Man jailed for 60 days after hiring crackheads to demolish homes with asbestos
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[quote]A Metro Vancouver employer who repeatedly exposed his demolition workers to asbestos has been sentenced to 60 days in jail.
Arthur Moore was sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday for contempt after ignoring court orders that he halt all demolition work after failing several times to provide protection for his workers while they handled asbestos.
Lawyers from B.C.'s Workers Compensation Board had asked that Moore be sent to jail for six months to one year.
"Thankfully, at least one time in all the time I've been in this province, an employer is going to jail for basically giving the death sentence to a whole lot of workers," B.C. Federation of Labour president Jim Sinclair said after the sentence was handed down.
But Sinclair said the 60-day jail term is too light a punishment, and called on the Crown to pursue criminal charges against Moore.
"The system is still fundamentally broken," Sinclair said. "[Moore] should have been charged with criminal neglect as soon as he did it."
[B]Moore often hired recovering addicts — some as young as 14 — then knowingly exposed them to asbestos without adequate protective equipment, according to court documents.[/B]
His business operated in Surrey and other cities under the name AM Environmental, Tri City Hazmat, Surrey Hazmat, Pro Scan Environmental and other names.
A warrant was issued for Moore's arrest in October.
"Over the last few years, he has exposed at least 50 different workers to asbestos products in the demolition," said Lee Loftus, spokesman for the B.C. and Yukon Building and Construction Trades Council.
"This is going to be a pretty rare opportunity to see an employer that does this type of stuff actually go to jail for what he is doing."
Loftus said he has worked in the asbestos industry and found it "atrocious" that someone would operate a demolition business in the way Moore did.
On average, 50 B.C. workers a year die from cancer and other illnesses caused by workplace asbestos exposure, Loftus said.
The installation of asbestos fibre as insulation was halted in most of North America in the 1970s due to extensive evidence of its toxicity.[/quote]
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[quote]His business operated in Surrey[/quote]
Well that explains why he is such a piece of scum. Stay classy, Surrey.
this is absolutely bullshit
who else would have hired the crackheads?
once again the disgusting liberal elite of Canadia have [B]perverted the free market[/B] and destroyed countless livelihoods in doing so
a vote for Contag is a vote for asbestos demolition jobs for all
[QUOTE=Contag;34385058]this is absolutely bullshit
who else would have hired the crackheads?
once again the disgusting liberal elite of Canadia have [B]perverted the free market[/B] and destroyed countless livelihoods in doing so
a vote for Contag is a vote for asbestos demolition jobs for all[/QUOTE]
...[I]what?[/I] :v:
[QUOTE=Contag;34385058]this is absolutely bullshit
who else would have hired the crackheads?
once again the disgusting liberal elite of Canadia have [B]perverted the free market[/B] and destroyed countless livelihoods in doing so
a vote for Contag is a vote for asbestos demolition jobs for all[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Contag;34385058]this is absolutely bullshit
who else would have hired the crackheads?
once again the disgusting liberal elite of Canadia have [B]perverted the free market[/B] and destroyed countless livelihoods in doing so
a vote for Contag is a vote for asbestos demolition jobs for all[/QUOTE]
Finally someone who wants to fix the economy.
Contag 2012
[QUOTE=MIPS;34385063]...[I]what?[/I] :v:[/QUOTE]
This man not only provided gainful employment to youth addicts, he also diverted them from property crime, protecting the community.
I'd like to see the sprawling government of Canadia do something like that, without getting bogged down in red tape, and ultimately destroyed by the liberal elite.
I remember some old bell tower I was working on had asbestos inside it, you have to get people with training to handle the stuff.
(South)Surrey represent
Dude, what else can you use crackheads FOR?
I mean they aren't very useful otherwise.
They're still people
well, kind of
[QUOTE=matthall765;34385128](South)Surrey represent[/QUOTE]
The original surrey represent, none of this canadian bullshit.
But yeah 60 days seems pretty light, if he was in the construction industry he mustve known full well what he was doing
No matter if crackhead or not, asbestos is dangerous to breather for everyone nearby.
We should use crackheads for other dangerous tasks, Like mine removal.
You can pay them in crack!
[editline]25th January 2012[/editline]
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;34385775]They're still people
well, kind of[/QUOTE]
Wait, You're saying by dint of being people crackheads have the right not to handle dangerous substances?
You're right, we should use other vermin first, like rats, if they can't do it, than we send in the crackheads.
[QUOTE=yawmwen;34385086]Finally someone who wants to fix the economy.
Contag 2012[/QUOTE]
there is no canadian election in 2012
you conservatives and your constant elections fraud!!!
[QUOTE=Motherfuckers;34386007]Wait, You're saying by dint of being people crackheads have the right not to handle dangerous substances?
You're right, we should use other vermin first, like rats, if they can't do it, than we send in the crackheads.[/QUOTE]
not sure if troll
[QUOTE=En-Guage V2;34386263]not sure if troll[/QUOTE]
no I genuinely believe we should use rats roaches and crackheads to remove asbestos from houses
okay
:| Yeah. Asbestos is nasty shit. Asshole basically signed those people up for a death, since asbestos can cause a very nasty type of cancer called mesothelioma.
[QUOTE=Contag;34385088]This man not only provided gainful employment to youth addicts, he also diverted them from property crime, protecting the community.
I'd like to see the sprawling government of Canadia do something like that, without getting bogged down in red tape, and ultimately destroyed by the liberal elite.[/QUOTE]
A slogan for you: "Using crackheads to remove asbestos, using asbestos to remove crackheads!" Contag 2012
[editline]25th January 2012[/editline]
I wouldn't say no to a cushy job once you get elected.
..Except that the asbestos fibers on someone's clothing can make other people sick.
[QUOTE=Raptor_Girl;34386737]..Except that the asbestos fibers on someone's clothing can make other people sick.[/QUOTE]
"Microcapsule roach spray effect, kill them at their nests!" can be the follow up slogan.
My dad deals with this stuff a lot (but he's properly trained with years of experience), and he can tell ya it's pretty damn deadly.
What an ass, even if they are crackheads they shouldn've been given a [I]bigger[/I] death sentence.
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