The Validity of Alberta Safety Statistics
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25071/1705-1436.23Abstract
This study examines the validity of injury statistics used to monitorworkplace safety in the Canadian province of Alberta. These indicators werefound to significantly under-report the rate of injury and to be vulnerable togaming by both employers and the workers’ compensation board. These threatsto the validity of the measures should limit the inferences drawn from themeasures. Injury-based statistics were also found to be inadequate proxies for thebroader construct of workplace safety. The political feasibility of alternativemeasures is also discussed.Downloads
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