A systematic review of injury/illness prevention and loss control ...

YesNo24. Does the study use clinical diagnosis or physical exams to collect measurements ofinjury/illness outcomes?Describe succinctly in the comment box the protocol or type of exam.YesNo25. Was the population studied “fixed” or “open” (check all that apply)?A “fixed” population is one where the population is fixed at some time and the sameparticipants are followed over time. An open population is where individuals can come inand out of the study. In a worksite population, the intervention happens at some point anddifferent individuals can contribute information before and after the intervention (new hires).In most cases the population will be either fixed or open. However in a small number ofstudies it may be that a fixed cohort is drawn from a larger open population study.Fixed PopulationOpen PopulationUnclear“Administrative” Record Questions26. What sources were used to “count” employee injuries (check all that apply)?Regulatory required employer record keeping data (e.g., OSHA logs)Voluntary employer record keeping data (e.g., incident reports)Insurance record keeping systems (e.g., workers’ compensation claims data)27. How were employee hours collected (check one only)?Many studies calculate injury rates for a unit or an organization. A critical piece to thecalculation is the collecting employee hours. Estimations of employee hours by calculatingfrom the number of employees are very different from getting actual employee billed hours.Estimation of employee hours worked from an estimated of number of employeesEstimation of employee hours worked from an actual number of employeesActual employee hours from a specific number of employeesEmployee hours not collectedUnclear (please describe)28. Indicate at what level employee hours were ascertained and/or estimated.IndividualUnitSite80 Institute for Work & Health