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Lynda S Robson1, Victoria Landsman1, Peter M Smith1
1All authors are with the Institute for Work and Health (IWH), Toronto, ON, Canada. Lynda S. Robson is also with Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Canada. Victoria Landsman, Peter M. Smith, and Cameron A. Mustard are also with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto.
Abstract:
The province of Ontario, Canada, implemented mandatory day-long training for construction workers required to use fall-protection equipment. More than 400 000 training sessions were completed by 2017 when the requirement took full effect. The lost-time workers' compensation claim incidence rate attributable to falls targeted by the training was 19% lower in 2017-2019 than in 2012-2014. Rates for two comparator injuries increased or stayed the same. The decline in targeted fall claim incidence rate of the other Canadian provinces was 6%. (Am J Public Health. 2024;114(1):38-41. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307440).
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