8 charges laid in London, Ont., building construction collapse
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Eight charges have been laid in a partial building collapse that killed two people and injured five others in London, Ont., nearly one year ago.
A section of the building, known as the Nest, located at 555 Teeple Terrace in the city's west end, collapsed on Dec. 11, 2020, killing Henry Harder, 26, and John Martens, 21, who had been working at the site.
Charges have now been laid under the province's Occupational Health and Safety Act against two businesses and one unnamed individual in relation to the incident.
ISpan Systems LP, of Princeton, Ont., is facing six charges, including "failing to ensure that a building, structure or any part thereof, or any other part of a workplace, whether temporary or permanent, is capable of supporting any loads that may be applied to it in accordance with good engineering practice."
East Elgin Concrete Forming Ltd., of Tillsonburg, Ont., faces one charge of "failing to provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to protect the health and safety of a worker."
An unnamed individual is also being charged for "providing advice negligently or incompetently that did endanger a worker."
In a statement emailed to CBC London, the province's Labour Minister Monte McNaughton said in part: "Any company in Ontario that thinks worker safety is just the cost of doing business should think twice because they will quickly feel the full force of the law."
A first court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 11, 2022.
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