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THE STATE OF WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY IN NEW ZEALAND - June 2011

Abbreviations and Sources

Abbreviations

ACC
Accident Compensation Corporation
NOHSAC
National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee
DoL
Department of Labour
NZIER
New Zealand Institute of Economic Research
FTE
Full-time equivalent employee
NZIPS
New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy
H&S
Health and safety
SMEs
Small and medium enterprises
IPRU
Injury Prevention Research Unit, University of Otago
Statistics NZ
Statistics New Zealand

 

Sources
Outcomes Indicator Source
Fewer Injuries and Fatalities Chartbook work-related fatal and serious non-fatal injury rates A Chartbook of the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy Serious Injury Outcome Indicators: 1994-2009, Gulliver P, Cryer C, Davie G. OR089, Injury Prevention Research Unit (University of Otago) Wellington: NZIPS Secretariat, ACC
Estimated projections of fatal and serious non-fatal injury (dotted lines on the graphs) Data updates obtained from the IPRU, to estimate if there is any likely change in frequency/rate for the most recent year
ACC work-related injury claims Injury Statistics – Work-related Claims: Statistics NZ (various years)
International work-related fatalities Composite table of Chartbook fatal injury rate and ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics: International Labour Organisation
Priority sector ACC entitlement claims Injury Statistics – Work-related Claims, entitlement claims by industry: Statistics NZ (various years) Household Labour Force Survey, hours worked data supplied to the Department of Labour: Statistics NZ (various years)
Less Occupational Disease NOHSAC burden of occupational disease The Burden of Occupational Disease and Injury in New Zealand: Driscoll T, et al. (2004). NOHSAC Technical Report
ACC claims for work-related disease Injury Statistics – Work-related Claims: Statistics NZ (various years)
Statistics NZ survey of working life Survey of Working Life: Statistics NZ (2008)
Lower Economic Cost Leading estimates of the annual cost of the work toll The Economic and Social Costs of Occupational Disease and Injury in New Zealand: Access Economics (2006). NOHSAC Technical Report
Volume 1: Risk Landscape Workplace Health and Safety: NZIER (2008). Report to the Department of Labour New Zealand estimates of the total social and economic cost of “all injuries”: O’Dea, D. and Wren, J. (2010). Technical report prepared for NZIPS evaluation
ACC work-related claim costs Accident Compensation Corporation: Annual Report (various years)
ACC compensated days lost due to work-related injury ILO Yearbook of Labour Statistics: International Labour Organisation
Durable return to work rate following injury claim Australia and New Zealand return to work monitor 2009/10: Heads of Workers' Compensation Authorities (2010)
NZIER estimated total cost by industry Volume 1: Risk Landscape Workplace Health and Safety: NZIER (2008). Report to the Department of Labour
Improved Industry and Employee Engagement Statistics NZ surveys of health and safety management Business Operations Survey – Employment Practices module: Statistics New Zealand (2009 & 2005)Survey of Working Life: Statistics NZ (2008)
NZIPS safety culture survey The General Public’s Attitudes and Beliefs towards Injury in New Zealand: Research New Zealand (2009). NZIPS monitoring report
Industry leadership Department of Labour administrative data (various years)
Health and safety representative training Accident Compensation Corporation administrative data (various years)
Statistics NZ business operations survey Business Operations Survey – Employment Practices module: Statistics NZ (2006)
Research NZ survey of health and safety in SMEs Small Business in New Zealand: Myths and realities: Research New Zealand (2008)
Increased Response to Government Activity Skilled jobs Department of Labour administrative data (various years)
DoL enforcement and engagement activity Department of Labour administrative data (various years)
Participation in ACC incentive programmes Accident Compensation Corporation administrative data (various years)
Accessing information Department of Labour and Accident Compensation Corporation administrative data (various years)
Government leading by example Accident Compensation Corporation administrative data (various years)

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