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Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Occupational Hazards Top Stories of 2007 - #4
Occupational Hazards Magazine's #4 top story of 2007 is: Congressman Launches Workplace Fatality Map.
I read the above title and did not have a clue as to what the story was about. The first paragraph explains:
"Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chose to honor America's workers on Labor Day by launching an interactive online map that tracks the location, employer, date, cause of death and name of every worker killed on the job."
What they have done is used Google Maps and marked the location of about about 10% of the worker deaths that have occurred in 2007. The article reports: "The dots that appear on the map represent the victims that have died while working on the job within their state. When viewers click on the dots, an information box will appear showing the name of the victim, the company and industry they worked for, the date of the incident and the cause of their death. The map also shows where the incident took place."
It is a sobering reminder of the need to improve workplace safety.
I read the above title and did not have a clue as to what the story was about. The first paragraph explains:
"Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., chose to honor America's workers on Labor Day by launching an interactive online map that tracks the location, employer, date, cause of death and name of every worker killed on the job."
What they have done is used Google Maps and marked the location of about about 10% of the worker deaths that have occurred in 2007. The article reports: "The dots that appear on the map represent the victims that have died while working on the job within their state. When viewers click on the dots, an information box will appear showing the name of the victim, the company and industry they worked for, the date of the incident and the cause of their death. The map also shows where the incident took place."
It is a sobering reminder of the need to improve workplace safety.
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