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Safety a Priority for Workers

by Rathi Manohar on September 01, 2010 at 6:10 PM Environmental Health

Workers are concerned about safety in their workplace more than anything else, states a new study at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago.

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It was found that more than eight of ten workers - 85 percent - rate workplace safety first in importance among labor standards, even ahead of family and maternity leave, minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay and the right to join a union.

The study, 'Public Attitudes Towards and Experiences with Workplace Safety', draws on dozens of surveys and polls conducted from 2001 to 2010 by NORC.

This meta-analysis sought to gain a picture of Americans' experiences with workplace safety issues. The study was done for the Public Welfare Foundation, based in Washington, D.C., which includes a workers' rights program.

Despite widespread public concern about workplace safety, the study also found that the media and the public tend to pay closest attention to safety issues when disastrous workplace accidents occur.

Even during those tragedies, the fate of workers is often overlooked, such as during the recent oil well disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

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