Citation

Salminen S, Johansson A. Int. J. Occup. Safety Ergonomics 2000; 6(2): 293-306.

Affiliation

Department of Occupational Safety, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Vantaa, Finland. Simo.Salminen@occuphealth.fi.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10927671

Abstract

This article is based on 2 studies. The aim of the first study was to examine the differences in occupational accident frequency between the 2 main language groups in Finland. Based on 3 independent statistical data sets, it was shown that Swedish-speaking workers had about 40% fewer occupational accidents than Finnish-speaking workers. The aim of the second study was to confirm the difference at company level. A field study in the province of Vaasa with 14 small and medium-sized manufacturing companies revealed that the accident frequency of Swedish-speaking workers was 21% lower than that of Finnish-speaking workers.

Language: en