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Tightly built office towers are a hazard to the health of workers, experts say
Tightly built office towers are a hazard to the health of workers, experts say

Tightly built office towers are a hazard to the health of workers, experts say

Date5/4/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Tightly built office towers are a hazard to the health of workers; experts say
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0108955F
      Protection on the job has not kept up with new technology, especially in Canada, where research on health hazards is lagging and experts say workers are in effect being used as guinea pigs
      Protection on the job has not kept up with new technology, especially in Canada, where research on health hazards is lagging and experts say workers are in effect being used as guinea pigs
      Bezant, Graham
      1/25/1978
      Lamp clinic: Bonnnie Heath, co-ordinator of the lakeshore Area Multi-Service Project, goes over case reports with Dr. Donald Cole, who treats workers made ill by job-related hazards. Cole works at lamp's occupational health clinic, saved by a government grant recently.
      Lamp clinic: Bonnnie Heath, co-ordinator of the lakeshore Area Multi-Service Project, goes over case reports with Dr. Donald Cole, who treats workers made ill by job-related hazards. Cole works at lamp's occupational health clinic, saved by a government grant recently.
      Calleja, Frank
      5/4/1987
      Workman Yvon Rainville, atop the CN tower, lifts his coffee cup in salute to his fellow workers as their towers reaches 785 feet, making it one foot t(...)
      Workman Yvon Rainville, atop the CN tower, lifts his coffee cup in salute to his fellow workers as their towers reaches 785 feet, making it one foot t(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/26/1973
      Fixing a hole where the rain gets in, Just south of the World Trade Centre, shown at left, workers are digging the foundation for the first of two towers of Water Park Place
      Fixing a hole where the rain gets in, Just south of the World Trade Centre, shown at left, workers are digging the foundation for the first of two towers of Water Park Place
      Spremo, Boris
      4/17/1985
      Peter Stokkebye: His FREE cigarettes have no nicotine (or tobacco) in them, but experts warn that doesn't necessarily mean they're not dangerous to your health
      Peter Stokkebye: His FREE cigarettes have no nicotine (or tobacco) in them, but experts warn that doesn't necessarily mean they're not dangerous to your health
      Beaty, Keith
      1/20/1981
      Foot experts: Dr. Carroll Laurin, left, Dr. Lynette Margesson, centre, and podiatrist Neil Naftolin discuss the hard-working, often sore human foot. The three are on the Dr. Scholl's Foot Health Advisory Board. A typical senior's foot has travelled about 177,000 kilometres (111,000 miles)
      Foot experts: Dr. Carroll Laurin, left, Dr. Lynette Margesson, centre, and podiatrist Neil Naftolin discuss the hard-working, often sore human foot. The three are on the Dr. Scholl's Foot Health Advisory Board. A typical senior's foot has travelled about 177,000 kilometres (111,000 miles)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      5/19/1988
      Relic of the past, Workers ready a specially built vehicle with 324 wheels to move a 23-metre high railway coaling and sanding tower, built in 1929, c(...)
      Relic of the past, Workers ready a specially built vehicle with 324 wheels to move a 23-metre high railway coaling and sanding tower, built in 1929, c(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      1/17/1995
      Wind-tunnel corner: Surrounded by office towers he says house backers of opponent June Rowlands, mayoral candidates Jack Layton hands out a 27-page list of contributors
      Wind-tunnel corner: Surrounded by office towers he says house backers of opponent June Rowlands, mayoral candidates Jack Layton hands out a 27-page list of contributors
      Layton, Jack, 1950-2011
      11/10/1991
      A decision whether three more towers should be built on this vacant lot in St
      A decision whether three more towers should be built on this vacant lot in St
      Lennon, Frank
      3/1/1973
      Two towers have been built so far in the Queen's Park complex and there are two to go
      Two towers have been built so far in the Queen's Park complex and there are two to go
      Spremo, Boris
      12/20/1968
      Scotia Plaza gets logo, Workers deck Scotia Plaza out with its stylized S logo as the office tower nears completion at King and Bay Sts. Robert Campea(...)
      Scotia Plaza gets logo, Workers deck Scotia Plaza out with its stylized S logo as the office tower nears completion at King and Bay Sts. Robert Campea(...)
      Bank of Nova Scotia
      9/21/1988
      Grim Message: Experts say that even after the cocaine is out of an addict's system, withdrawal symptoms and intense cravings can continue for weeks
      Grim Message: Experts say that even after the cocaine is out of an addict's system, withdrawal symptoms and intense cravings can continue for weeks
      McConnell, Colin
      5/2/1989