health and safety
West Fertilizer explosion in Texas puts spotlight on worker safety
The Boston Marathon bombing and its aftermath has dominated the nation's headlines. Yet, another series of explosions that happened two days later and took four times the number of lives, has gotten a fraction of the coverage. It was the worst industrial accident in years. But to call it an accident ignores that it was preventable, and was quite possibly a crime, as is common with so many dangerous workplaces.
California's proposed GMO labelling law and food safety
"What is food to one, is to others bitter poison." -- Lucretius, Roman poet (95 B.C.-55 B.C.)
July 16, 2012 |
From 2004-2010, there were 7,045 workplace deaths in Canada, but not a single corporate executive or director has been jailed.
April 25, 2012 |
This year the National Day of Mourning on April 28 marks the 20th anniversary of the Nova Scotia Westray mine disaster, where an underground methane explosion took the lives of 26 workers.
March 7, 2012 |
Ontario claims inspectors will be taking a "zero-tolerance" approach to any breach of Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act and its regulations.
February 10, 2012 |
Agriculture worker deaths or injuries while in transit are occurring at a disturbing rate in Ontario and across Canada. An inquest would bring awareness, answers and recommendations.
October 21, 2010 |
Public Works and Government Services Canada must be held accountable for health and safety violations.