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Male worker are risk takers therefore more likely to die. Agree?
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Posted By Swis
Male workers are more likely to be killed/get hurt in accidents in the workplace compared to female workers? What factors contribute to this?
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Posted By Patrick Canning
I've just read that also, don't know where the figures came from but I already have it on our information board just as a 'heads up' for all our male operatives.
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Posted By Raymond Rapp
Swis
Two different questions - a deliberate error?
Are these statements taken from a report or is this your own opinion? Either way, I agree in principle with both. However, like most things in life, nothing is as simple as it may first appear. Males tend to do the more physically demanding jobs and therefore are more likely to be injured or killed as a result.
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Posted By Swis
Ray,
I just wanted fellow professionals to shed light on reasons behind high injury rates amongst male workers. Is it because of ‘job role’? is it the ‘behaviour’? or is it ‘both’?
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Posted By Kate Gibb
In my experience I have seen many more injuries to male workers than female, however I would say this is probably down to more men being employed in the higher risk injuries, rather than being more likely to take risks.
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Posted By Zorro
I think one of the contributory factors is also male are less likely to ask for help.
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Posted By D H
Peer pressure is a big cause as far as men are concerned - they will not ask for assistance
Dave
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Posted By gerry d
Working in the construction (power) industry I am of the opinion that the behaviour of men accounts for a larger portion of injuries than just the fact they are in a higher risk job. They are more likely to and do take more chances, cut corners, bow to peer pressure, etc. Sadly, it`s a guy thing. Our job is to prevent these things through behavioural safety training and mentoring. The Company I work for do have a good robust system in place but I do despair at the antics of some guys from time to time especially where complacency has been allowed to set in. As far as I`m concerned gory images of workplace injuries and accidents should be shown to guys at every opportunity to act as reminder to them of the consequences of working in hazardous places. Its taken years for a similar thing to be shown on cigarette packaging even though the risks and potential outcomes have been well known.
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Posted By Stuff4blokes
Swis, this subject seems one that academics will have spent much time studying and publishing very learned papers.
Online searches if you have access to the appropriate engines will no doubt produce some good results. Alternatively, your local library will have access.
In high risk industries such as extraction and construction, is it true that men are more likely to die, once the number exposed is taken in to account? What about other countries eg China?
For offices, what is the mortality rate from accidents? Is there any difference between sexes?
Without answers to these and many other questions we are in the realm of Daily Mail journalism ( I heard it in the Pub, that'd make a great story if I change the facts a bit).
To answer your title question, I don't know.
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Posted By Swis
Stuff,
I don't read Daily Mail, I'm discussing reports from IOSH and HSE.
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Posted By Kevin Walker
Disagree as the main question in regard to the statement is are these males and females doing the same job. Are female firefighters more at risk of death than a male firefighter or conversely is a female secretary more likely to die than a male fire fighter.
For the statement to be correct or even considered, both must be performing the same function to determine if male workers are more likely to be killed.
Men historically have performed jobs that involve physical and risky tasks. Therefore the nature of the job may lead to more injuries and fatalities.
Like must be compared with like.
kevin
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Posted By Swis
Kevin,
You said that you disagree and yet your following comments say otheriwise;
“Men historically have performed jobs that involve physical and risky tasks. Therefore the nature of the job may lead to more injuries and fatalities.”
In other words women don’t take the risks and go for such jobs and men are risk takers. So basically you disagree for the sake of disagreement.
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Posted By Kevin Walker
Hi Swis,
No I disagree with the part that says men are risk takers, therefore more likely to die, rather than due to the nature of work that men do.
It is not necessairly that they take more risk, just that the job is inherently more risky.
Only a slight difference but still significant.
kevin
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Posted By Swis
Now i'm more confused.
Men take risky jobs, hence risk takers.
Women don't go for risky jobs, hence not risk takers.
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Posted By Yossarian
Swis,
I think Kevin's point may be that it depends WHY the women don't go for the risky jobs.
It might as easily be because of historical reasons e.g. glass ceilings (real or perceived) or societal taboos.
Until recently fire fighting and soldiering would probably fall into the "taboo" category.
Any review of the historical figures would need to account for these factors.
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