Workplace injuries are common, avoidable, and unacceptable. The Political Economy of Workplace Injury in Canada reveals how employers and governments engage in ineffective injury prevention...
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Author: Barnetson, BobSummary: -
Author: Foster, Jason, Barnetson, BobSummary:This textbook provides workers and students with an introduction to effective injury prevention. It pays particular attention to how issues of precarious employment, gender, and ill-health can be...
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Author: McDonald, Shirley A., Barnetson, Bob, Broadway, Michael J., Bucklaschuk, Jill, Contractor, Delna, Dunlop, Darlene A., Hambly (Takasugi), Brynna, Hamm, Zane, Kennett, Paul, Koshan, Jennifer, Lau, C. F. Andrew, Martinelli, J. Graham, McIntyre, Robin C., Medeiros, Nelson, Preibisch, Kerry, Rolfe, Heidi, Tomic, Patricia, Trumper, Ricardo, Turner, Kay ElizabethSummary:Bill 6, the government of Alberta’s contentious farm workers’ safety legislation, sparked public debate as no other legislation has done in recent years. The Enhanced Protection for Farm and Ranch...
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Author: Barnetson, BobSummary:How does the current labour market training system function and whose interests does it serve? In this introductory textbook, Bob Barnetson wades into the debate between workers and employers, and...
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Author: Barnetson, Bob, Foster, JasonSummary:This textbook is for workers and students looking for an introduction to injury prevention on the job. It offers an extensive overview of central occupational health and safety (OHS) concepts and...