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29 Nov 2007

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Canadian Press

Labour group: oilpatch boom causes companies to cut corners on safety [Canada/USA]

The head of Alberta’s Federation of Labour says the province’s economic boom has caused some companies to cut corners on worker safety — an issue highlighted this week when a fire killed two workers on a major Enbridge Inc. pipeline in Minnesota... Gil McGowan said Thursday...[that] the number of fatalities has remained steady over the past four or five years but workplace injuries have spiked dramatically. [also refers to Canadian Natural Resources]