Canadian interpreter’s workplace injury highlights on-the-job health risks

Episode 272 November 18, 2022 00:04:24
Canadian interpreter’s workplace injury highlights on-the-job health risks
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Canadian interpreter’s workplace injury highlights on-the-job health risks

Nov 18 2022 | 00:04:24

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Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

The government of Canada is currently investigating the conditions that led to a particularly bad case of acoustic shock in an interpreter working on Parliament Hill last month.

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