L. Hendrie’s research while affiliated with The University of Sydney and other places

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Work-related fatalities involving construction activities in Australia, 1982 to 1984 and 1989 to 1992
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August 2003

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Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

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Trends in work-related fatalities in the construction industry were investigated using data collected as part of two national studies of work-related fatalities in Australia. Coronial records were used to describe fatal incidents in the construction industry during 1982-1984 and 1989-1992. Fatality rates in the construction industry decreased from 15.3 per 100,000 workers per year during 1982-1984 to 10.4 per 100,000 workers per year during 1989-1992. Falls from a height, contact with electricity, and vehicle incidents were the most common mechanisms of the fatal incident. Occupational health and safety agencies in Australia continue to look for effective mechanisms to lower the rate of fatal and non-fatal injury in the construction industry.


Table 1 Outcome of matching OHS and compensation agency information with information obtained from coroners, by jurisdiction; Australia, 1989 to 1992* 
Table 3 Coverage (percent 1 ) of deaths by OHS and compensation agencies by industry; Australia, 1989 to 1992* 
Table 4 Coverage (percent 1 ) of deaths by OHS and compensation agencies by mechanism; Australia, 1989 to 1992* 
Coverage of work related fatalities in Australia by compensation and occupational health and safety agencies
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April 2003

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34 Citations

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

To determine the levels of coverage of work related traumatic deaths by official occupational health and safety (OHS) and compensation agencies in Australia, to allow better understanding and interpretation of officially available statistics. The analysis was part of a much larger study of all work related fatalities that occurred in Australia during the four year period 1989 to 1992 inclusive and which was based on information from coroners' files. For the current study, State, Territory, and Commonwealth OHS and compensation agencies were asked to supply unit record information for all deaths identified by the jurisdictions as being due to non-suicide traumatic causes and which were identified by them as being work related, using whatever definitions the agencies were using at the relevant time. This information was matched to cases identified during the main study. The percentage of working deaths not covered by any agency was 34%. Only 35% of working deaths were covered by an OHS agency, while 57% were covered by a compensation agency. The OHS agencies had minimal coverage of work related deaths that occurred on the road (to workers (8%) or commuters (3%)), whereas the compensation system covered these deaths better than those of workers in incidents that occurred in a workplace (65% versus 53%). There was virtually no coverage of bystanders (less than 8%) by either type of agency. There was marked variation in the level of coverage depending on the industry, occupation, and employment status of the workers, and the type of injury event involved in the incident. When using data from official sources, the significant limitations in coverage identified in this paper need to be taken into account. Future surveillance, arising from a computerised National Coroners Information System, should result in improved coverage of work related traumatic deaths in Australia.

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Work-related presentations to general practitioners in Australia

April 2003

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This article describes the main work-related aspects of presentations to general practitioners (GPs) in Australia. Data on work-related disorders managed in general practice were obtained from a larger study of general practice activity in Australia during 1998 to 2000. Of the total problems managed, 7,209 (2.4%) were work-related, 28% of which were new problems. Males had 63% of the work-related problems. These results extrapolated to a total of about 3.9 million work-related problems (1.1 million new work-related problems) being handled each year by GPs in Australia. The most common problems managed were musculoskeletal problems (58%), skin disorders (13%), psychological problems (9%) and neurological problems (4%). There were some age and sex-related influences on the proportion of different work-related problems. Injuries comprised about one-third of all work-related problems and work-related injuries were 15-20% of all injuries identified in the overall study. Workers compensation was paid for 55% of all work-related problems (39% of new problems), with considerable variation depending on the condition. Work-related disorders presenting to GPs comprise an important component of all work-related disorders.


Trends in work-related fatalities in Australia, 1982 to 1992

January 2002

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13 Citations

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

The aim of this study was to examine whether there were any significant changes in the number, rate and circumstances of work-related traumatic deaths over an 11-year period in Australia. The analysis used data from two separate studies of work-related fatalities that occured in Australia, one covering the three years 1982 to 1984 inclusive and the other 1989 to 1992 inclusive. Both studies were based on information from coronial files and used similar study methodologies, including almost identical definitions. The overall rate of workplace deaths declined steadily over the period 1982 to 1992, while the overall rate of work-road deaths also decreased over the same period, but not as smoothly as for workplace deaths. The average rate during the more recent period was 17% lower than the average rate for the first period (5.5 versus 6.7 deaths per 100,000 persons per year). Standardising for changes in industry and occupation distribution suggested that 30-40% of this apparent decline in working deaths was due to workforce changes, rather than to other factors.


Fatal injuries in forestry and logging work in Australia, 1989 to 1992

January 2001

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Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Work-related forestry and logging fatalities were investigated as part of a larger study of work-related fatalities in Australia. Coronial records were used to describe fatal injuries in the forestry and logging industry and in other industries where workerrs performed timber work during 1989 to 1992. Workers employed in the forestry and logging industry had a fatality rate of 97.2 per 100,000 workers per year. Being hit by falling trees and tree branches was the most common mechanism of the fatal incident. Common factors that contributed to particular types of fatal incidents were considered and often involved unsafe felling techniques or other unsafe work practices.


Work-related fatalities in Australia, 1989 to 1992: An overview

January 2001

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Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

This article provides an overview of the key results from a study of work-related traumatic fatalities that occurred in Australia in the four-year period 1989 to 1992. The data were obtained primarily from coronial files. There were 2,413 persons fatally injured while working or commuting during this period (that is, an average of 603 deaths per year). Of these, 1,787 were injured while working (1,244 in a workplace; 543 in motor vehicle crashes on public roads) and 626 were injured commuting to or from work. The overall rate of work-related death per 100,000 persons per year was 7.5 for workers and commuters combined, and 5.5 for workers only. (Another 811 non-working persons died as a result of someone else's work activity.) The number and rates of death varied considerably with sex, age, industry, occupation and jurisdiction. A range of involved agencies, mechanisms and places were identified, as well as many examples of similar combinations of circumstances that led to work-related deaths. The findings should help to underpin the development of specific prevention strategies. Future surveillance of work-related traumatic death should be conducted largely through the National Coronial Information System.

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... There have been many studies regarding accident analysis in the forestry and logging sector. These studies have focused on various occupational accident issues, such as chainsaw accidents (Bentley et al., 2005;Montorselli et al., 2010), accidents during cable yarding operations (Tsioras et al., 2011), felling and skidding operations (Potočnik et al., 2009), fatal accidents in forest operations (Mitchell et al., 2001;Thelin, 2002), the determination of accident types and accident rates among private forest owners (Lindroos and Burström, 2010), and health problems related to work operations (Acar and Senturk, 1999), among others. By reviewing previous studies, it can also be found that there have been a limited number of studies comparing the occurrence of occupational accidents in the forestry sector with respect to differences between countries. ...

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Evaluation of occupational accidents in forestry in Europe and Turkey by k-means clustering analysis
Fatal injuries in forestry and logging work in Australia, 1989 to 1992
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  • January 2001

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

... 52 Other studies have stated that younger workers have higher accident rates due to recklessness, inexperience and are allocated the more dangerous tasks (Prenesti, 1996;Wortham, 1998). In contrast it has been suggested that younger workers have lower fatality rates due to superior reflexes and less exposure to more dangerous jobs that require more experience (Chen & Fosbroke, 1998;Driscoll, Mitchell, Mandryk, Healey, Hendrie, & Hull, 2001;Peek-Asa, Erickson & Kraus, 1999). ...

Work-related fatalities in Australia, 1989 to 1992: An overview
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  • January 2001

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

... International studies, focused primarily on worker fatalities occurring in the 1980s and 1990s, indicate declining rates of WRFI in the working populations of developed industrialised nations. [4][5][6][7] Improvements in workplace safety have not benefited workers equally, however, with rates being variable across sub-groups of workers. 6 8 Substantial sociodemographic and employment disparities are common: males, older workers and workers in primary production sectors are often reported as being at highest risk for WRFI, with these disparities persisting over time. ...

Trends in work-related fatalities in Australia, 1982 to 1992
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  • January 2002

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

... Occupational skin disease (OSD) is the second most common work-related problem presenting to general practitioners (GPs) in Australia (Hendrie and Driscoll, 2003;Safe Work Australia, 2012). Occupational contact dermatitis is the most common OSD in westernized industrial countries, reportedly about 86% of new OSDs reported under the EPIDERM scheme in Great Britain in 2019 [Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 2019] and as much as 90-95% in other jurisdictions (Lushniak, 1995;Diepgen and Kanerva, 2006;Gupta et al., 2018). ...

Work-related presentations to general practitioners in Australia
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  • April 2003

... Many families cannot, or do not, access workers' compensation because the deceased worker was self-employed. The exclusion of most self-employed workers from workers' compensation is important as they constitute between 15% and 17% of the active workforce in Australia and New Zealand (Driscoll et al., 2003;Lilley et al., 2013). Self-employment, or shifts in employment status, are common in industries with a high incidence of workplace death, such as construction and road transport (Quinlan et al., 2006). ...

Coverage of work related fatalities in Australia by compensation and occupational health and safety agencies

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