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Korea Safety Management & Science (대한안전경영과학회)
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An Analysis of Socio-economic Determinants Affecting Occupational Accidents

산업재해에 영향을 주는 사회경제적 요인에 관한 연구

  • Park, Sunyoung (Safety & Health Policy Research Department, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute)
  • 박선영 (산업안전보건연구원 정책제도연구부)
  • Received : 2022.08.25
  • Accepted : 2022.09.29
  • Published : 2022.09.30
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Abstract

This study has found the socio-economic factors that affect occupational accidents and measured the influence quantitatively. We built the panel data of 4 countries (Japan, Germany, the U.S., and the U.K.) and the analysis model counted on the fixed effect model to reflect the countries' differences. The fatal occupational injury rates in the analyzed countries had a statistically significant relationship with the level of per capita GDP, the proportion of the construction industry, the rate of male workers, annual average working hours, the rate of workers in manufacturing and construction industries, etc. The annual average working hours have a positive correlation with the fatal occupational injury rate. To reduce occupational accidents effectively, we should be monitoring and researching various factors that can affect the occurrence of occupational accidents such as worker characteristics, changing industrial structure, and changes in working hours.

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