Kansas Workplace Safety Report Issued
September 9th, 2008 Posted by MadisonKansas workplace fatalities numbers are just in, and it is not a pretty picture. The most recent figures show a 5% increase in workplace fatalities, from 81 per year to 85 per year.
Even more shocking, 93% of those killed at work were male according to the Kansas Department of Labor. Of the total 85 fatalities, 79 were male. Only 7% of the workplace fatalities, or 6 individuals killed, were female.
Under Kansas law, employers must display safety posters in the workplace. Federal law requires (more…)
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