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Roni Neff, ScM, Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Room 511a, Baltimore, MD 21205, 443-287-6533, rneff@jhsph.edu

It is widely believed that where there are vulnerable workers, employers face particularly low incentives to invest in safety and are able to “get away with” much more in terms of safety practice and other aspects of employee treatment. This study uses Geographic Information Systems to examine aspects of worker vulnerability that may differentiate high-injury employers from those in their industries with fewer injuries. The study involves geographically mapping employers identified as the most hazardous in OSHA’s Data Initiative survey of high-injury industries. Maps are then layered with data on aspects of worker vulnerability and economics, and other geographic data from the Current Population Survey and other sources.

Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to

• Identify at least two regions of the country where markers of worker vulnerability and high injury employers coincide geographically
• Comment on the aspects of worker vulnerability that most frequently coincided with the high injury employers in this data set
• Comment on the benefits of mapping as a tool for examining occupational injury data

Keywords: Geographic Information Systems, Social Inequalities

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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