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. 2020 Dec 17;12(2):261–267. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2020.12.006

Table 3.

The industrial accident rate of in-house contractors handling dangerous chemicals

Dependent variable: Industrial accident rate All workplace
Workplaces handling dangerous chemicals
All the industrial accidents
Caused by occupational injury
Caused by occupational disease
Caused by occupational disease
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Relations Client & partner −0.130 −0.104 −0.504 −0.357 −12.58∗∗∗ −13.37∗∗∗
(−0.49) (−0.38) (−0.56) (−0.39) (−25.92) (−30.92)
In-house partner 0.0375 −0.247 1.534∗∗∗ 1.009∗ 1.605∗ 0.773
(0.12) (−0.71) (3.37) (2.57) (1.96) (1.49)
External partner 0.108 0.177 −11.84∗∗∗ −12.14∗∗∗ −12.46∗∗∗ −12.49∗∗∗
(0.27) (0.44) (−49.60) (−39.68) (−33.90) (−24.15)
Neither client nor partner 0.147 0.162 −0.0909 0.0314 −0.590 −0.579
(0.93) (0.99) (−0.19) (0.06) (−0.74) (−0.69)
Workplace size Number of workers −0.198∗∗ −0.207∗∗ −0.136 −0.366 −0.105 −0.488∗
(−2.68) (−2.71) (−0.50) (−1.76) (−0.27) (−2.06)
Sales amount 0.0140 0.0125 0.0365 −0.0134 0.0952 0.0179
(0.31) (0.26) (0.36) (−0.12) (0.93) (0.15)
Industrial characteristics Ratio of production worker 0.664∗∗ 0.649∗ 0.789 0.778 1.057 1.204
(2.62) (2.40) (1.64) (1.41) (1.36) (1.44)
Nonmanufacturing industry −0.319∗ −0.342∗ −0.146 −0.0112 −0.176 0.207
(−2.29) (−2.40) (−0.30) (−0.02) (−0.23) (0.27)
Organizational characteristics Ratio of regular worker 0.0111 0.0142 −0.0303 −0.108 −0.0904 −0.102
(0.05) (0.06) (−0.06) (−0.19) (−0.08) (−0.09)
Rotation 0.309∗ 0.358∗ −0.174 −0.214 −0.173 −0.585
(1.98) (2.17) (−0.51) (−0.67) (−0.30) (−1.50)
Union −0.0301 −0.0620 0.301 0.00616 −0.338 −0.594
(−0.18) (−0.36) (0.75) (0.02) (−0.62) (−1.09)
Demographic characteristics Ratio of aged above 55y 1.144∗∗∗ 1.180∗∗∗ 0.714 0.840 1.756 1.648
(3.66) (3.54) (1.10) (1.26) (1.42) (1.83)
Ratio of foreigner 0.949 0.713 2.726∗∗ 2.393∗∗ 4.276∗∗∗ 4.463∗∗∗
(1.64) (1.16) (2.77) (2.77) (3.42) (4.35)
Ratio of women −0.439 −0.418 −0.652 −0.721 −1.262 −0.962
(−1.45) (−1.31) (−1.17) (−1.23) (−1.18) (−1.02)
Degree of Risk Exposure 0.00663∗∗∗ 0.00847∗∗∗
(3.79) (5.37)
Safety & Health Management Person in charge S&H M. 0.195 0.412
(0.38) (0.61)
Occupational S&H committee −0.0753 −0.212
(−0.45) (−0.99)
S&H expenditure 0.145 0.211
(1.45) (1.86)
S&H Education for nonoffice worker −0.262 −1.623
(−0.34) (−1.72)
Response to psychological/social risks 0.167 −0.0161
(1.41) (−0.13)
Cons −6.411∗∗∗ −6.476∗∗∗ −9.185∗∗∗ −9.341∗∗∗ −9.640∗∗∗ −8.379∗∗∗
(−14.09) (−13.34) (−10.81) (−8.10) (−7.17) (−8.69)
N 4088 4088 4088 3715 1291 1245
Chi_sq 130.51∗∗∗ 124.9∗∗∗ 3608.82∗∗∗ 2897.32∗∗∗ 2378.71∗∗∗ 2550.93∗∗∗

∗p < 0.05.

∗∗p < 0.01.

∗∗∗p < 0.001.

Statistically significant variables and regression coefficients (excluding constant terms).