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Accession Number:
ADA278293
Title:
Rationale and Design for a Mishap Cost-Reduction Model for the Navy's Occupational Safety and Health Program
Descriptive Note:
Interim rept. Jun-Dec 1993
Corporate Author:
NAVAL HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
Report Date:
1994-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
91.0
Abstract:
Costs to the Department of the Navy for occupational mishaps suffered by its civilian employees reached 250 million in 1993. Data are available to help identify the reasons for these rising costs. However, they reside in multiple databases maintained by separate organizations. This report proposes a means for using available data to identify factors influencing the Departments workers, compensation costs. Emphasis is placed on the development of methods for identifying those factors which present opportunities for the reduction or control of costs. A design is proposed for a Mishap Cost-Reduction and Quality Assessment Model for the Navy Occupational Safety and Health Program. The proposed Model will be derived from an integrated database built from data obtained from the office of Workers Compensation Programs, the Navy Civilian Personnel Data System, and the Navy Inspector General. These sources provide information on the cost and occurrence of occupational mishaps at Department facilities, on worker demographics, and on safety inspections. Analyses will be based on mishaps that occurred at the Departments 150 largest facilities during the period of 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992. Actuarial projections of the total costs expected to accrue as a result of these mishaps exceed 357 million. Workers compensation, Occupational safety, Occupational health, Health economics, Injury epidemiology.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
