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Operations => Safety => Topic started by: James Shaw on March 06, 2022, 06:38:34 PM

Title: Employer Accountability
Post by: James Shaw on March 06, 2022, 06:38:34 PM
Though this is not CAP-related it is an indication of the accountability and responsibility people can have when it relates to safety.

https://www-kiro7-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.kiro7.com/news/local/historic-decision-employer-faces-jail-time-workers-death-trench-collapse/RX4SMDOPAJEMJGDS4CWCJPXY2Y/?outputType=amp&fbclid=IwAR1bTMp39Qbh-NyhWOsRr50a5B0UQt1Xkk-xOEUvCeIngkPZ4EFs3_JwkYw (https://www-kiro7-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.kiro7.com/news/local/historic-decision-employer-faces-jail-time-workers-death-trench-collapse/RX4SMDOPAJEMJGDS4CWCJPXY2Y/?outputType=amp&fbclid=IwAR1bTMp39Qbh-NyhWOsRr50a5B0UQt1Xkk-xOEUvCeIngkPZ4EFs3_JwkYw)

Title: Re: Employer Accountability
Post by: Pinecone on March 08, 2022, 09:47:08 PM
This started maybe 30+ years ago.

Employer was cited for several issues.  They did not address the issues and several workers died.  The local prosecutor tried the owner for negligent homicide.