@article{ref1,
title="A monitoring system for work-related accidents in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brasil",
journal="Cadernos de Saude Publica",
year="2005",
author="Bragantini, Clarice Aparecida and Goncalves, Claudia Giglio de Oliveira and Medeiros, MA and Vilela, Rodolfo Andrade Gouveia and Cordeiro, R. and Celso, Stephan and Varolla, Antenor J.",
volume="21",
number="5",
pages="1574-1583",
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.",
language="",
issn="0102-311X",
doi="/S0102-311X2005000500031",
url="http://dx.doi.org//S0102-311X2005000500031"
}