Relationship between occupational injuries and the provision of safety and health information: data from the 4th Korean working conditions survey
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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: 36-2018.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the provision of safety and health information (PSHI) and occupational injuries.METHODS:
This study was based on data from the 4th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) (2014). The sample consisted of data from 24,527 wage workers and was divided into high-risk and low-risk groups, depending on the probability of occupational injury. The high-risk group included subjects who could cause harm to themselves or others due to errors during work. We applied chi-squared tests and logistic regression analyses to examine the relationship between PSHI and occupational injuries.RESULTS:
In the high-risk group, workers with no PSHI showed an adjusted odds ratio of 1.81 for occupational injury (95% CI 1.33–2.47). In contrast, there was no statistically significant relationship between PSHI and the incidence of occupational injury in the low-risk group.CONCLUSIONS:
To prevent occupational injuries, multi-faceted approaches that take different levels of injury risk into account are needed. Among workers with a high risk of occupational injury, more a stringent safety education program is required.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
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Logistic Models
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Odds Ratio
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Incidence
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Education
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Occupational Injuries
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
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