Occupational Safety and Health Training Institute, Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA), Korea.
Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2020 Dec;26(4):772-779. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2018.1509825. Epub 2018 Sep 24.
Industrial accidents affect the sustainable development of any country, enterprise or individual. This study estimated the costs of loss due to industrial accidents in South Korea in 2013, based on the 4th Korean Working Conditions Survey. The total costs of loss were estimated at USD 27,224 million, with individuals losing the most at 79.5%, followed by employers at 20.4% and the government at 0.1%. These costs were equivalent to 2.1% of South Korea's gross domestic product in 2013. The costs to society/death due to industrial accidents were USD 640,000; USD 7000/individual out of work for ≤3 days and USD 242,000/individual out of work for ≥4 days. These costs make it easy to calculate losses incurred due to industrial accidents. Costs of loss can also be used by the government as basic data to establish industrial safety and health policies.
工业事故影响着任何国家、企业或个人的可持续发展。本研究根据第四次韩国工作条件调查，估算了 2013 年韩国因工业事故造成的损失成本。损失总成本估计为 272.24 亿美元，其中个人损失最大，占 79.5%，雇主占 20.4%，政府占 0.1%。这些成本相当于 2013 年韩国国内生产总值的 2.1%。因工业事故给社会/死亡造成的损失为 64 万美元；因工业事故导致个人停工≤3 天的损失为 7000 美元/人，停工≥4 天的损失为 242000 美元/人。这些成本使得因工业事故造成的损失很容易计算。损失成本也可以被政府用作制定工业安全和健康政策的基本数据。
