• The Burden of Occupational Disease and Injury in New Zealand
• Authors and Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Background
• The Overall Burden of Work-Related Disease and Injury
• Death Due to Work-Related Disease
• Death Due to Work-Related Injury
• Incidence of Work-Related Disease
• Incidence of Work-Related Injury
• Causes of Work-Related Diseases and Injuries
• Other Aspects of Workplace Hazards
• Lessons and Conclusions
• Recommendations
• References

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This document is available on NOHSAC’s website. It can be freely quoted, copied and circulated with appropriate acknowledgement. The suggested citation is: Pearce N, Dryson E, Feyer A-M, Gander P, McCracken S, Wagstaffe M. The Burden of Occupational Disease and Injury in New Zealand: Report to the Associate Minister of Labour.

NOHSAC: Wellington, 2004