Affluence, occupational safety and ergonomics: are they interdependent?. Issue 4 (1st October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Broszkiewicz, Roman
• Is Part Of: International journal of occupational safety and ergonomics. Volume 22:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 577
• Page End: 579
• Publication Date: 2016-10-01
• Subjects: fatal occupational injuries -- gross domestic product -- scientific publications; Human engineering -- Periodicals; Industrial safety -- Periodicals; Human Engineering -- Periodicals; Occupational Health -- Periodicals; Ergonomie -- Périodiques; Sécurité du travail -- Périodiques; Human engineering; Industrial safety; Periodicals; 620.8
• DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2016.1231778
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1080-3548

Abstract

Abstract : The number of fatal occupational injuries (FOI), the number of scientific publications in ergonomics (SP) and the gross domestic product (GDP) of 30 countries were investigated for their mutual dependence. This article shows that, although the ratio of FOI/SP decreases exponentially with a linear increase in the GDP, GDP may be only one of the major influencing factors.