{"id":17519,"date":"2016-06-12T00:29:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T04:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=17519"},"modified":"2021-07-11T03:04:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T03:04:05","slug":"workplace-injuries-infographic-why-you-should-be-protected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/workplace-injuries-infographic-why-you-should-be-protected\/","title":{"rendered":"Workplace Injuries Infographic: Why You Should Be Protected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ Popup window code function newPopup(url) { popupWindow = window.open( url,'popUpWindow','height=500,width=800,left=10,top=10,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes') } \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before OSHA was indoctrinated in the 1970&#8217;s, workplace injuries and illnesses were the norm. 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