A report on occupational health and safety at the Fruitgrowers Chemical Company Remediation site, Mapua

McBride, David

A report on occupational health and safety at the Fruitgrowers Chemical Company Remediation site, Mapua

McBride, David

Cite this item: McBride, D. (2012). A report on occupational health and safety at the Fruitgrowers Chemical Company Remediation site, Mapua (Technical Report). Department of Labour. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4837

Permanent link to OUR Archive version: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4837

Date: 2012-05

Publisher: Department of Labour

ISBN: 978-0-478-39154-1

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Keywords: Occupational Health; Occupational Exposure; Health and Safety Management Systems; Organochlorine Pesticides; Toxicology

Research Type: Technical Report

Languages: English

Abstract:

This investigation commissioned by the Department of Labour followed reports commissioned by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment and the Ministry of Health into the clean up of this industrial site, previously used to produce and formulate agrochemicals. This report looks specifically at the occupational aspects of toxic site remediation and takes the form of an audit of compliance with the Health and Safety in Employment Act.

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