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Workplace safety is a category of management responsibility in places of employment.
To ensure the safety and health of workers, managers establish a focus on safety that can include elements such as:
- management leadership and commitment
- employee engagement
- accountability
- safety programs, policies, and plans
- safety processes, procedures, and practices
- safety goals and objectives
- safety inspections for workplace hazards
- safety program audits
- safety tracking & metrics
- hazard identification and control
- safety committees to promote employee involvement
- safety education and training
- safety communications to maintain a high level of awareness on safety
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Workplace fatalities statistics
By year
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor compiles information about workplace fatalities in the United States. Since 1992, the year with the most workplace fatalities was 1994 with 6,632 fatalities, and the lowest in 2002 with 5,534.
By profession
The Bureau also compiles information about the most dangerous jobs. The most recent information comes from the year 2006, during which 5,840 people died on the job.
| Job | Fatalities | Fatalities per 100,000 employees |
|---|---|---|
| Fishermen | 53 | 147.2 |
| Pilots | 104 | 90.4 |
| Timber cutter | 66 | 84.6 |
| Structural metal workers | 36 | 61.0 |
| Waste collectors | 37 | 40.7 |
| Farmers and ranchers | 292 | 37.2 |
| Power-line workers | 38 | 34.9 |
| Miners | 156 | 34.5 |
| Roofers | 81 | 33.5 |
| Truck drivers | 957 | 27.5 |
| All occupations | 5,840 | 4.0 |
By country
| Country | Fatalities | Fatalities per 100,000 employees |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 145 | 4.8 |
| Belgium | 41 | 2.4 |
| Denmark | 27 | 1.8 |
| Finland | 29 | 1.9 |
| France | 318 | 2.8 |
| Germany | 465 | 2.3 |
| Greece | 48 | 3.0 |
| Ireland | 52 | 3.2 |
| Italy | 427 | 2.8 |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 3.2 |
| Netherlands | 60 | 2.0 |
| Portugal | 285 | 7.6 |
| Spain | 365 | 3.7 |
| Sweden | 28 | 1.2 |
| United Kingdom | 182 | 1.1 |
| European Union | 2,478 | 2.5 |
Data from 2003 [1]
See also
- Occupational illness
- CCOHS
- Effective Safety Training
- Hearing conservation program
- Material safety data sheet
- OSHA
- Occupational safety and health
- Participatory Ergonomics
- Process Safety Management
- Safety
- Safety engineering
References
External links
- OSH Answers
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
- History of Workplace Safety in the United States by Mark Aldrich of Smith College
- http://www.osha.gov/
- http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
- http://www.nsc.org/index.htm
- http://www.osh.dol.govt.nz
- http://www.ilo.org
- Institution of Occupational Safety and Health - UK-based professional organization
- Forbes: Dangerous jobs
- CNN: Dangerous jobs
- http://www.naspweb.com National Association of Safety Professionals
- American Society of Safety Engineers
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU)
- Healthy Workplace Initiative (new member states)
- Workplace Fatalities & the Aftermath United Support & Memorial for Workplace Fatalities
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