Working lifetime risk of occupational fatal injury

Fosbroke, David E.; Kisner, Suzanne M.; Myers, John R.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199704)31:4<459::aid-ajim13>3.3.co;2-e

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“…We could have included an indication for injury severity by weighting fatalities, using days away from work or considering lifetime risk [Fosbroke et al, 1997]. We could have included an indication for injury severity by weighting fatalities, using days away from work or considering lifetime risk [Fosbroke et al, 1997].…”

Section: Limitations Of Occupational Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

New electric‐shock job exposure matrix

Vergara¹,

Kheifets²,

Silva³

et al. 2011

American J Industrial Med

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Section: Limitations Of Occupational Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

New electric‐shock job exposure matrix

Vergara¹,

Kheifets²,

Silva³

et al. 2011

American J Industrial Med

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“…Based on these results, the risk levels are likely to be substantially higher than those allowed by either the OSHA or the EPA, which generally aim for individual risk levels of 10 -4 to 10 -6 (29-31). The predicted annual risk levels for construction workers at Site OE-53 are commensurate with or higher than the observed rates of fatal accidents in the highest-risk domestic occupations (32). As an example, the risk of a fatal accident in the logging industrysthe highestrisk occupational categorysis approximately 0.1%; in the oil and gas extraction industry, which is among the riskiest of employment categories, the annual fatality risk is 0.02% (32).…”

Section: Case Study Resultsmentioning

confidence: 65%

“…The predicted annual risk levels for construction workers at Site OE-53 are commensurate with or higher than the observed rates of fatal accidents in the highest-risk domestic occupations (32). As an example, the risk of a fatal accident in the logging industrysthe highestrisk occupational categorysis approximately 0.1%; in the oil and gas extraction industry, which is among the riskiest of employment categories, the annual fatality risk is 0.02% (32). Thus, the quantitative risk model indicates that construction workers could face significant risks in the redevelopment of Site OE-53.…”

Section: Case Study Resultsmentioning

confidence: 67%

Quantifying the Risks of Unexploded Ordnance at Closed Military Bases

MacDonald

Small

Morgan

2008

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Some 1,976 sites at closed military bases in the United States are contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from live-fire weapons training. These sites present risks to civilians who might come into contact with the UXO and cause it to explode. This paper presents the first systems analysis model for assessing the explosion risks of UXO at former military training ranges. We develop a stochastic model for estimating the probability of exposure to and explosion of UXO, before and after site cleanup. An application of the model to a 310-acre parcel at Fort Ord, California, shows that substantial risk can remain even after a site is declared clean. We estimate that risk to individual construction workers of encountering UXO that explodes would range from 4 × 10 -4 to 5 × 10 -2 , depending on model assumptions, well above typical Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) target risk levels of 10 -4 to 10 -6 . In contrast, a qualitative UXO risk assessment method, the Munitions and Explosives of Concern Hazard Assessment (MEC HA), developed by an interagency work group led by the EPA, indicates that the explosion risk at the case study site is low and "compatible with current and determined or reasonably anticipated future risk." We argue that a quantitative approach, like that illustrated in this paper, is necessary to provide a more complete picture of risks and the opportunities for risk reduction.

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“…In comparison to cancers and manifestations of cardiovascular disease, social effect measures such as years-of-potential-life-lost (YPLL) (Gilbert et al 1998) are potentially greater for injury. The field of injury risk is just beginning to define relevant endpoints for social policy evaluation such as working lifetime risk (Fosbroke et al 1997;See and Bailer 1998).…”

Section: Models For Injury Risk Assessment Including Development and mentioning

confidence: 99%