| Description |
viii, 30 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm |
| Series |
Worksafe Australia National Institute report |
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Worksafe Australia report
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| Summary |
This is the first analysis of national data undertaken to assess the significance of body stressing problems in Australian workplaces. Body stressing encompases manual handling, repetitive movement and maintenance of constrained or awkward postures. This publication provides the current dimensions and characteristics of the problem and a focus on what appears to be potential problem areas. This analysis shows that body stressing represents a high risk and high cost problem for the Australian workforce. There is a chance that more than 2 in 5 Australian workers will experience a serious work-related injury/disease which is estimated at $9.5 billion annually, with $4.3 billion being borne by employers, $2.6. billion by injured workers and $2.6. billion by the general community |
| Notes |
National and Workplace Statistics and Epidemiology Team National Occupational Health and Safety Commission -- at foot of title page |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 27-28 |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web |
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Commonwealth of Australia 1996 |
| Subject |
Industrial safety -- Australia.
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Materials handling -- Safety measures.
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Safety education, Industrial -- Australia.
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| Author |
Australia. National Occupational Health and Safety Commission. National and Workplace Statistics and Epidemiology
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| LC no. |
abn97201015 |
| ISBN |
0644474580 |
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