IMPLICATIONS OF THE COST OF WORKPLACE INJURY

Question 1

HUMAN

Answer 1

Impact upon the worker who is injured or ill due to the workplace hazard

Will experience physical, emotional, social and psychological effects

Question 2

SOCIAL

Answer 2

How it impacts others → Whole community can be affected such as families, colleagues and friends

Eg stop work to become a full time carer resulting in loss of income, support necessary for colleagues who witnessed the incident

Question 3

ECONOMIC

Answer 3

How it impacts medical finance, compensation, insurance

When a person is injured they create a burden on the economy (government)

Eg medical rehabilitation, legal action, accident investigation insurance and financial hardship

Question 4

ORGANISATIONAL

Answer 4

Where the person endured the injury

The cost to the employer (usually monetary)

Results in decreased productivity, medical and counselling bills, legal costs, fines (no signage), loss of business (word-of-mouth)