California Occupational Health Indicators: Annual Measures of Worker Health and Safety for Years 2008–2013

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• Corporate Authors:
  California. Department of Public Health
• Description:
  This report provides important data about the California workforce and the key "indicators" or measures of how the work environment affects their health status. While overall rates of work-related fatalities and injuries have continued to decrease in California over the past six years, there clearly is much more work to be done to reduce the burden and cost to workers, their families, and communities. Among the findings in this report: Annually, more than 100,000 California workers lose work time after being injured at work, and about 20,000 are hospitalized. In 2013, 396 workers died from injuries sustained on the job, and Hispanic workers accounted for 49% of the deaths. Many of these deaths are preventable through improvements in workplace safety programs. Over 1.7 million California workers are employed in high-risk occupations where the rate of work-related injuries is more than twice the overall rate for U.S. industries. Nearly 950,000 working adults report that their asthma was caused or made worse by their exposures at work, representing a significant opportunity to reduce the overall burden of asthma. Over 350 workers are diagnosed with mesothelioma, and about 200 die of mesothelioma and asbestosis each year - a legacy of the decades-old hazard of exposure to asbestos dust. Over 1,800 workers have blood lead levels at or above 10 micrograms per deciliter, increasing their risk of kidney and heart disease, high blood pressure, and cognitive damage. The California Department of Public Health's Occupational Branch - partnering with industry, labor, academic institutions, health and safety professionals, Cal/OSHA, and many others - strives to reduce hazards in California workplaces and prevent work-related injuries and illnesses. We welcome your collaboration as we move forward together in this effort. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Asthma, Occupational
  • Mortality
  • Neoplasms
  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health
  • Safety
  • Workplace
• Keywords:
  • Public health
  • Surveillance programs
  • Work environment
  • Fatalities
  • Injuries
  • Occupations
  • Lost work days
  • Occupational asthma
  • Mesothelioma
  • Blood lead levels
  More +
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Annual Report
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-47
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059562
• Citation:
  Richmond, CA: California Department of Public Health, 2017 Mar; :1-47
• Contact Point Address:
  Robert Harrison, MD, MPH, Occupational Health Branch, California Department of Public Health, 850 Marina Bay Parkway, Building P, 3rd Floor, Richmond, CA 94804
• Email:
  Robert.harrison@cdph.ca.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• Performing Organization:
  Public Health Institute
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  California occupational health indicators: annual measures of worker health and safety for years 2008-2013
• End Date:
  20260630
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223737/cdc_223737_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.73 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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