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trips and falls

By Adam Gorley | 2 Minutes Read April 3, 2012

What danger lurks between the blades of grass?

Here's an interesting and frightening bit of information: each year in the United States, 190 landscapers die on the job. The rate of fatalities among lawn care workers is more than four times the rate for other workers...

Article by Adam Gorley / Health and Safety / Due diligence, falling objects, landscaping, lawn maintenance, overexertion, personal protective equipment, safe practices, Slips, trips and falls, workplace fatality, workplace injury

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read May 5, 2010

Health and safety inspection blitz: Protecting industrial workers from falls

The Ontario government's occupational health and safety inspectors will target industrial workplaces this month to protect workers from hazards that can cause slips, trips and falls. This is the third Safe Ontario inspection blitz focused on fall hazards in industrial workplaces.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Health and Safety / hazards in industrial workplaces, health and safety, inspection blitz, Ministry of Labour, occupational health and safety act, ontario, Safe at Work Ontario, safety association, Slips, trips and falls

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