This article reviews the present indicators, trends, and recent solutions and strategies to
tackle major global and country problems in safety and health at work. The article is based …

Background Work‐related mortality is a relatively new concept which aims to widen
occupational health and safety; to take into account not only recognized fatal occupational …

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

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 …

This assessment is a comprehensive report combining: a) the key evidence linking diseases
and injuries to occupational risks; b) a quantitative assessment of the disease burden …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

Background Estimates of the economic burden of work injuries and diseases can help
policymakers prioritize occupational health and safety policies and interventions in order to …