‘Worst province’ for workplace accident transparency
“What are the observe ups which are taking place, how are we, how is authorities, how are companies actively working to make sure that no extra deaths happen,” says Altass.
Carl Pursey is the president of the PEI Federation of Labour and he’s also advocating for more access to information. “There appears to be a hidden factor round every part,” says Pursey, “we’re in all probability the worst provinces within the nation for looking for something.”
Danny Miller is the director of occupational security with the Employees Compensation Board of PEI, the physique that conducts office investigations, gathers information, information studies, and decides what data to share with the general public.
“We admire that releasing data to the general public and educating the general public and stakeholders is extraordinarily necessary,” says Miller, “however we now have to take a balanced strategy to how we try this.”
Miller factors to the Occupational Well being and Security Act and the Freedom of Info and Safety of Privateness act, as two items of laws the WCB of PEI must work inside. He additionally says the potential for a legal investigation additionally impacts choices on what may be launched, “we’re not releasing data that will negatively influence future court docket instances and prosecution.”
