Relationship between occupational injuries and the provision of safety and health information: data from the 4th Korean working conditions survey
10.1186/s40557-018-0247-7
- Author:
Ju il SEO
1
;
Gab Sik SHIN
;
Min Gi KIM
;
Young Sun MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do Republic of Korea. mys0303@gmail.com.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Safety and health information;
Occupational injury;
KWCS
- MeSH:
Education;
Incidence;
Logistic Models;
Occupational Injuries;
Odds Ratio;
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
- From:Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
2018;30(1):36-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the provision of safety and health information (PSHI) and occupational injuries. METHODS: This study was based on data from the 4th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS) (2014). The sample consisted of data from 24,527 wage workers and was divided into high-risk and low-risk groups, depending on the probability of occupational injury. The high-risk group included subjects who could cause harm to themselves or others due to errors during work. We applied chi-squared tests and logistic regression analyses to examine the relationship between PSHI and occupational injuries. RESULTS: In the high-risk group, workers with no PSHI showed an adjusted odds ratio of 1.81 for occupational injury (95% CI 1.33–2.47). In contrast, there was no statistically significant relationship between PSHI and the incidence of occupational injury in the low-risk group. CONCLUSIONS: To prevent occupational injuries, multi-faceted approaches that take different levels of injury risk into account are needed. Among workers with a high risk of occupational injury, more a stringent safety education program is required.
