investigating workplace corporate negligence
Slaw: Guide for investigating workplace corporate negligence
May 10, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr Health and Safety, Human Resources
On the 20th anniversary of the deadly Westray explosion that killed 26 miners in Nova Scotia, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has released a guide for investigating corporate criminal negligence in the event of a serious injury or fatality in a workplace.
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