Today Tebasum Durani speaks to a worker named Margery about working in extreme temperatures, as well as to OFL President Laura Walton and MPP Peter Tabuns about the dangers of heat in the workplace and what needs to be done to keep workers safe.

Sources:

Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safetyinformation on risks of working in the cold.

Laurentian UniversityStudy on Heat Stress and Workplace Death.

Labour Pains: An Injured Worker Podast (formerly InjuredWorkerCast) features conversations in the field of health & safety and workers’ compensation in Ontario, Canada and beyond. 

It is produced by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, and is not a substitute for professional legal advice.

For more information on workers compensation issues,campaigns, and resources, visit⁠injuredworkersonline.org⁠.

Music and Audio Editing by David Newberry.