How dangerous is someone's job? People from ages 22 through 64 spend roughly 40% of their non-sleeping time at a job where there is considerable potential for exposure to fatal safety and health risks. The purpose of this book is to improve the knowledge and working environment of American workers, by providing an in-depth look at the job hazards in 324 industries and 265 occupations. Human Resource managers, industry trade organizations, corporate CEOs, health care administrators, secondary school counselors, as well as, scholars and upper level college and graduate students in the areas of Human Resources, Management, Health Care Management, Law and Social Environment will find this work extremely useful.
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J. PAUL LEIGH is currently a Professor of Economics at San Jose State University and a research economist at Stanford Medical Center./e He is a recipient of research grants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Institute on Aging, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Safety Council, the Economic Policy Institute, and the National Science Foundation.
Introduction Literature Review Data and Method The Occupation List The Industry List National Estimates and Causes of 5,498 Job-Related Deaths in 1979-81, 1983, 1985, 1986 Women Limitations and Reliability Tests Conclusion Appendix A: Denominators for Occupations Appendix B: Denominators for Industries Appendix C: Male and Female Job Deaths within Occupations Appendix D: Male and Female Job Deaths within Industries Appendix E: Bureau of Labor Statistics Appendix F: Occupations with Zero Deaths Appendix G: Ranking of Occupations with Five or More Deaths Appendix H: Industries with Zero Deaths Appendix I: Ranking of Industries with Five or More Deaths References Index
