| Document ID (ISN) | 108041 |
| CIS number |
08-612 |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ministerio de trabajo, empleo y seguridad social |
| Title |
Panorama of occupational hazards in the agricultural sector |
| Original title |
Panorámica de los riesgos laborales en el sector agrario [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
Superintendencia de Riesgos del Trabajo (SRT), Bartolomé Mitre 751, C1036AAM Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina, [2007?]. 16p. Illus. |
| Internet access |
http://www.acopiadorescba.com/upload/compendios/1175784854c.pdf [in Spanish]
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| Abstract |
Agricultural activity involves important health and safety hazards for workers. In Argentina in 2005, the incidence rate of occupational accidents and diseases in this sector was 113.96 per thousand insured workers. This document presents the statistical trends for accident indicators in agriculture, fishing, hunting and livestock rearing for the period from 2000 to 2005, together with trends in the number of workers and employers covered by the insurance scheme. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
occupational accidents; livestock rearing; agriculture; occupational diseases; statistics; Argentina |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
statistical trends; fatalities; severity rates; frequency rates; commuting accidents |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Argentina |
| Subject(s) |
Woodworking industry
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Livestock rearing
Agriculture
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