Table THORH05

Work-related hearing loss: estimated number cases reported by audiological physicians to OSSA and by occupational physicians to OPRA and estimated rates per 100 000 workers per year by industry 2004-2006

Industry (a)	SIC92		Audiologists (OSSA)(p)		Occupational physicians (OPRA) (b)(p)
			Audiologists (OSSA)(p)		Occupational physicians (OPRA) (b)(p)
			Annual average estimated cases(c) 2004 - 2006	Rate per 100,000 workers per year 2004-2006(d)	Annual average estimated cases(c) 2004 - 2006	Rate per 100,000 workers per year 2004-2006(d)


	Section	Division
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry	A		-	-	-	-
Fishing	B		-	-	-	-
Mining, Quarrying	C		-	-	56	62
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas; service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction		11	-	-	56	100
Manufacturing	D		21	1	114	3
Manufacture of basic metals		27	6	5	32	30
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment		28	1	-	29	8
Electicity, Gas and Water Supply	E		-	-	12	7
Construction	F		12	1	18	1
Wholesale and Retail Trade: Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods	G		-	-	4	-
Hotels and Restaurants	H		-	-	-	-
Transport, Storage and Communication	I		-	-	9	-
Financial Intermediation	J		-	-	-	-
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities	K		1	-	4	-
Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security	L		2	-	29	1
Education	M		-	-	1	-
Health and Social Work	N		-	-	-	-
Other Community, Social and Personal Service Activities	O		1	-	4	-
Private Households with Employed Persons	P		-	-	-	-
Extra-Territorial Organisations and Bodies	Q		-	-	-	-
All industries			38	-	265	1

Notes:

(a) All SIC 92 Sections are shown, as are SIC 92 Divisions with 10 or more actual cases reported to either OSSA or OPRA over the period 2004-2006. Figures are shown in light type if they are based on fewer than 10 actual cases.
(b) Comparisons of rates based on OPRA reports are likely to be misleading because workers in some industries are much more likely to have acess to occupational physicians than those in others.
(c) Some physicians report on a sample basis, for one month in each year. Estimated totals for these are calculated by multiplying the actual number of cases reported by 12.
(d) The rates have been calculated using the average of the Office for National Statistics Annual Population Survey (APS) denominators for the years 2004-2006.
"-" can mean zero or rounds to zero.
(p) Provisional