Workplace safety record dismal: study by Eric Beauchesne
In 2001, the incidence of workplace fatalities for every 1,000 workers was seven in Canada and Italy, states the centre's report: An Index of Labour Market Well-being for OECD countries.
Workplace fatality rates in the other countries, based on data from the International Labour Organization, were 5.3 in New Zealand, 5.0 in France, 4.0 in Australia and the U.S., 3.1 in Germany, 2.3 in Switzerland, 2.1 in Finland, 2.0 in Denmark, 1.6 in Norway, 1.5 in Sweden, and a mere 0.9 in Britain.