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Atrás WIATROWSKI, Wilam J.; JANOCHA, Jil A. (2014) Comparing fatal work injuries in the United States and the European Union

WIATROWSKI, Wilam J.; JANOCHA, Jil A. (2014) Comparing fatal work injuries in the United States and the European Union

WIATROWSKI, Wilam J.; JANOCHA, Jil A. Comparing fatal work injuries in the United States and the European Union. [online]. Monthly Labor Review. 2014, June. 7 p. [Consulta 07.08.2014].

En 2012 responsables de Eurostat y de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales (Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS) de los Estados Unidos decidieron abordar la explotación comparada del enorme caudal de datos sobre accidentes laborales y enfermedades profesionales que acumulan ambas instituciones.  Sin embargo, las diferencias en las definiciones de lesión, fuentes de datos y técnicas de recolección de los mismos hacen difícil las comparaciones. El ámbito en el que resultan más homologables es en el de los accidentes mortales.

En 2012 responsables d'Eurostat i de l'Oficina d'Estadístiques Laborals (Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS) dels Estats Units van decidir abordar l'explotació comparada de l'enorme volum de dades sobre accidents laborals i malalties professionals que acumulen ambdós institucions.  No obstant això, les diferències en les definicions de lesió, fonts de dades i tècniques de recol·lecció de les mateixes fan difícil les comparacions. L'àmbit en què resulten mes homologables és en el dels accidents mortals.

In July 2012, at the special session on statistics at the Seventh United States–European Union Joint Conference on Occupational Safety and Health in Brussels, Belgium, representatives from (1) the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), both part of the U.S. Department of Labor; (2) the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and (3) Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), discussed the potential for developing comparable data on workplace safety and health. Both the United States and the European Union capture and report data on worker safety, including information on fatal work injuries and nonfatal injuries and illnesses. However, differences in injury definitions, data sources, and collection techniques make data comparisons difficult. The representatives discussed these differences and recognized that the data are most comparable for fatal work injuries. At the close of the Conference, BLS and Eurostat agreed to produce a comparison of work-related fatal injury counts and rates, using data for calendar year 2010. This article summarizes the results of that comparison.