Northern Exposures A Canadian Perspective on Occupational Health and Environment

'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)

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction PART I. THE CANADIAN LABOR MOVEMENT Health and Safety at the Canadian Labour CongressChapter 1. The Right to Know about Chemical Hazards in Canada, 1982-2006 The Story of the ConvergenceChapter 2. Labour and the Environment at the Canadian Labour Congress—The Story of the Convergence PART II. PREVENTION VERSUS CONTROL: EARLY MOVESChapter 3. Occupational Health: A Discipline Out of FocusChapter 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 StrategyChapter 6. Prevention and Transition PART IV: CANCER PREVENTIONChapter 7. Cancer Battles and the Sleep of Reason: Review Books About Cancer: Pragmatic Purpose, Profound Analysis: ReviewsChapter 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 PolicyChapter 10. Industrial Materials: A Guidebook for the Future: Review The Ecology of CommerceChapter 11. ‘Natural Capitalism’s’ Bold Theory: Review PART VI: INTERNATIONAL REGIMES IN HEALTH, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTChapter 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