Workers' Compensation Board Submission: on the Proposed Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System Regulations

Date
1988-04-29
Creator: Boal, Sarwan
Creator: Canadian Farmworkers' Union
Description

Summarizes the exclusion of farmworkers from provincial BC Health and Safety Regulations; also, the exclusion of pesticides from Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) federal legisaltion. Draws attention to deaths in the fields due to pesticide handling.

Subject (Geographic)
British Columbia
Lower Mainland
Fraser Valley (B.C.)
Keywords
Briefs and Reports
farm workers
farmworkers
Workers' Compensation
Health and safety
pesticides
Accidents and Deaths
Labour Laws
Genre
Records (Documents)
Type of resource
Text
Language
English
Part of
Canadian Farmworkers Union Collection
Identifier
BRF0007
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