Citation

Cordeiro R, Vilela RA, Medeiros MA, Goncalves CG, Bragantini CA, Varolla AJ, Celso S. Cad. Saude Publica 2005; 21(5): 1574-1583.

Vernacular Title

O sistema de vigilancia de acidentes do trabalho de Piracicaba, Sao Paulo,

Affiliation

Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

/S0102-311X2005000500031

PMID

16158164

Abstract

The authors report on the development of a work accident monitoring system in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, with the following characteristics: information feeding the system is obtained in real time directly from accident treatment centers; the system has universal monitoring, covering all work-related accidents in Piracicaba, regardless of the nature of the worker's employment conditions, place of work, or place of residence; health surveillance and promotion of health initiatives are triggered by identification of sentinel events; spatial distribution analysis of work-related accidents is a basic tool in designing accident awareness strategies and accident prevention policies. The system was implemented in November 2003 and by October 2004 had identified 5,320 work-related accidents, or a 3.8% annual proportional incidence of work-related accidents in the municipal area. We illustrate spatial analysis of registered work-related accidents and present a detailed investigation of one example of a serious accident.