Jamaica

Organization responsible for the statistics

Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Sports.

Source

Labour inspectorate records.

Coverage

Persons:

Not available.

Economic activities:

Manufacturing, electricity, gas and water, transports, storage, communication.

Geographic areas:

Whole country.

Establishments:

All sizes and types of establishments.

Types of occupational accidents covered

Reported injuries due to all types of occupational accidents, including occupational diseases.

Concepts and definitions

Not available.

Minimum period of absence from work: not available.

Maximum period for death to be considered a fatal occupational injury: not available.

Documentation

Bibliographic references:

Not available.

Data published by ILO:

The following data are furnished regularly to the ILO for publication in the Yearbook of Labour Statistics, relating to reported injuries according to major division of economic activity: number of persons fatally injured, number of persons injured with lost workdays, total of these two groups; rates of fatal injuries. The number of persons at risk is also supplied and stored in the LABORSTA database.

Method of data collection

Legislation:

Factory inspection under the Factories Law CAP. 124, building, engineering and construction inspection, ship inspection and dock inspection.

According to the Factories Law, work related accidents should be reported immediately to the chief labour inspector.

Reporting:

A standard form (FI/10) is used for notifying the chief labour inspector, comprising two parts: Part A is completed straight after the accident and Part B when the injured worker has resumed work.

Data reported:

Part A of the report consists of the following:
  1. information about the employer: name, address, process or product;
  2. information about the injured worker: name, sex, age and occupation;
  3. information about the accident: date and time, circumstances and cause;
  4. information about the injury: nature of injury and treatment provided;
  5. nature of investigation.
Part B provides for:
  1. information about the injured worker;
  2. date of resumption of work;
  3. number of days during which the injured worker was prevented by the injury from earning full wages at his normal occupation.
Information on reported accidents is complemented by information obtained in the course of labour inspection.