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Friday, April 3, 2009

Number of Workers Who Believe Injuries Inevitable Still High

2009-04-03

18:19:43

Globally, work kills more people than wars--and--an Ipsos-Reid survey conducted in last February shows 57% of New Brunswicker's believe workplace injuries are inevitable. WorkSafe NB's President and CEO, Doug Stanley, says those numbers are troubling.

Those numbers are, however, down from previous years. An Ipsos-Reid survey conducted in 2005 found that 69% of New Brunswick residents believed getting hurt on the job was inevitable. Stanley, says there is a long way to go to change social attitudes. WorkSafeNB has hired additional health and safety officers to better enforce compliance.


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