Dive summary:
- It was safer to work in construction in 2011 than it was the year before, possibly because of concerted government and industry campaigns to make it that way.
- Bureau of Labor Statistics figures, released this month, show there were 781 on-the-job deaths, down from 802 in 2010 and 3.9 reportable accidents per 100 workers in 2011 after 4.7 per 100 in 2010.
- While safety has been a priority in recent years, there is no way to say for sure, however, that some of the decline in deaths did not come from the recession's keeping down the number of projects being built.
From the article:
Construction employers have also stepped up their efforts to work with agencies and guidelines such as OSHA (the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act) and the Association of General Contractors of America. ...
