Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: The Canadian Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada (awcbc), comprising workers' compensation boards (wcbs) from each province and territory, annually publishes data on workplace fatalities across the country. 1 According to the awcbc, from 2000 to 2016 there were 16,216 worker deaths, with a high of 1,098 fatalities in 2005 and a low of 852 in 2015.The average annual death toll during this period is 954.Approximately two-thirds of these fatalities are occupational disease related (e.g.cancer or systemic disease), most notably deaths from asbestos exposure, including asbestosis, pleural plaques, lung cancer, and mesothelioma.The remaining deaths stem from acute incidents causing fatal injuries, including transportation collisions, falls at construction sites, and being struck or crushed by machinery.As troubling as the awcbc's figures are in their own right, they tell only part of the story.2 Take, for instance, a 2017 decision by Ontario's Workplace Safety 1. Established in 1919, the awcbc is a non-profit organization that facilitates "the exchange of information" between provincial/territorial workers' compensation boards and commissions.In addition to reporting annual workplace injury and death statistics, it facilitates information sharing on workplace safety legislation and organizes conferences and symposia on various occupational health and safety matters.Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada (awcbc), Connecting Members, Advancing Knowledge (Toronto: awcbc, n.d.),
Source: Labour / Le Travail
Authors: Steven Bittle, Ashley Chen, Jasmine Hébert
Institution: University of Ottawa
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2900196293