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Alberta Injury Rates 10 Times Higher Than Reported

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A fact sheet recently released by the Parkland Institute, a non-partisan public policy re search institute in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta, states that the Alberta Government is understating the numbers of workplace injuries that occur each year.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

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This week, I’m pleased to welcome David DeVita, a safety expert with 20 years of experience, from Carolina Safety Consultants. Points to Ponder: It is the contractor’s responsibility to create a work area and zone free from hazards that could cause injury or harm to persons or property. December 2009. November 2009.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

This week, I’m pleased to welcome David DeVita, a safety expert with 20 years of experience, from Carolina Safety Consultants. The company called us to come in and evaluate some of their work stations where they seemed to be getting the most injuries from repetitive motions. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009.

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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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construction industry – A taxonomic approach to the literature of the 2000-2009 decade. Bemelmans, J., Voordijk, H., & Vos, B. Supplier-contractor collaboration in the. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 19(4), 342-368. Akintoye, A., & Fitzgerald, E. An analysis of success factors and benefits of.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

This week, I’m pleased to welcome David DeVita, a safety expert with 20 years of experience, from Carolina Safety Consultants. I am thankful that I did not sustain a life threatening injury, but I could have. December 2009. November 2009. October 2009. September 2009. August 2009. April 2009.

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Child fatalities on farms growing

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This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. percent from 1992 to 2009. Child fatalities on farms growing.

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2011 workplace fatalities dip

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This article was written by Safety Consultants with Safety Services Company , we provide Construction, Manufacturing, and General Industry Safety Programs to over 100,000 clients across the United States and Canada. The rate of fatal work injury for U.S. Fatal construction injuries are down nearly 42 percent since 2006.

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