Treat health like safety
Creating awareness to prevent occupational lung disease in the construction industry
Many respiratory hazards cannot be seen by the naked eye
And many ill health effects don’t appear until many years later
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Lost Time Claims in 2021
Source: Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada, National Work Injury/Disease Statistics Program (NWISP)
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Higher lung cancer mortalities among construction workers than among the general population
Source: Center for Construction Research and Training (also known as CPWR) and Duke University.
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How well are you preventing and controlling employees’ exposure to construction work risks that cause ill health and disease?