The safety sector advisor with the NL Federation of Labour says greater transparency is needed when it comes to workplace safety records.
Bill Hynde says while food safety inspections are available online for local restaurants and food service providers, there are no publicly available records on an employer’s workplace safety record.
He says in Ontario, you can find out the safety record of every business, and they’ve been lobbying hard to have the same access here. “Workers should know, parents should know,” says Hynde, “and by shining a light on safety, all businesses will become safer.”