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Uncertainty Assessment in the Quantification of Risk Rates of Occupational Accidents
Author(s) -
Papazoglou Ioannis A.,
Aneziris Olga,
Bellamy Linda,
Ale B. J. M.,
Oh Joy I. H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/risa.12354
Subject(s) - risk assessment , occupational safety and health , forensic engineering , poison control , environmental health , injury prevention , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , computer science , business , medicine , computer security , pathology
Occupational risk rates per hour of exposure have been quantified for 63 occupational accident types for the Dutch working population. Data were obtained from the analysis of more than 9,000 accidents that occurred over a period of six years in the Netherlands and resulted in three types of reportable consequences under Dutch law: (a) fatal injury, (b) permanent injury, and (c) serious recoverable injury requiring at least one day of hospitalization. A Bayesian uncertainty assessment on the value of the risk rates has been performed. Annual risks for each of the 63 occupational accident types have been calculated, including the variability in the annual exposure of the working population to the corresponding hazards. The suitability of three risk measures—individual risk rates, individual annual risk, and number of accidents—is examined and discussed.