November: Safer workplaces

Well into the 1900s, many diseases or injuries were associated with unsafe workplaces or hazardous occupations. The rate of work-related injury has been steadily declining since 1988—from 40 injuries among every 1,000 workers in 1988 to 20 per 1,000 in 2006.

Features

• Achieving safer workplaces in Canada
• Working underground

Fighting the good fight

• Winnipeg General Strike of 1919

Educational Resource

• Workers’ Memorial Day

Milestones

• Workplace Safety