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Walk for Truth – Asbestos Kills

The Asbestos-related Research, Education and Advocacy Fund (AREA Fund) is hosting a walk in Powell River, BC on Saturday, June 22nd to raise awareness of the hazards of asbestos and to honour victims of asbestos-related disease. Activities include a bbq, book readings, and kids activities.

More information and online registration.

Learn about the Partnership’s work on asbestosis surveillance and mesothelioma awareness and compensation.

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Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health

October 2024: The Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health will be held January 9-10, 2025 at the Semiahmoo Resort in Blaine, WA. Registration and the call for abstracts are open.

New paper: Heat-related illness among workers in BC

August 2024: BC experienced an unprecedented summer with record-breaking high temperatures in 2021. This study characterized occupational heat-related illness (HRI) among BC workers by estimating by incidence rates and associations between heatwaves and HRI, with a focus on comparing risks during the 2021 summer and prior summers from 2001-2020. Read more in the Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health.

New paper: The impact of regulatory workplace safety inspections on workers’ compensation claim rates

July 2024: This study examined whether regulatory workplace safety inspections in Alberta resulted in reductions in workers’ compensation claims rates for inspected firms relative to comparable non-inspected firms. Findings indicate that inspections generally do not result in greater reductions in firm-level claim rates in the construction, manufacturing, and transportation sectors. Read more in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine.