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Workplace Safety is Still an Elusive Goal for Many on the Job
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Apr. 28, 2016 | HEALTH & SAFETY | Today is Worker's Memorial Day, a time to remember and honor our fallen brothers and sisters in the labor movement all across the globe. But while technological advancements should be making the workplace safer, deaths and injuries on the job are still a major concern… As numbers show, the toll of workplace injury, illness and death remains enormous. Some Teamsters within the union's 22 trade divisions and conferences are particularly at risk, suffering very high rates of job injuries and fatalities. Roadway incidents continue to be the leading cause of on-the-job fatalities and truck drivers suffer more on-the-job fatalities than any other individual occupation… huffingtonpost.com Related: In the time it takes to read this article, a person will die at work in the US.
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