NOHSAC Report
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NOHSAC Report
In November 2004, the National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee released its first report:
The Burden of Occupational Disease and Injury in New Zealand (2004)
The report estimated that each year in New Zealand there are:
• about 700-1,000 deaths from occupational disease, particularly cancer, respiratory disease, and ischaemic heart disease
• about 100 deaths from occupational injury
• 17,000-20,000 new cases of work-related disease
• about 200,000 occupational accidents resulting in ACC claims, about half of which result in disability and about 6% in permanent disability
One of the key recommendations from the report was that a major emphasis should be given to the surveillance of occupational disease and injury so that we know how many work-related deaths and cases of work-related disease and injury happen in New Zealand each year.
NOHSAC released its second report this week titled:
Surveillance of Occupational Disease and Injury (2005)
The report contains recommendations for improving the quality of data collected from the various sources and agencies and provides an integrated model for the surveillance of occupational disease and injury in line with international best practice.
