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Please sign to end criminal negligence and worker deaths / Signez pour stopper la négligence criminelle dans la mort de travailleurs

Please sign to end criminal negligence and worker deaths / Signez pour stopper la négligence criminelle dans la mort de travailleurs

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Started by Christian Bruneau 9 years, 11 months ago

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On March 23, 2016, Olivier Bruneau died at a Claridge Home construction site in Ottawa. He was at the bottom of a 120 feet deep excavation pit, when a block of ice fell from the wall above, hit him and caused his death. Read full story here.

Even though ways to eliminate hazardous situations on worksites are known and readily available to contractors they neglect them; putting profits ahead of worker safety.

Every year, 1000 workers die from work related accidents in Canada. On average, the Department of Justice lays criminal charges in only one in these cases per year or 0.1% of the time. It is hard to believe that contractors, in 99.9% of these other cases, have taken all the necessary steps to prevent the accidents, absolving them of all liabilities. People die in workplace accidents because steps to avoid the accidents were not taken.

The abysmally low rate of criminal prosecutions stems from the lack of training for police investigators and Crown prosecutors and the very limited resources at their disposal. The Ottawa Police Service is currently carrying out a criminal investigation in Olivier Bruneau’s death. This is a first for these investigators.

Full enforcement of the Criminal Negligence Act would make workers safety a top priority for contractors. The perspective of a jail sentence would get their full attention and they would take the steps needed to avoid fatalities and maintain safe worksites.

This is why we ask the Department of Justice to:

1. Take the necessary steps to increase the rate of Criminal Negligence charges in work related accidents causing death;

2. Provide investigators and Crown attorneys with the training, tools and experts needed to fully enforce the Criminal Negligence Act in work-related accidents causing death;

3. Adopt a Zero Tolerance policy when it comes to worker safety by firmly enforcing the Labor Safety Act and the Criminal Negligence Act.

Contractors will only start making worker safety a priority when the Department of Justice starts taking worker safety seriously.

Please sign the petition and help save a worker’s life.

(English version above)

Le 23 mars 2016, Olivier Bruneau est décédé sur un chantier du promoteur immobilier Claridge Homes à Ottawa. Il se trouvait au fond d’un site d’excavation quand un bloc de glace qui s'est détaché de la paroi, haute de 120 pieds, l’a heurté et a causé sa mort. Voir le reportage complet ici

Bien que les moyens concrets pour éliminer les situations à risque soient connus et disponibles, les entrepreneurs négligent leur application, favorisant les profits au détriment de la sécurité des travailleurs.

Chaque année au Canada, 1000 travailleurs décèdent des suites d'un accident du travail. En moyenne, le ministère de la Justice du Canada n’entame qu’une seule poursuite criminelle par année, soit dans 0,1% des cas. Est-ce que, dans 99,9% des cas, les entrepreneurs avaient pris toutes les mesures requises, les libérant ainsi de toutes poursuites criminelles? Personne ne peut croire à cette hypothèse. Quand des gens meurent d’accidents du travail, c’est que les mesures pour éviter de tels accidents n’ont pas été appliquées.

Le taux de poursuites criminelles est quasi inexistant parce que les enquêteurs et les procureurs de la Couronne manquent de formation et ne disposent pas des ressources nécessaires pour examiner ces dossiers. Le service de police d’Ottawa mène présentement une enquête criminelle dans le dossier d’Olivier Bruneau, ce qui constitue une première pour ces enquêteurs.

Une application ferme de la loi sur la négligence criminelle ramènerait au premier plan la sécurité des travailleurs. La perspective d’une peine de prison retiendrait toute l’attention des entrepreneurs. Ceux-ci prendraient alors tous les moyens pour éviter le pire en maintenant un environnement de travail sécuritaire.

C’est pourquoi nous demandons au ministre de la Justice :

1. De prendre les mesures appropriées pour augmenter le taux de poursuites pour négligence criminelle dans les dossiers de décès découlant d’accidents du travail;

2. De fournir aux enquêteurs et aux procureurs de la Couronne la formation, les outils et les experts pour appliquer pleinement la loi et prévenir la négligence criminelle en matière d’accidents de travail.

3. D'appliquer une politique de Tolérance Zéro dans les dossiers de sécurité des travailleurs en faisant pleinement respecter la loi sur la sécurité des travailleurs et la négligence criminelle.

Lorsque le ministère de la Justice prendra au sérieux la sécurité des travailleurs, les entreprises en feront leur priorité.

Signez la présente pétition : vous contribuerez à protéger la vie d’un travailleur.

#Justice4Olivier

Updates

September 15, 2016

I just saw the number hit one thousand and I am honestly kind of overwhelmed because I remember starting this in my living room feeling like nobody would ever care about these deaths. It feels like we are finally starting to show people that this is not just some normal risk of the job but a systemic failure that we have to call out every single time.

Reached 1,000 supporters

September 15, 2016

September 14, 2016

I have been reading through the comments and honestly it makes my heart sink to see how many people have lost someone just because a company wanted to save a few bucks on safety gear or proper oversight. It feels like the system is rigged to let these guys walk away without any real consequences while families are left trying to pick up the pieces of their lives. I am working on getting our concerns in front of the right people but the silence from the authorities is honestly deafening right now.

Reached 100 supporters

September 11, 2016

10 Comments

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Kevin Reid
9 years ago Featured

worked construction for years and the safety rules are a joke half the time. hope this helps push for real consequences.

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Paul Kumar
9 years ago Featured

about time someone looked into this. the justice system is failing workers

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Marc Norton
9 years ago Featured

This is so sad. Nobody should go to work and not make it home. Something has to change.

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Julie Huang
9 years ago Featured

So tragic. My thoughts go out to his family. We need better laws for site safety.

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Sarah Zhang
9 years ago Featured

completely unacceptable that companies get away with this. justice for olivier.

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Dave Rao
9 years ago Featured

1000 deaths a year is a disgrace. contractors need to be held accountable for real. stop choosing cash over safety!!!

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9 years ago

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Somya Sri
9 years ago

nice blog posts thanks for sharing

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