences involve all or nearly all aspects of the system process in occupational accidents, comparison of occupational accidents in the Nordic countries should be approached with care.
The total number of fatal occupational accidents in the time period was 1243. That is between 1.51 to 2.49 fatal occupational accidents per 100,000 workers per year, varying between countries. Over 93% of these accidents involved males. This no doubt reflects the predominance of men in the most dangerous branches, i.e. agriculture, construction, and transport and communication. This is in accordance with that “land vehicles” are the leading material agent involved, and that the leading factor going wrong is loss of control, breaking or bursting of material agent and falls.
In order to make data on occupational accidents more comparable a closer collaboration between the Nordic countries, in the field of occupational accident investigation and registration, is called for. This would make the database for the battle against fatal occupational accidents and occupational accidents in the Nordic countries more effective and improve our common ability to identify prevention strategies." |
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| Physical Description: | 45 p. Digital |