Canadian man faces possible jail sentence for exposing young workers.
A Metro Vancouver employer who repeatedly exposed his demolition workers to asbestos could be heading to jail.
Arthur Moore is scheduled to be 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 are asking Moore be sent to jail for six months to one year.
Moore often hired recovering addicts — some as young as 14 — then knowingly exposed them to asbestos without adequate protective equipment, according to court documents.
His business operated in Surrey and other cities under the name AM Environmental, Tri City Hazmat, Surrey Hazmat, Pro Scan Environmental and other names.
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