Open AccessAssociation Between the Decline in Workers’ Compensation Claims and Workforce Composition and Job Characteristics in Ontario, Canada
Author(s) -
F. Curtis Breslin,
Emile Tompa,
Cameron Mustard,
Ryan Zhao,
Peter Smith,
Sheilah HoggJohnson
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2005.083873
Subject(s) - workforce , incentive , investment (military) , demographics , demographic economics , labour economics , business , compensation (psychology) , demography , environmental health , medicine , economics , economic growth , psychology , political science , sociology , politics , psychoanalysis , law , microeconomics
We examined associations between workforce demographics and job characteristics, grouped by industrial sector, and declines in workers' compensation claim rates in Ontario, Canada, between 1990 and 2003. Gender, age, occupation, and job tenure were predictors for claim rates in 12 industrial sectors. The decline in claims was significantly associated with a decline in the proportion of employment in occupations with high physical demands. These findings should generate interest in economic incentives and regulatory policies designed to encourage investment in safer production processes.