IS428 2016-17 Term1 Assign2 Joachim Fu Jun Hao
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Abstract
Workplace injuries has always been the concern in all companies as it reflects the effectiveness of its safety practices as well as the welfare of the employees as work. The WSHI National Statistics Report 2014 shows the various types of industries that has a higher proportion of injuries than others due to the nature of the job. In this project, it is important to note many varying factors that contribute to workplace injuries.
Theme of Interest
This project focuses on finding the relationship between the varying factors of work productivity that could lead to the severity and prominence of workplace injuries.
Questions for Investigation
1. How does working overtime affect the productivity which in turn leads to workplace injuries?
2. Does gender determine the suitability and capability of the job role?
3. Does it mean that being experienced means that one has a lower chance of having injuries?
Finding appropriate data attributes
The following data attributes have been selected for analysis:
- Victims by Gender
- Cause
- Body Parts Injured
- Company
- Industry
- Injured When Working Overtime
- Injured While Performing Official Work Duties
- Nature of Injury
- Number of Records
- Pct Manual Work
- Occupation
- Victim's Gender
- Months worked
- Victim's Age
- Number of Records
Tools Utilized
- Excel 2013 for data preparation
- Tableau for visualization
