CSA Standards Aim to Reduce Work-Related Injuries and Fatalities Due to Illness and Accidents

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In 2007, 317,524 Canadian workers suffered a lost-time injury, a decrease from 329,357 in 2006. In that same year, 1,055 Canadian workers died from work-related illness or injury. CSA launched the Z1000 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standard in 2006 with a goal of helping to reduce the number of workplace injuries and deaths in Canada.