Occupational Health Indicators: Louisiana 2012–2016

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• Personal Author:
  Hollie S ; Reilly A
• Description:
  There are almost two million workers in Louisiana, and every year thousands of them are injured on the job or become ill as a result of exposure to health and/or safety hazards at work. Work-related injuries and illnesses can decrease work-productivity and lead to excessive healthcare costs for both employers and employees. Workers' compensations claims alone in Louisiana cost more than $795 million in 2016. Many of work-related injuries and illnesses are preventable. Generating a baseline report of occupational injuries and illnesses is the first step to successful identification and intervention of current and future health hazards. The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH), Office of Public Health (OPH), Section of Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology's (SEET) Occupational Health and Injury Surveillance Program conducts surveillance of injuries, illnesses, deaths, and hazards among Louisiana workers. This project began in 2006 through a cooperative agreement funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). A set of occupational health indicators was developed by a State-Federal Workgroup composed of representatives from state occupational health programs, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), and NIOSH to help states with their surveillance activities. An occupational health indicator is a specific measure of a work-related disease or injury, or a factor associated with occupational health, such as workplace exposures, hazards, or interventions, in a specified population. Indicators allow a state to compare its health or risk status to that of other states, to evaluate trends over time within the state, and to guide priorities for prevention and intervention efforts. These indicators are collected and compiled annually. This document summarizes the occupational health status of Louisiana workers including influential factors such as demographics and industry characteristics for the years 2012-2016. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Epidemiology Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Injuries Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Public Health Surveillance Worker Health Worker Safety
• Publisher:
  Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  Louisiana ; OSHA Region 6
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-36
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066176
• Citation:
  Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana Department of Health, Office of Public Health, 2020 Jan; :1-36
• Contact Point Address:
  Louisiana Department of Health, 628 North Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  Louisiana State Office of Public Health
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20150720
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational health indicators: Louisiana 2012-2016
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:972a6ce95513e5f87fd228ae9e0ac4fc530b0caca03194c2429b309bcf6d872f482f6fd595f04badc04c56b9fa835ff23df7a70ccf73313ea3a5c12b3b21093f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/212676/cdc_212676_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.50 MB ]