Contractor Faces OHS Charges for Paving Worker’s Death

Newfoundland laid half a dozen OHS charges against a paving contractor for a work fatality to a 54-year-old worker as he was preparing to pave a driveway at a home in New Harbour. Charges include failure to required safety equipment, tools, instruction, supervision and training. It sets up for what could be a fascinating trial given that the contract was also charged with failing to bar a worker’s access to a worksite while he was impaired by intoxicating substances [Paradise Paving Ltd., Govt. News Release, April 29, 2021].