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| Title: | Risks of death from industrial accidents of foreign workers in Singapore | Authors: | Bong, A. Chao, T.C. Lee, J. |
Issue Date: | 1976 | Citation: | Bong, A., Chao, T.C., Lee, J. (1976). Risks of death from industrial accidents of foreign workers in Singapore. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 5 (2) : 138-142. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | A total of 334 fatal industrial accidents were studied. Of these, 232 (69.5%) were Singaporeans and 102 (30.5%) were foreigners. The Standardised Mortality Ratio for non citizens was 246.6% whereas the Standardised Mortality Ratio of citizens was 79.3%. The Industries Standardised Accident fatality Ratio for non citizens was 246.0%, and that for the citizens was 79.4%. 47.0% of the non citizens died within four weeks of employment compared to 19.6% of the citizens. The overall differences in periods of employment, prior to the fatal accidents, between citizens and non citizens were statistically significant (X2=22.97 at 7 df;p | Source Title: | Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/134195 | ISSN: | 03044602 |
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