At a May 7, 2019 sentencing hearing in R. v. Bell, a
sole proprietor of a small roofing company, (B), was sentenced to
seven days in jail after a guilty plea to a July 22, 2017 offence
where there were no injuries.
On that date, a Ministry of Labour inspector was at a roofing
project at a home. The inspector observed that B's worker was
working on the roof at a height in excess of three metres. The
worker was not wearing any fall protection equipment.
The individual, B, had been convicted on three prior occasions:
once in 2015 and twice in 2013. On each of these convictions,
multiple workers were not protected by any fall protection. There
were no injuries for any of these dates. Portions of prior fines
remained unpaid. In 2015, B was sentenced to one day in jail.
