Robinson J C, Shor G M
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720.
Milbank Q. 1989;67 Suppl 2 Pt 1:92-113.
Business-cycle upswings generate increased hiring of inexperienced workers and speedups in production methods. The upswings, however, are also associated with sharp increases in disabling work-related injury rates. Data from California for the years from 1953 to 1985 demonstrate the cyclical sensitivity of five types of disabling occupational injuries, fatalities, and acute occupational illnesses to cyclical economic fluctuations. Public policy toward work-related disability needs to focus on macroeconomic determinants of employment and unemployment patterns, as well as on improved safety training programs and worker participation in shop-floor decision making.
经济周期的上升阶段会导致对无经验工人的雇佣增加以及生产方法的加速。然而，这些上升阶段也与致残性工伤发生率的大幅上升相关。1953年至1985年加利福尼亚的数据表明，五种致残性职业伤害、死亡和急性职业疾病对周期性经济波动具有周期性敏感性。针对与工作相关残疾的公共政策需要关注就业和失业模式的宏观经济决定因素，以及改进安全培训计划和工人参与车间决策。
