:: rawblogXport ::
union news / workers rights / construction / safety / irony...
 |
|||||||
| carpentersunionbc.com | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| google news | |||||||
recent posts: | |||||||
| BlogRolling: | |||||||
blogs that link here  
    
  implementation: email d@ve2300 this weblog is the work of dave livingston, a union carpenter in nelson bc canada 
|
FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of labor and economic issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec.107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. | ||||||
 | |||||||
|
"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 ::
Think your job is dangerous? - By CANDACE GOFORTH, KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nursing home industry's worker-injury rate was third highest among 84 industry groups in 2003, the most recent year for which data are available.
Unlike the other high-risk industries, however, nursing homes are not governed by direct standards set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. And while efforts are being made to improve worker safety, the issues are complicated and the solutions are costly.------------------------------------------- posted 12:20 AM :: reference link ::
0 comments ::
Comments:
Post a Comment
