Fines reduced, incarceration overturned after fatal workplace fall

Purpose of penalties for lack of proper fall protection is deterrence, not financial ruin for small company and its directors: Court

An Ontario small business and its two directors who were convicted of serious safety violations after a worker fell to his death have had their fines reduced and prison sentences overturned by the Ontario Court of Justice.

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