The impact of a suicide prevention strategy on reducing the economic cost of suicide in the New South Wales construction industry
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01/01/2016
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BACKGROUND: Little research has been conducted into the cost and prevention of self-harm in the workplace. AIMS: To quantify the economic cost of self-harm and suicide among New South Wales (NSW) construction industry (CI) workers and to examine the potential economic impact of implementing Mates in Construction (MIC). METHOD: Direct and indirect costs were estimated. Effectiveness was measured using the relative risk ratio (RRR). In Queensland (QLD), relative suicide risks were estimated for 5-year periods before and after the commencement of MIC. For NSW, the difference between the expected (i.e., using NSW pre-MIC [2008-2012] suicide risk) and counterfactual suicide cases (i.e., applying QLD RRR) provided an estimate of potential suicide cases averted in the post-MIC period (2013-2017). Results were adjusted using the average uptake (i.e., 9.4%) of MIC activities in QLD. Economic savings from averted cases were compared with the cost of implementing MIC. RESULTS: The cost of self-harm and suicide in the NSW CI was AU $527 million in 2010. MIC could potentially avert 0.4 suicides, 1.01 full incapacity cases, and 4.92 short absences, generating annual savings of AU $3.66 million. For every AU $1 invested, the economic return is approximately AU $4.6. CONCLUSION: MIC represents a positive economic investment in workplace safety. |
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eng |
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Hogrefe Publishing |
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http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30081997/milner-theimpactof-2016.pdf http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30081997/milner-theimpactof-inpress-2015.pdf http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000362 |
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2015, Hogrefe Publishing |
Palavras-Chave | #Mates in Construction #cost #economic #prevention #self-harm #suicide #workplace |
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Journal Article |