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:: Monday, April 21, 2008 ::
Alberta on-job deaths up 24% - Poor training of new workers blamed for rise - By Jason Fekete and Gwendolyn Richards, Calgary Herald
The number of workplace deaths in Alberta soared 24 per cent in 2007 -- to one of the highest numbers on record -- highlighting occupational dangers and inadequate safety training provided to workers flooding into an overheated economy.
Occupational fatalities in the province jumped to 154 in 2007 from 124 in 2006 -- numbers the Stelmach government says are symptomatic of inexperienced workers entering potentially dangerous workplaces.------------------------------------------- posted 7:20 AM :: reference link ::
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