NOHSAC - National Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Committee - Komiti Tohutohu Mahi A-Motu Hauora me te Haumaru
  

Review of Methods and Systems used to Measure and Monitor Occupational Disease and Injury in New Zealand

The main objective of the review is to provide a thorough and critical review of methods and systems used to measure and monitor occupational disease and injury in New Zealand.

The review will specifically address the following research questions:

a) What types of methods and systems are currently used to measure and monitor the:

  • prevalence and incidence
  • trends
  • distribution of occupational disease?

b) What types of methods and systems are currently used to measure and monitor the:

  • prevalence and incidence
  • trends
  • distribution of occupational injury?

c) What are the strengths, weaknesses and gaps (if any) that exist in methods and systems used for the surveillance of occupational disease and injury in New Zealand?

d) What are the barriers to the effective surveillance of occupational disease and injury in New Zealand?

e) What future plans (if any) are in place to develop/improve individual occupational disease and injury surveillance systems?

f) What surveillance methods and systems in New Zealand currently exist that are able to measure and monitor:

  • changes in work methods
  • changes in work organisation
  • emerging risks?

Health Outcomes International have been contracted to produce the report. It is expected that the final report will be released in November 2005.