Document ID (ISN) | 104555 |
CIS number |
06-75 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0022-4375 - Journal of Safety Research |
Year |
2002 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Breuer J., Höffer E.M., Hummitzsch W. |
Title |
Rate of occupational accidents in the mining industry since 1950 - A successful approach to prevention policy |
Bibliographic information |
2002, Vol.33, No.1, p.129-141. Illus. 5 ref. |
Abstract |
This paper discusses the decrease in occupational accident insurance claims in the German mining industry over the last five decades. It shows that this process is above all the result of a prevention policy involving collaboration between companies and the body responsible for the legal accident insurance scheme in the mining industry. A system such as the German accident insurance scheme, combining prevention, rehabilitation and compensation, enables successful and modern safety and health measures. |
Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; Germany; mining industry; role of insurance institutions; plant safety organization |
Descriptors (secondary) |
national organization; statistical trends; cooperation; compensation of occupational accidents; frequency rates; rehabilitation |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Germany |
Subject(s) |
Mines and quarries
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Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
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