Occupational Health Division, Ministry of Health, Brunei Darussalam.
PAPRSB Institute of Health Science, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam.
Ind Health. 2021 Aug 17;59(3):193-200. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2020-0174. Epub 2021 Jan 23.
Globally, ILO estimates 374 million non-fatal and 380,500 fatal by occupational accidents annually. Slips, trips, falls and contact with objects are the leading mode of injury, with extremities being the most common body part involved. Occupational accidents are of major concern for high risk occupational groups such as migrant workers, or work areas e.g. construction, manufacturing, wholesale, and retail industries. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of non-fatal occupational injuries and its trends among industry workers in Brunei Darussalam. A retrospective cross-sectional review of occupational accidents notified to the Occupational Health Division, Ministry of Health, over a five-year period from January 2014 until December 2018 was conducted. A total of 424 non-fatal occupational accidents were notified, with increasing trend from 44 in 2014 to 132 in 2018. Accidents were more common in males (98%), migrant workers (86%), in the 30-39 age group (42.5%), and in the construction industry (56.4%). Struck by object (37.7%) was the commonest cause and upper limb (43.9%) was the commonest body part involved. There is a need for workplaces to develop capabilities and support mechanisms for risk assessments, as well as auditing and reviewing performances to minimize occurrence of preventable occupational injuries.
全球范围内，国际劳工组织估计每年有 3.74 亿例非致命性和 38.05 万例致命性职业事故。滑倒、绊倒、坠落和与物体接触是主要的受伤方式，最常见的受伤部位是四肢。职业事故是高风险职业群体（如移民工人）或工作场所（如建筑、制造、批发和零售行业）的主要关注点。本研究旨在确定文莱达鲁萨兰国工业工人中非致命性职业伤害的流行率及其趋势。对 2014 年 1 月至 2018 年 12 月期间向卫生部职业健康司报告的职业事故进行了为期五年的回顾性横断面研究。共报告了 424 例非致命性职业事故，呈上升趋势，从 2014 年的 44 例增加到 2018 年的 132 例。事故更常见于男性（98%）、移民工人（86%）、30-39 岁年龄组（42.5%）和建筑行业（56.4%）。被物体撞击（37.7%）是最常见的原因，上肢（43.9%）是最常见的受伤部位。工作场所需要发展能力和支持机制，进行风险评估，以及进行审计和审查绩效，以最大限度地减少可预防的职业伤害发生。
