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Any industry that has a high ‘fatality rate’ and a poor accident record is inefficient; it loses productivity through the loss of man-hours and discontinuity of work. Many unnecessary burdens are placed on the social services and the economy of the country; the degree of human suffering is immeasurable.
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© 1976 R. C. Boucher
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Boucher, R.C. (1976). Safety. In: Industrial Studies for Building Craft Students. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02929-7_2
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