Northern exposures : a Canadian perspective on occupational health and environment / David Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, David, 1943-

Series:

Work, Health and Environment Series

Work, health, and environment series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental health--Canada.

Environmental health.

Industrial hygiene--Canada.

Industrial hygiene.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub., c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'Northern Exposures' is an important and thought-provoking book that shows how the labor movement has embraced environmental protection and is beginning to create a new and more sustainable vision for the future. Dave Bennett's knowledge and commitment shine through. He is, by turns, the skeptical philosopher sifting the evidence and the passionate partisan arguing for the rights of the people. It makes for a rich and exhilarating mixture.-Nigel Crisp, Permanent Secretary, U.K. Department of Health, and Chief Executive, National Health Service (2000-2006), Author, Turning the World Upside Down: The Search for Global Health in the 21st Century (Royal Society of Medicine Press, 2010)

Contents:

""NORTHERN EXPOSURES: A Canadian Perspective on Occupational Health and Environment""; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""PART I. THE CANADIAN LABOR MOVEMENT""; ""Health and Safety at the Canadian Labour Congress""; ""Chapter 1. The Right to Know about Chemical Hazards in Canada, 1982-2006""; ""The Story of the Convergence""; ""Chapter 2. Labour and the Environment at the Canadian Labour Congress�The Story of the Convergence""; ""PART II. PREVENTION VERSUS CONTROL: EARLY MOVES""

""Chapter 3. Occupational Health: A Discipline Out of Focus""""Chapter 4. Pesticide Reduction: A Case Study from Canada""; ""PART III. POLLUTION PREVENTION IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT""; ""Chapter 5. The Canadian Labour Congress� Pollution Prevention Strategy""; ""Chapter 6. Prevention and Transition""; ""PART IV. CANCER PREVENTION""; ""Chapter 7. Cancer Battles and the Sleep of Reason: Review""; ""Books About Cancer: Pragmatic Purpose, Profound Analysis: Reviews""; ""Chapter 8. The Politics of Cancer Revisited: Review""; ""Cancer-Gate: How to Win the Losing Cancer War: Review""

""Chapter 9. The Secret History of the War on Cancer: Review""""PART V. FROM ENVIRONMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY""; ""Sustainability: Materials Policy""; ""Chapter 10. Industrial Materials: A Guidebook for the Future: Review""; ""The Ecology of Commerce""; ""Chapter 11. �Natural Capitalism�s� Bold Theory: Review""; ""PART VI. INTERNATIONAL REGIMES IN HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENT""; ""Chapter 12. Beware ISO""; ""Chapter 13. ISO and the WTO: A Report to the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions� Working Party on Health, Safety, and Environment""

""Chapter 14. Health and Safety Management Systems: Liability or Asset?""""Index""; ""A Selected of Titles from the: Work, Health and Environment Series""; ""Back Cover""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-84267-6

1-315-22403-8

0-89503-419-0

9781315224039

OCLC:

813285797