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Metron Construction

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 5 Minutes Read February 7, 2018

Update regarding the Metron Construction case: Kazenelson’s appeal dismissed, 3.5-year sentence upheld

Over the past couple of years, I have written about the story regarding the project manager involved at the work site where Metron Construction Incorporated (Metron) was repairing 18-story apartment buildings using a swing stage. The charges arose from an incident where five workers employed by Metron fell more than 100 feet to the ground when the swing stage on which they were working suddenly collapsed. Some developments in this matter have occurred.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Payroll / criminal code, employment law, Metron Construction, occupational health and safety, OHS criminal negligence causing death, worker safety

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 5 Minutes Read October 21, 2015

Project manager guilty of health and safety criminal negligence in Metron Construction case

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled that the Crown proved beyond a reasonable doubt that a project manager was criminally negligent in causing the deaths of four workers and bodily harm to one involved in a workplace accident. -

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety / Bill C-45, bodily harm, criminal code, Criminal negigence causing death, death of workers, duty to ensure the safety of workers, health and safety criminal negligence case, incarceration, incareration, injuries, Metron Construction, project manager, sentencing

By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | < 1 Minutes Read December 19, 2014

Swing N Scaff Inc. and company director fined a total of $400,000 in deaths of four workers

Last January, I wrote about fatalities at work, and in particular, the Metron Construction and Swartz decisions. Since then, there has been some developments.

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Union Relations / Bill C-45, company director fined, criminal and occupational health and safety charges, Due diligence, employment law, failing to take all reasonable, good engineering practice, Metron Construction, Ministry of Labour, platform, Provincial Offences Act, supervisor, Swing N Scaff Inc., Victim Fine Surcharge, Workplace accident, workplace fatalities

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