WATCH OUT FOR HAZARDS

THEY CAN KILL YOU!

The causes of 249 worker fatalities
in the construction industry (1991-2000)

10 Falls from roofs

21 Falls from
elevations

10 Falls from
scaffolds

88 Asbestosis/
Mesothelioma

4 Electrocution

5 Contact with
power lines

5 Hazardous
substance
exposure

28 Other
20 Struck by Object
4 Silicosis
34 Motor/Industrial
18 Crushed by Object
2 Carbon Monoxide Vehicle Accidents
exposure

( One hardhat ( ) equals one work-related death claim

accepted by the WCB of BC between 1991 and 2000)

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