Pesticide Regulations Brief: Submitted to WCB

Date
1982-09-15
Creator: Sandborn, Calvin
Creator: Fraser Valley Farmworkers Legal Services Project
Description

An important pointed brief about the lack of provincial agricultural pesticide regulations. Documents the pesticide death of Hamir Grewal after spraying Parathion in Abbotsford, BC. Details California pesticide laws and sites shortcomings of current BC industrial health and safety regulations. Extensive footnotes. Includes document for new 'Proposed Agricultural Pesticide Regulation'.

Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Fraser Valley (B.C.)
Okanagan
California
Keywords
Briefs and Reports
farm workers
farmworkers
Organizing
Labour Laws
Housing
Accidents and Deaths
Health and safety
pesticides
Workers' Compensation
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
CRA0031
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