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Five Deaths a Day: Workplace Fatalities in Canada, 1993-2005

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Andrew Sharpe ()
Jill Hardt ()
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According to data collected by the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada, 1,097 workplace fatalities were recorded in Canada in 2005, up from 758 in 1993. As Canadians work on average 230 days per year, this means that there were nearly five work-related deaths per work day in this country. The objective of this study is to provide a detailed analysis of the characteristics of persons who die on the job and the reasons they die, and to gain a better understanding of developments over time in this key indicator of job quality and labour market well-being.

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Paper provided by Centre for the Study of Living Standards in its series CSLS Research Reports with number 2006-04.

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Keywords: Workplace fatalities; Worker's compensation; Dangerous industries; Occupational diseases; International comparisions.;

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I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
J30 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - General
J38 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Public Policy
J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions
J83 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Workers' Rights
Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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  1. Kosorok, Michael R. & Ma, Shuangge, 2005. "Comment," Journal of the American Statistical Association, American Statistical Association, vol. 100, pages 805-807, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  2. Vani K. Borooah & John Mangan, 1998. "Why Has the Workplace Become Safer?," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 31(3), pages 224-236. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  3. Lars Osberg & Andrew Sharpe, 2003. "An Index of Labour Market Well-being for OECD Countries," CSLS Research Reports 2003-05, Centre for the Study of Living Standards, revised Jan 2004. [Downloadable!]
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