@article{ref1,
title="Disabled people and accidents at work",
journal="Journal of occupational accidents",
year="1984",
author="Kettle, M",
volume="6",
number="4",
pages="277-293",
abstract="A major objective of a study funded by the Health and Safety Executive was to determine the accident rates of disabled workers as compared with the accident rates of able-bodied workers within a sample of companies based in the West Midlands. Three companies in the private sector and three Head Post Offices agreed to participate. A total of 3028 disabled workers, including both registered and non-registered disabled people, were identified within the companies, using the definition of a disabled person given in the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act of 1944. They represented an overall percentage of 9% of the total average workforce of 33,622 employed by the companies.The records were examined of all accidents reported by both able-bodied and disabled workers during 1980, giving a total of 31,407 accidents. It was found, in general, that disabled workers sustained proportionally fewer accidents than able-bodied workers.   <p></p>",
language="",
issn="0376-6349",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}