Occupational illnesses employee data

Occupational Illness although no data is given for the incidence (or statement of absence) of any occupational illness, a yes score has been given since the OH department monitors employees and carries out checks, including lung function and hearing tests. 

OSHA requires that each employer with more than 10 employees must maintain a log of recordable occupational injuries and illnesses. Also, each must create an annual summary by calendar year. In addition, OSHA requires a more detailed incident report of each recordable occupational injury or illness. Instmctions for OSHA forms specify the data for the log, summary and supplementary records. Employers must have these records available for inspection and, when requested, submit them to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Safety and health information means the establishment s fatality, injury, and illness history OSHA 200 logs workers compensation claims nurses logs the results of any medical screening or surveillance employee safety and health complaints and reports environmental and biological exposure data information from prior workplace safety and health inspections materials safety data sheets (MSDSs) the results of employee symptom surveys safety manuals and health and safety warnings provided to the employer by equipment manufacturers and chemical suppliers information about occupational safety and health provided to the employer by trade associations or professional safety or health organizations and the results of prior accident and incident investigations at the workplace. 

In 2000, over 5.7 million employee injuries and illnesses were reported, with 2.8 million requiring time away from work beyond the day of the incident, restricted duties at work, or both, according to the BLS. 5 Also, injuries and illnesses requiring only restricted work remained steady from previous years at approximately 1 million. Figure 3.1, based on data from the BLS, shows that of the ten occupations accoimting for approximately one third of all injuries and illnesses requiring time away from work from 1993 to 1999, truck drivers have reported the highest numbers since 1993. 

The emphasis of the explosives industry on safety in the manufacturing and handling of explosives has led to its being one of the safest industrial environments. A comparison of 1987 work injury rates for the explosives industry, for all industries, and for several selected industries is shown in Fig. 30.13. The data listed are OSHA recordable occupational injuries and illnesses per 100 employees as reported by the National Safety Council." The development of modern blasting agents and explosives, such as ANFO, slurries, and emulsions, that contain no self-explosive ingredients has further advanced safety of application, and has lowered costs and increased the options available to the consumer. The current level of R D effort is likely to continue this trend and also to lead to extension of this technology into military applications. 

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