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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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Construction Safety. 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. MANAGEMENT |.

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Sharing thoughts on OSHA’s approach: Guilty until proven innocent

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And, perhaps not surprisingly, in my opinion, the new approach has not improved worker safety, as can be confirmed by a look at the history of recordable rates for non-fatal injuries and illnesses in private industry. Injury and illnesses rates were essentially flat in 2010 compared with 2009 and 2011 compared with 2010.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Construction Safety. 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. MANAGEMENT |. SOFTWARE |.

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A guide to home safety

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According to Statistics Canada, in the two year period of 2009-2010, 4.27 What''s interesting, is that 627,000 of these injuries occurred in the home while doing household chores and another 123,000 happened while sleeping, eating or during personal grooming. General safety typically applies to the entire home, regardless of the room.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Construction Safety. With every project, no matter how big or small, there is always risk – risk of injury, financial responsibility, or quality assurance. One Response to “The Business of Construction Risk Management” Munros Safety Apparel Says: April 27th, 2012 at 3:22 pm. December 2009. November 2009.

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OSH bill would increase penalties, expand coverage

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Advocates of ramped-up enforcement are pushing again to revise the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with a goal of increasing penalties and widening OSHA’s jurisdiction. Expanding criminal liability to make willful violations causing death or serious bodily injury a felony rather than a misdemeanor.

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