{"id":561681,"date":"2023-03-10T01:15:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T22:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/aotearoas-work-related-deaths-the-real-cost\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T01:15:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T22:15:04","slug":"aotearoas-work-related-deaths-the-real-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aotearoas-work-related-deaths-the-real-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"#Aotearoa&#8217;s work-related deaths: The real cost"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cd904adf1d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cd904adf1d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/aotearoas-work-related-deaths-the-real-cost\/#%E2%80%9CAotearoas_work-related_deaths_The_real_cost%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Aotearoa&#8217;s work-related deaths: The real cost&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAotearoas_work-related_deaths_The_real_cost%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Aotearoa&#8217;s work-related deaths: The real cost&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2018\/10-construction.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2018\/10-construction.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Credit: CC0 Public Domain\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2018\/10-construction.jpg\" alt=\"construction worker\" title=\"Credit: CC0 Public Domain\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Credit: CC0 Public Domain<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Work contributes to at least a quarter of all fatal injuries in Aotearoa (New Zealand)\u2014substantially more than what official records show, University of Otago-led research reveals.\n                                                <\/p>\n<p>The research set out to determine the societal burden of fatal work-related incidents in Aotearoa by including bystanders and commuters.<\/p>\n<p>Lead author Dr. Rebbecca Lilley, of Otago&#8217;s Injury Prevention Research Unit, says work poses increased risk of injury not only for workers but also for the public, yet the broader impact of work-related injuries has never been quantified.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every death produces a ripple of emotional and financial harm across wh\u0101nau (family), communities and society. Loss of wh\u0101nau in such preventable circumstances is hard to accept and many wh\u0101nau hope that their loved one&#8217;s death results in learnings to prevent similar deaths from occurring,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have long known official work fatality data dramatically undercount the true burden of work to fatal injury in New Zealand. This study conservatively estimates that we don&#8217;t even count half the fatal injuries that occur due to work,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When our official data understate the scale of the issue society suffers. If we are to achieve a substantive reduction in work-related fatal injury it is time to recognize and count the broader societal burden of work fatalities and respond to them adequately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In total, 7,707 coronial records from 2005 to 2014 were reviewed, of which 1,884 (24%) were identified as work-related. Of those 1,884, almost half occurred among non-working bystanders and commuters. Of all the total fatal injuries for that time, those due to machinery (97%) and due to being struck by another object (69%) were work-related.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When utilizing a more inclusive definition of work-relatedness the contribution of work to be our study finds that work conservatively contributes to a quarter of all fatal injuries in New Zealand, and of these, non-working bystanders contribute to over a third of these deaths,&#8221; Dr. Lilley says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This makes work-related risks and hazards, even amongst non-working bystanders, a substantial, yet under-recognized cause of injury and a joint workplace and public health challenge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Non-working bystanders were mainly killed in work-related transport events (87 percent), with head-on traffic collisions involving a work vehicle the most common scenario. About one in three of all transport deaths were attributed to work.<\/p>\n<p>Of all the fatal injury in New Zealand for the decade, an estimated 86,682 years of life were lost to work related deaths. A total of 54% of those occurred in non-workers.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lilley says the study\u2014the first of its kind for Aotearoa\u2014shows that the contribution of work to the broader societal burden of fatal injury is substantial.<\/p>\n<p>The research team is calling for the adoption of more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ly inclusive estimates of work-related fatal injuries to inform evidence-based policies and actions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The traditional conceptualization of work-relatedness misses important opportunities to monitor trends and inform actions and public policy from a broader societal perspective. It is also important for all stakeholders, including the public, to understand the true scale of work-related information and have this information to inform effective control of these risks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The advantage of calculating workplace injuries like this is that is gives an indication of the broader societal impact of work and economic activity on injury, with estimates not reliant on notifications to WorkSafe or on compensation claims made to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)\u2014both of which are well recognized as being prone to under-reporting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n<p><strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                    Rebbecca Lilley et al, Societal burden of work on injury deaths in New Zealand, 2005\u201314: An observational study, <i>SSM\u2014Population Health<\/i> (2023).  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ssmph.2023.101353\">DOI: 10.1016\/j.ssmph.2023.101353<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d-inline-block text-medium my-4\">\n                                                Provided by<br \/>\n                                                                                                    University of Otago<br \/>\n                                                                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"http:\/\/www.otago.ac.nz\/\"><br \/>\n                                                        <svg><use href=\"https:\/\/medx.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>\n                                                 <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                 Aotearoa&#8217;s work-related deaths: The real cost (2023, March 9)<br \/>\n                                                 retrieved 9 March 2023<br \/>\n                                                 from https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2023-03-aotearoa-work-related-deaths-real.html<\/p>\n<p>                                            This document is subject to copyright. 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