Non-fatal occupational accidents in Brunei Darussalam

Globally, ILO estimates 374 million non-fatal and 380,500 fatal by occupational accidents annually. Slips, trips, falls and contact with objects are the leading mode of injury, with extremities being the most common body part involved. Occupational accidents are of major concern for high risk occupa...

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Published in:Industrial Health 2021/01/23, Vol.59(3), pp.193-200
Main Authors: WIN, Kyaw Naing, TRIVEDI, Ashish, LAI, Alice, HASYLIN, Hazimah, ABDUL-MUMIN, Khadizah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Body parts
Causes of
Construction industry
Country Report
Demographic aspects
Extremities
Falls
Industry workers
Injuries
Injury prevention
Migrant workers
Non-fatal occupational accident
Occupational accidents
Occupational health
Occupational injury
Occupational safety
Retailing industry
Risk assessment
Workers
Workplace accidents
Workplaces
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Summary:Globally, ILO estimates 374 million non-fatal and 380,500 fatal by occupational accidents annually. Slips, trips, falls and contact with objects are the leading mode of injury, with extremities being the most common body part involved. Occupational accidents are of major concern for high risk occupational groups such as migrant workers, or work areas e.g. construction, manufacturing, wholesale, and retail industries. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of non-fatal occupational injuries and its trends among industry workers in Brunei Darussalam. A retrospective cross-sectional review of occupational accidents notified to the Occupational Health Division, Ministry of Health, over a five-year period from January 2014 until December 2018 was conducted. A total of 424 non-fatal occupational accidents were notified, with increasing trend from 44 in 2014 to 132 in 2018. Accidents were more common in males (98%), migrant workers (86%), in the 30–39 age group (42.5%), and in the construction industry (56.4%). Struck by object (37.7%) was the commonest cause and upper limb (43.9%) was the commonest body part involved. There is a need for workplaces to develop capabilities and support mechanisms for risk assessments, as well as auditing and reviewing performances to minimize occurrence of preventable occupational injuries.
ISSN:0019-8366
1880-8026
DOI:10.2486/indhealth.2020-0174