Iceland

Organization responsible for the statistics

Vinnueftirlit rikisuis (Administration of Occupational Safety and Health).

Source

Administrative records.

Coverage

Persons:

All employees.

Economic activities:

All economic activities and sectors.

Geographic areas:

Whole country.

Establishments:

All sizes and types of establishments.

Types of occupational accidents covered

Reported injuries due to all types of occupational accidents, including occupational diseases.

Concepts and definitions

Not available.

Minimum period of absence from work: two days.

Maximum period for death to be considered a fatal occupational injury: not available.

Documentation

Bibliographic references:

Not available.

Data published by ILO:

The following data are furnished regularly to the ILO for publication in the Yearbook of Labour Statistics, relating to reported injuries (including occupational diseases) according to major division of economic activity: number of persons fatally injured, number of persons injured including those without lost workdays, total of these two groups.