| Description |
vi, 74 pages ; 30 cm |
| Contents |
foreword -- introduction -- ch. 1. Objectives and uses of the national data set -- ch. 2. Concepts and methods for collecting data -- ch. 3. National data set inclusions -- ch. 4. National data set data specifications for format 1 unit record file |
| Summary |
From its establishment, the National Occupational Health and Safety Commission (NOHSC) has been concerned to ensure relevant, timely and comparable national statistics on occupational health and safety (OHS) are available. Therefore, in 1986 NOHSC undertook an investigation of potential data sources. Following this investigation it was determined that State and Territory workers' compensation systems offered the best data source for facilitating improvements in OHS in terms of scope and coverage considerations, ease of collection and cost. Since workers' compensation has always been the responsibility of the States and Territories, claims legislation was not consistent across Australia and, therefore, the resultant statistics were not collected in a comparable way. To overcome this lack of uniformity in data collection, a national data set for compensation-based statistics was developed. Following a series of consultative meetings, the National Data Set for Compensation-based Statistics (NDS) was endorsed b |
| Notes |
"July 2004" |
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Also available in an electronic version on the Internet. Address as of 09/11/04: http://www.nohsc.gov.au/PDF/Statistics/nds3.pdf |
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader required to view/print PDF files |
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Commonwealth of Australia 2004 |
| Subject |
Industrial statistics -- Australia.
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Industrial accidents -- Australia.
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Industrial hygiene -- Australia.
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Industrial safety -- Australia.
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| Author |
Australia. National Occupational Health and Safety Commission.
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| ISBN |
1920763481 online |
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1920763473 print |
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