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Workplace Safety Trends

Health Dialogues discusses trends in California workplace safety figures. While overall numbers of fatalities and injuries have been declining in recent years, the percentage of victims are increasingly Latino.Guest: Kevin Thompson, editor of Cal/OSHA Reporter, a weekly publication for the occupational safety and health community.

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  • More: Cal/OSHA Reporter - A weekly newsletter for the occupational health and safety community.
  • More: Cal/OSHA website - Complete guide to Cal/OSHA programs, how to report an accident, and data on reported workplace injuries.

Workplace Fatalities

View our interactive charts showing 2008 Cal/OSHA reported workplace deaths. You can look at fatalities by industry, job, gender, cause of death and location.
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