Albertan Workplace Injury Survey Data from 2017 Poll

2,000 Albertans employed in the previous 12 months responded to an online poll conducted between March 24 and April 5, 2017. The data supports a study piloting performance measures for workplace safety systems and their association with injury rates. The dataset was collected by a commercial polling company on behalf of researchers and is provided by the Government of Alberta.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between survey-derived IRS performance measures and reported injury rates.
• Benchmark potential safety metrics like compliance scores or audit frequencies against injury outcomes.
• Identify demographic or employment sector factors from poll responses that correlate with safety performance.
• Model injury risk prediction using survey variables as features.
• Evaluate temporal trends in workplace safety perceptions from the poll date range.

Strengths

• Poll includes 2,000 respondents, providing a substantial sample size.
• Data collection occurred over a defined 12-day period in March-April 2017.
• Study is focused on benchmarking specific performance measures for workplace safety.

Limitations

• Sample is geographically limited to Alberta, Canada.
• Data is from a single poll in 2017 and may not reflect current conditions.
• Specific survey columns and metrics are unknown, limiting detailed analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta

Collection Method

Online poll conducted by a commercial polling company.

Time Range

Poll conducted March 24 to April 5, 2017; respondents from the previous 12 months of employment.

Freshness

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Geography

Alberta, Canada