Background Around the globe, work has a heavy impact on health. To better advise policy
makers, we assessed the global burden of disease and injury due to selected occupational …

Background Over the last decade, there have been several attempts to estimate the global
burden of ill health due to work activity. The most recent of these is the Comparative Risk …

Methods The WHO comparative risk assessment used a common statistical model that
allows a reader to compare the contribution (attributable fraction) of several risk factors with …

Background The Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) project of the World Health
Organization (WHO) assessed worldwide mortality and morbidity in the year 2000 resulting …

Objectives: To review the literature on the burden of occupational disease and injury and to
provide a comprehensive characterization of the burden. Methods: The scientific and …

Abstract Purpose of Review Burden of occupational disease estimation contributes to
understanding of both magnitude and relative importance of different occupational hazards …

Background Occupational injuries are a public health problem, estimated to kill more than
300,000 workers worldwide every year and to cause many more cases of disability. We …

Developed countries have made tremendous progress in Workplace Safety and Health in
terms of reducing the burden of occupational injuries caused by accidents. Developing …

Many of the 2.9 billion workers across the globe are exposed to hazardous risks at their
workplaces. This chapter examines the disease and injury burden produced by selected …

Objectives This study provides an overview of the influence of occupational risk factors on
the global burden of disease as estimated by the occupational component of the Global …