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Occupational accidents in Serbian industries in transition.

Journal Title: Central European Journal of Public Health - Year 2005, Vol 13, Issue 2

Abstract

Occupational accidents and injuries present a serious social, medical andeconomical problem in Serbian industries in transition. The purpose of this study is to estimate thenumber and average annual rate of occupational accidents and traumatic injuries in Serbian industriesin transition, between 1992 and 2003, and to estimate the effects of a preventive safety program in therubber manufacturing industry and in the production of electrical goods and equipment. This paper presentsa descriptive analysis of occupational accidents and injuries which occurred in all industries over atwelve years period. In the rubber manufacturing industry and in the production of electrical goods andequipment a surveillance and prevention program has been implemented since 1997. A significant drop after1997 in average annual accidents rate and severity ratio of injuries in these two industries has beenobserved, which was not the case in the other industries, and can be explained by the positive effectsof the safety training program. The study documents that the safety training program showed significanteffects, especially in case of workers with less than ten years of working experience.

Authors and Affiliations

J Jovanović, M Jovanović, S Lekovic, A Arizanovic

Keywords

Accidents Occupational - trends Adult Humans Industry Inservice Training Middle Aged Yugoslavia
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  • EP ID EP118262
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J Jovanović, M Jovanović, S Lekovic, A Arizanovic (2005). Occupational accidents in Serbian industries in transition.. Central European Journal of Public Health, 13(2), 66-73. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-118262

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