Worker injuries, safety orders reveal human impact of Edmonton LRT project
Statistics show that TransEd’s direct employees had a higher rate of injuries than both industry and provincial averages. In addition, the Occupational Health and Safety database lists more than 25 orders against TransEd between 2017 and 2022, including some related to confined spaces, emergency preparedness, and investigating incidents of violence and harassment.
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![The intersection at 101st Street and 102nd Avenue, between Manulife Place and Edmonton City Centre, will be closed to vehicle traffic beginning Friday at 9 a.m., said Dean Heuman, spokesperson for TransEd Valley Line LRT. Crews will work around the clock to minimize the length of the closure. View of 102 Avenue looking east from Rice Howard Way. Edmonton City Centre and CBC offices are to the left. A worker in an orange safety vest walks through a torn-up stretch of road flanked by downtown buildings.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7023835.1699552430!/cumulusImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/downtown-valley-line-lrt-construction-has-now-closed-101-street.jpg)
Statistics show that TransEd’s direct employees had a higher rate of injuries than both industry and provincial averages. In addition, the Occupational Health and Safety database lists more than 25 orders against TransEd between 2017 and 2022, including some related to confined spaces, emergency preparedness, and investigating incidents of violence and harassment.