Shannon H S, Vidmar M
Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Inj Prev. 2004 Oct;10(5):292-5. doi: 10.1136/ip.2004.005280.
There is a considerable variability in occupational injury rates across companies, even within the same industry. The aim of this study was to estimate how many injuries could be prevented if all firms could achieve the performance of their better peers.
Data were obtained from the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board of Ontario on all insured firms in the province. Within rate groups (firms in the same type of business) the number of injuries expected if all firms had a lost time injury rate at the 25th percentile of the distribution for the rate group were estimated. The total number of injuries were compared with the expected number, after adjusting for firm size and type of injury.
Overall, using the 25th percentile as a benchmark, 42% of lost time injuries in Ontario could be prevented.
There is considerable potential for prevention of work injuries based on currently achieved, non-optimal benchmarks.
即使在同一行业内，不同公司的职业伤害率也存在很大差异。本研究的目的是估计，如果所有公司都能达到其表现较好的同行的水平，可预防多少伤害。
数据来自安大略省工作场所安全与保险委员会，涵盖该省所有参保公司。在费率组（同一业务类型的公司）内，估计如果所有公司的误工伤害率处于该费率组分布的第25百分位数时的伤害数量。在对公司规模和伤害类型进行调整后，将伤害总数与预期数量进行比较。
总体而言，以第25百分位数为基准，安大略省42%的误工伤害可得到预防。
基于目前已达到的非最优基准，预防工作场所伤害有很大潜力。
