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Occupational skill level and hazardous exposures among working Victorians

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posted on 2008-01-01, 00:00 authored by Tony LaMontagneTony LaMontagne, D Vallance, T Keegel
This paper examines the patterning of exposures to occupational hazards in relation to occupational skill level as a proxy for pay rate, testing the general hypothesis that exposures to occupational hazards increase in prevalence with decreasing skill level. A population-based telephone survey was conducted on a random sample of working Victorians (N = 1,101). A set of 10 indicators of exposure to occupational hazards were analysed individually and as a summary scale in multivariate regression models. A significant increasing trend in hazardous working conditions from the highest to lowest occupational skill level was observed, with those in lower skill level jobs twice as likely to be exposed as those at the highest skill level. This overall trend was driven primarily by higher exposure in the middle skill level group (technicians and skilled trades) as well as the lowest (labourers and elementary clerical), the two main bluecollar groups. Findings provided partial support for the hypothesised relationship.

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Journal

Australian Journal of Labour Economics

Volume

11

Issue

1

Pagination

47 - 70

Publisher

Centre for Labour Market Research

Location

Perth, WA

ISSN

1328-1143

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2008, Curtin Business School

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