Curtin School of Population Health, Curtin University, Kent Street, Perth 6102, Australia.
Health Psychology, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 15;19(16):10056. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610056.
Sufficient knowledge on the work productivity impact of the health of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers in the mining sector in Australia is lacking. This study examined the impact of health and lifestyle behaviours on the work productivity of FIFO workers in the mining industry in Australia. FIFO workers completed an online questionnaire on health and work productivity loss measures. Linear regressions were used to model annual work productivity losses through absenteeism, presenteeism and total productivity loss. Workers with a high risk for health conditions were, on average, associated with 3.87% more productivity loss (absenteeism: 1.27% and presenteeism: 2.88%) than those with low risk. Workers who had multiple health risks classified as medium (3-4 health conditions) and high (5 or more health conditions) reported 1.75% and 7.46% more total productivity loss, respectively, than those with fewer multiple health risks (0-2 health conditions). Health conditions were estimated to account for an annual additional productivity cost due to absenteeism of AUD 8.82 million, presenteeism of AUD 14.08 million and a total productivity loss of AUD 20.96 million per 1000 workers. FIFO workers with high health risks experience more absenteeism, presenteeism and overall productivity loss. These measures provide strong economic justifications that could support the need for targeted workplace health interventions.
关于澳大利亚飞进飞出（FIFO）工人健康对工作生产力影响的知识还很缺乏。本研究调查了健康和生活方式行为对澳大利亚采矿业 FIFO 工人工作生产力的影响。FIFO 工人完成了一份关于健康和工作生产力损失措施的在线问卷。线性回归用于通过旷工、在职病假和总生产力损失来模拟年度工作生产力损失。与低风险的工人相比，患有高健康风险疾病的工人平均生产力损失多 3.87%（旷工：1.27%，在职病假：2.88%）。被归类为中风险（3-4 种健康状况）和高风险（5 种或更多健康状况）的工人报告的总生产力损失分别比低风险工人多 1.75%和 7.46%（0-2 种健康状况）。据估计，健康状况每年因旷工导致的额外生产力成本为 882 万澳元，因在职病假导致的额外生产力成本为 1408 万澳元，因总生产力损失导致的额外生产力成本为 2096 万澳元，每 1000 名工人。高健康风险的 FIFO 工人经历更多的旷工、在职病假和整体生产力损失。这些措施提供了强有力的经济依据，支持了针对工作场所健康干预措施的必要性。
