Causes of Death in the Workplace

by J. Paul Leigh

Overview

How dangerous is someone's job? People from ages 22 through 64 spend roughly 40% of their non-sleeping time at a job where there is considerable potential for exposure to fatal safety and health risks. The purpose of this book is to improve the knowledge and working environment of American workers, by providing an in-depth look at the job hazards in 324 industries and 265 occupations. Human Resource managers, industry trade organizations, corporate CEOs, health care administrators, secondary school counselors, as well as, scholars and upper level college and graduate students in the areas of Human Resources, Management, Health Care Management, Law and Social Environment will find this work extremely useful.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899309514
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/30/1995
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	1420L (what's this?)

About the Author

J. PAUL LEIGH is currently a Professor of Economics at San Jose State University and a research economist at Stanford Medical Center./e He is a recipient of research grants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Safety Council, the Economic Policy Institute, and the National Science Foundation.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Literature Review
Data and Method
The Occupation List
The Industry List
National Estimates and Causes of 5,498 Job-Related Deaths in 1979-81, 1983, 1985, 1986
Women
Limitations and Reliability Tests
Conclusion
Appendix A: Denominators for Occupations
Appendix B: Denominators for Industries
Appendix C: Male and Female Job Deaths within Occupations
Appendix D: Male and Female Job Deaths within Industries
Appendix E: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Appendix F: Occupations with Zero Deaths
Appendix G: Ranking of Occupations with Five or More Deaths
Appendix H: Industries with Zero Deaths
Appendix I: Ranking of Industries with Five or More Deaths
References
Index

Editorial Reviews

A study that offers a literature review, lengthy lists of statistics ranking 265 occupations and 324 industries according to job-related deaths, and national estimates and causes of 5,498 job-related deaths between 1979 and 1986, with a separate chapter on statistics on women only, and numerous appendices on Bureau of Labor statistics, occupations and industries with zero deaths, and ranking of occupations with five or more deaths. The data include job-related disease deaths, such as heart attacks. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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