Figure 1.
Flowchart of work-related injuries among on-call workers classified by severity.
Variable | Source | Value |
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24% of Australia’s 9.6 million salaried workers complete on-call as part of their employment [ 4] | 2,304,000 |
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66%; survey of on call workers (n = 203) | 1,520,200 |
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7.5% workplace injuries due to inadequate sleep in Australia in 2016–2017 [ 19] | 114,048 |
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[C-E-F] | 113,211 |
|
Based on Deloitte Access Economics (2011) (e.g., in this study it was estimated that 0.73% of all motor vehicle accidents resulted in injury sufficient that the individual does not return to work) [ 19]. In this study, this proportion (0.74%) was used as a proxy of the number of cases resulting in full incapacity due to inadequate sleep. | 833 |
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0.04 mortality rate per 1000 attributed to workplace injuries condition [ 19] | 4 |