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Occupational injuries and illness status in 2011, all index was decreased. | 2012.02.28 | |||
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Author : KOSHA | The attached file(1) | |||
Occupational injuries and illness status in 2011, all index was decreased. 17th. February.2012. Accident rate decreased by 0.04%p; the fatal rate per 10,000 people reduced by 0.08p; the non-fatalities shrank by 5,353; and the fatalities cut by 86. Total of occupational accident for 2011 reduced in all index compared to 2010.According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, the accident rate recorded 0.65% from 0.69% dropped by 0.04%p 2011. - The non-fatalities decreased by 5,353 to be 93,292 from 98,645 of last year. - The fatalities reduced by 86 to be 2,114 from 2,200 of last year. - The fatal rate per 10,000 people recorded 1.47, going down by 0.08p from last year’s 1.55.
□ The manufacturing industry reported the highest accident case in the category of industry, and slips or trips recorded the highest followed by crushes and falls from the height when seeing, by accident type.
□ The Ministry of Employment and Labor will strengthen prevention measures to keep the trend going on. As part of its efforts, it will diversify its businesses to support financial and technical aid for start-ups and small businesses with workers less than fifty, all of which witness more accidents. ○ Also, the ministry will focus on selecting and managing major fatal accidents considering the level of accidents. - The ministry will punish violation of safety and health standard much more strictly and reinforce supervision of worksites’ safety and health. |
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