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Enhancing Workplace Safety and Wellbeing for Immigrant Women

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Presents results of a study aiming to explore the lived experiences of English language learning working women as they relate to health and safety. Study findings contribute to an evidence-based... More ≫

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Presents results of a study aiming to explore the lived experiences of English language learning working women as they relate to health and safety. Study findings contribute to an evidence-based understanding of workplace psychosocial hazards to the wellbeing and health of English language learner women workers. The overall goal of the study was to consider how to mitigate and prevent harm caused by workplace psychosocial hazards and explore if there are workplace hazards that may disproportionately impact ELL women workers.

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Worker fatally injured by reversing vehicle

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Provides details of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the transportation, communication and utilities sector. A worker was guiding a pickup truck into a loading bay when... More ≫

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Provides details of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the transportation, communication and utilities sector. A worker was guiding a pickup truck into a loading bay when the worker was struck by the pickup truck and suffered fatal injuries.

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Fatality - worker drowned in dugout

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the construction and construction trades sector in March 2019. A worker was operating an excavator on an ice-covered... More ≫

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Presents findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the construction and construction trades sector in March 2019. A worker was operating an excavator on an ice-covered dugout when the machine broke through the ice into the water and the worker drowned.

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Worker fatally injured at landfill site

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Provides the findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the construction and construction trades sector in October 2021. A worker was unloading a large garbage bin when... More ≫

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Provides the findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the construction and construction trades sector in October 2021. A worker was unloading a large garbage bin when one of the bin's gates struck the worker, causing fatal injuries.

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Worker fatally crushed under portable classroom

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Provides details of an investigation into a workplace fatality that occurred in the transportation, communication and utilities sector in October 2020. A portable classroom was being moved to a... More ≫

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Provides details of an investigation into a workplace fatality that occurred in the transportation, communication and utilities sector in October 2020. A portable classroom was being moved to a school site on a flat deck truck. A worker who was underneath the deck to check the alignment was fatally crushed.

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Potential Serious Incidents (PSIs) reporting : PSI WCB sector report 2021

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and... More ≫

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and occupations of injured workers. Reports are provided by industry sectors, as defined by the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board.

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Potential Serious Incidents (PSIs) reporting : PSI WCB sector report 2022

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and... More ≫

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and occupations of injured workers. Reports are provided by industry sectors, as defined by the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board.

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Potential Serious Incidents (PSIs) reporting : PSI NAICS sector report 2021

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and... More ≫

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and occupations of injured workers. Reports are provided by industry sectors, as defined by the North American Industry Classification System.

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Potential Serious Incidents (PSIs) reporting : PSI NAICS sector report 2022

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and... More ≫

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This annual report provides statistical information on reported workplace potentially serious incidents. Information includes the type of incident, source of the incident, type of injuries and occupations of injured workers. Reports are provided by industry sectors, as defined by the North American Industry Classification System.

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Worker fatally injured after a tank explosion

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Presents the findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the mining and petroleum development sector in July 2021. A worker was using a power saw on a tank when the tank... More ≫

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Presents the findings of an investigation of a workplace fatality that occurred in the mining and petroleum development sector in July 2021. A worker was using a power saw on a tank when the tank exploded, causing fatal injuries.

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