Title: Workplace health and safety crimes /
Authors: Keith, Norman, 1956-
Publisher: Lexisnexis Canada,
Year: 2014
Subjects: Industrial safety Law and legislation Canada Criminal provisions.; Industrial hygiene Law and legislation Canada Criminal provisions.; Criminal liability of juristic persons Canada.; Corporation law Canada Criminal provisions.; Occupational Health legislation & jurisprudence
Abstract: "It has been ten years since Bill C-45 was passed into law, a Criminal Code amendment that created the indictable offence of occupational health and safety (OHS) negligence. In this third edition, the author reviews ten years of all the cases that have been prosecuted under this legislation, including the seminal case of R. v. Metron Construction Corporation, involving the prosecution and conviction of an employer for the deaths of four workers in the 2009 Christmas Eve scaffold collapse in Toronto"--P. [4] of cover.
Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Background to Bill C-45 -- Chapter 3: The Law of Criminal Negligence -- Chapter 4: Detailed Analysis of Bill C-45 -- Chapter 5: Understanding Canadian Occupational Health and Safety Law -- Chapter 6: Criminal Code Enforcement Proceedings -- Chapter 7: International Trends in Workplace Health and Safety Crimes -- Appendix A: Bill C-45 -- Appendix B: Westray Mine Disaster -- Factual and Legal Chronology -- Appendix C: Consolidated Recommendations of the Westray Inquiry -- Appendix D: R. v. Fantini -- Appendix E: R. v. Transpavé Inc. -- Appendix F: R. v. Metron Construction (O.C.J.) -- Appendix G: R. v. Metron Construction (Ont. C.A.).