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Vancouver Employer Jailed for Exposing Workers to Asbestos

Submitted on January 24, 2012

January 24, 2012 - CBC News

A Metro Vancouver employer who repeatedly exposed his demolition workers to asbestos has been sentenced to 60 days in jail...[Arthur] Moore often hired recovering addicts...then knowingly exposed them to asbestos without adequate protective equipment, according to court documents...On average, 50 B.C. workers a year die from cancer and other illnesses caused by workplace asbestos exposure...

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