• 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

AUTHORS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Authors

Neil Pearce
Evan Dryson
Anne-Marie Feyer
Philippa Gander
Selwyn McCracken
Mark Wagstaffe

NOHSAC Members

Neil Pearce (Chair)

Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University.

Evan Dryson

Occupational Medical Specialists Ltd, Auckland and Centre for Public Health Research, Massey University

Anne-Marie Feyer

Director, Health Advisory Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sydney; and Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago

Philippa Gander

Sleep/Wake Research Centre, Massey University

Selwyn McCracken

Injury Prevention Research Unit, University of Otago

NOHSAC Secretariat

Mark Wagstaffe (Project Manager)

Stephanie Kerruish (Administrative Support Officer)

NOHSAC

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This work was funded by NOHSAC. Neil Pearce’s involvement was part funded by a Programme Grant from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC 02/159).

ISBN 0-478-28012-2

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