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Abestos Disease tops for Worker Deaths in British Columbia

September 9th, 2010. By LucyC

You would think in this day and age that some common sense would prevail when it comes to the production and dissemination of carcinogenic materials. To be clear, I’m defining common sense as meaning erring on the side of caution, and if the substances are really lethal—not producing them at all… 

Not so, according to a new report released by Canadian health officials. The report apparently states that diseases related to asbestos are now the leading cause of workplace death in the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC). This is the kind of news you might expect to hear coming out of India, Pakistan, China, even the Canadian province of Quebec, where the infamous Jeffrey asbestos mine—among the largest open pit asbestos mine in the world—is currently fighting for its financial life. (And it looks as if the federal and provincial governments are going to support it—all in the name of  job creation—where—in the funeral business?) 

Back to BC. According to a report by The Vancouver Sun, a BC-based newspaper, “WorkSafe BC documents some 50 asbestos-related workplace deaths annually, but the true toll is far higher, as agency statistics only cover workers who have filed compensation claims. 

‘Among BC workers alone, it is estimated that 1,500 workers will die from asbestos- Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Asbestos, Asbestos Mesothelioma, British Columbia, Canada, Jeffery Mine
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