Scenario 8.2: Faulty Scaffolding

question 191

Multiple Choice

Scenario 8.2: Faulty Scaffolding
The owner and supervisor of a small BC construction company and a scaffold platform supplier were charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death,in addition to 12 provincial health and safety legislation charges.Two migrant workers fell 11 storeys from a high-rise building when the faulty scaffolding broke,and they were not attached to harnesses.
-Please refer to Scenario 8.2.It was found that the migrant workers had not been trained,were inexperienced,and did not know their three fundamental rights that underlie health and safety legislation.Which of the following is one of their three rights?

• A)the right to refuse dangerous work without penalty
• B)the right to receive job training
• C)the right to minimum employment conditions
• D)the right to a fair and equitable workplace

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Minority Group

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Target Empowerment Model

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