Criminal liability and the supervisor effect

摘要

This year, Christmas Eve will mark the third anniversary of one of the most-publicized workplace accidents in recent Canadian history. On that date in 2009, five men working at a Toronto construction site fell 13 storeys when the swing stage they were on collapsed. Four were killed and the lone survivor suffered serious injuries.Charges were laid against Metron Construction Corporation under both the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Criminal Code. Metron plead guilty to a single charge of criminal negligence causing death and, on July 13,2012, was sentenced to a $200,000 fine plus a 15 per cent surcharge.