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A view through the eyes of John Ball: Why improved occupational health and safety policy failed to make a difference in small-town Ontario
Year: 2010, 2010
Member of: Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Padungpat, Patarapa, Supporting host (sht): Occupational and Environment Health Coalition, Other (oth): Trent University Canadian Studies, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community Based Education, Creator (cre): Ball, John
Abstract: <p>This paper outlines why Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Policy (specifically "Bill 70" passed in 1978) was ineffective at preventing health and safety violations from occurring at a local industrial manufacturer in the city of Peterborough, Ontario between the late 1970s and mid-1980s. It begins with a review of the current literature regarding the history of OHS Policy… more