title: Disability retirement among workers involved in large construction projects.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of disability pension among workers engaged in the construction of the Øresund Link or the Copenhagen Metro, representing high levels of safety management.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study subjects (n = 1,808) were followed for disability retirement. Age standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated and compared with SIRs of disability pension established in a previous study of workers engaged in the construction of the Great Belt Link (N = 5,882), representing a low level of safety management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with all economically active men, the age SIR of disability retirement was 2.22 (95% CI = 1.61, 2.98) among the study subjects and 2.29 (95% CI = 1.9, 2.67) among workers at the Great Belt Link.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No significant progress was found in the incidence of disability pension among the study subjects despite substantial improvements in safety management compared with the Great Belt Link.
authors.affiliation: National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark. jdy@nrcwe.dk <jdy@nrcwe.dk>
authors.forename: Johnny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dyreborg
authors.forename: Harald
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hannerz
authors.forename: Finn
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tüchsen
authors.forename: Søren
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Spangenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007221:Industry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016272:Occupational Health; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010415:Pensions / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012179:Retirement; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018582:Sick Leave; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult