Dog bite safety at work: An injury prevention perspective on reported occupational dog bites in the UK

摘要: Abstract Dog bites affect the health and wellbeing of victims impact organisations whose employees are injured. However, in course work or measures used by employers to remedy them have not been previously explored. This study Health Safety Executive’s database (Reporting Injuries, Diseases Dangerous Occurrences Regulation) understand: (1) The occupational demographic characteristics bite victims; (2) Circumstances which they were bitten; (3) remedial actions listed employers. Between April 2011- March 2018, 1812 dog reported; middle-age men most often bitten demographic. occurred two distinct scenarios. Firstly, entering leaving a private property, typically whilst delivering mail with owner present victim usually interacting aware before bite. In second scenario, was female, professional, familiar focused on reducing risk acting pre- during event (e.g. euthanizing offending dog, restricting access providing protective equipment). Post-event counter-measures rare, but included counselling victims. Risk addressed primarily through administrative policies), commonly targeted changing individuals’ behaviour, may limit effectiveness prevention. Drawing injury prevention models we suggest novel ways preventing bites, e.g. equipment re-design addressing social norms.