Causes of Death in the Workplace

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By J. Paul Leigh

ISBN: 0-89930-951-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-89930-951-4

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328 pages, tables

Quorum Books

Publication: 4/30/1995

List Price: $112.95 (UK Sterling Price: £65.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

Subjects:

Business » Human Resources/Personnel Management
Business » Management
Law » Business Law
Health/Medicine » Public Health

Reviews:

...This important reference book should be in every library.
—Employee Assistance Quarterly
In such a legislative climate, the publication of bnooks such as this one, providing information through the free market,...takes on more importance.
—
Journal of Economic Literature

Description: How dangerous is someone's job? People from ages 22 through 64 spend roughly 40% of their non-sleeping time at a job where there is considerable potential for exposure to fatal safety and health risks. The purpose of this book is to improve the knowledge and working environment of American workers, by providing an in-depth look at the job hazards in 324 industries and 265 occupations. Human Resource managers, industry trade organizations, corporate CEOs, health care administrators, secondary school counselors, as well as, scholars and upper level college and graduate students in the areas of Human Resources, Management, Health Care Management, Law and Social Environment will find this work extremely useful.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Literature Review
Data and Method
The Occupation List
The Industry List
National Estimates and Causes of 5,498 Job-Related Deaths in 1979-81, 1983, 1985, 1986
Women
Limitations and Reliability Tests
Conclusion
Appendix A: Denominators for Occupations
Appendix B: Denominators for Industries
Appendix C: Male and Female Job Deaths within Occupations
Appendix D: Male and Female Job Deaths within Industries
Appendix E: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Appendix F: Occupations with Zero Deaths
Appendix G: Ranking of Occupations with Five or More Deaths
Appendix H: Industries with Zero Deaths
Appendix I: Ranking of Industries with Five or More Deaths
References
Index

LC Card Number: 94-36796

LCC Class: HD7262

Dewey Class: 363.11


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