Citation

Breuer J, Hoffer EM, Hummitzsch W. J. Saf. Res. 2002; 33(1): 129-141.

Affiliation

Bergbau-Berufsgenossenschaft, Munscheidtstrasse 18, D-44789 Bochum, Germany. e.hoeffer@bergbau-bg.de

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, U.S. National Safety Council, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11979634

Abstract

This paper deals with the decrease in the rate of accident insurance claims in the German mining industry over the last five decades. It intends to show that this process is above all the result of a prevention policy where companies and the body responsible for the legal accident insurance in the mining industry, the Bergbau-Berufsgenossenschaft (BBG), work hand in hand. A system like the German accident insurance scheme, combining prevention, rehabilitation, and compensation, enables successful and modern safety and health measures.