| Document ID (ISN) | 78454 |
| CIS number |
02-611 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0022-4375 - Journal of Safety Research |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Freeman K., LaFleur B.J., Booth J., Doyle E.J., Pugh W.M. |
| Title |
Why federal agencies should estimate their long-term occupational injury and illness costs |
| Bibliographic information |
Fall 2001, Vol.32, No.3, p.277-287. 27 ref. |
| Abstract |
The U.S. government's annual cost for compensating work-related injuries and illnesses incurred by its civilian labor force is approximately USD 2 billion. To control these costs, federal agencies rely primarily on annual or prevalence-based cost accounting to evaluate the effectiveness of injury prevention efforts. Since most of the annual bill is for the older, persistent and costlier cases, this approach may obscure recent safety trends and can lead to faulty assumptions. Workers' compensation costs in the US Navy were analysed using an incidence-based approach, which considers only new injuries and illnesses occurring in a given year and projects their likely course, duration, and long-term associated costs. It provides the truest measure of the costs of that year's operation. It promotes accountability and cost containment, and allows organizations to hold managers accountable for costs incurred specifically during their tenure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
USA; workmen's compensation; government services; cost of diseases; plant safety and health organization; cost of accidents |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
responsibilities of employers; role of management; description of technique; information processing and retrieval |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Generalities
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
General safety, health and conditions of work
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Public and government services
Workers' compensation
Economic aspects
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