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Occupational and traffic accidents among veterinary surgeons. Stress Medicine 16 (2000) 243~257 R. Trimpop, E. J. Austin and B. D. Kirkcaldy 報告者: 林秀芸. Outline. Objective Literature review Method Results Conclusion. Objective.
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Occupational and traffic accidents among veterinary surgeons Stress Medicine 16 (2000) 243~257 R. Trimpop, E. J. Austin and B. D. Kirkcaldy 報告者: 林秀芸
Outline • Objective • Literature review • Method • Results • Conclusion
Objective • Investigating the predictors of work-related accidents for vets
Literature review • work injuries/accidents or work-related diseases • Europe: 1/15 • Fatality: 8000, compensation was up to 20000 million ECU • Germany: compensation—40 billion Deutsche Mark • US: 50 billion
Literature review • Potential accident cause • Place, time, environment • Individual error, technical defects, organizational management, ergonomic flaw, sabotage, lack of attention, low safety priority
Literature review • Accident of chemistry decreased • management system • focus on employee health and safety (on and off job) • strong safety culture • Participatory approach, not control-oriented
Literature review • Veterinary practices • risk of being involved in accidents, suicide, and divorces • Other potential causes: long working hours, long driving distances, road variety, weather conditions, fearful animals
Literature review • Sparks et al.: associations between working hours and physical & psychological health problems • Relationship between excessive workload and work-related injuries among adolescents • Features of vets practices: long working hours
Literature review • Individual factors • age, work hours, personality and attitude • Style of behavior and decision-making As to traffic accidents, individual factors were weak to explain, but profession was the best predictors.
Literature review • Medical staff: accidents was not related to place, and caused by risk behavior, management, commitment, safety-orientation • High job commitment of senior staff • Work stress and satisfaction affected work-related injuries and accidents
Method • N= 494 vets • Age, gender, occupational status, parenthood, marital status, distance from company, traveling distance
Results • Working hours would affect risk perceptions, and work pressure • Emotional driving increased • Drivers without accidents have less emotional driving behaviors
Traffic accidents • Driving distance • Risk-orientation • Work-related accidents • Work pressure • Risk-orientation • Emotional driving
conclusions • Vets: social and financial constraints, and higher work pressure • Solution: declined pressure, and higher work satisfaction • Participatory traffic-circles can leads to behavioral changes, and it might be applicable for medical staff.
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