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  • 5,702 fatal work injuries were recorded in the United States in 2005. The rate at which work injuries occurred in 2005 was 4 per 100,000 workers.

    Bureau of Labor Statistics. National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2005. Available at HYPERLINK "http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf" http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf

  • In California, occupations with the highest rates of fatal injuries are specialty trade contractors, truck transportation drivers, building equipment contractors and heavy civil engineering construction workers.

    Employment Development Department. Division of Labor and Statistics. 2002. Fatal Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in California, 2002 Data. Available at: HYPERLINK "http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/statistics_research.html" http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/statistics_research.html

  • The number of fatal work injuries is higher in private construction than any other injury. Fatal highway incidents are the most frequent type of fatal workplace event, accounting for 1 in every 4 fatalities from the workplace.

    Bureau of Labor Statistics. National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2005. Available at HYPERLINK "http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf" http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cfoi.pdf

  • Occupational injuries represent adverse health outcomes that are preventable with proper engineering, equipment, and training.

    U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Personal protective equipment. Available at HYPERLINK "http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3151.html" http://www.osha.gov/Publications/osha3151.html

  • Green businesses reduce occupational and environmental exposures to toxic chemicals.

    ABAG. HYPERLINK "http://www.thehdmt.org/references.php?rank=117" Bay Area Green Business program. Association of Bay Area Governments. Available at HYPERLINK "http://www.greenbiz.abag.ca.gov/"

  • Parents of special needs children receiving full pay during leave were more likely than were parents receiving no pay to report positive effects on their own emotional health as well as child physical and emotional health, and were less likely to report financial problems.

    Schuster MA, Chung PJ, Elliott MN, Garfield CF, Vestal KD, Klein DJ. 2009. Perceived effects of leave from work and the role of paid leave among parents of children with special health care needs. American Journal of Public Health. 99(4): 698-705.

  • Working long hours was associated with higher risk of injury for all workers, even after controlling for job hazards.

    Dembe AE, Erickson JB, Delbos RG, and Banks SM. 2005. The Impact of Overtime and Long Work Hours on Occupational Injuries and Illnesses: New Evidence from the United States. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 62:588–97.

  • Workers with rotating work schedules are at higher risks of injuries than those with fixed shifts. (i) Risk is higher on the night shift, and to a lesser extent the afternoon shift, than on the morning shift, (ii) risk increases over a span of shifts, especially so if they are night shifts, and (iii) risk increases with increasing shift length over eight hours.

    Horwitz IB, McCall BP. 2004. The Impact of Shift Work on the Risk and Severity of Injuries for Hospital Employees: An Analysis using Oregon Workers’ Compensation Data. Occupational Medicine 54(8):556–63.
    Folkard S, Lombardi DA, Tucker PT. 2005. Safety, sleepiness and sleep. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH 43(1): 20-23.

  • A review found an increased risk of traffic crashes and injuries among workers after extended shifts.

    Robb G, Sultana S, Ameratunga S, Jackson R. 2008. A systematic review of epidemiological studies investigating risk factors for work-related road traffic crashes and injuries. INJURY PREVENTION 14(1): 51-58.