Scenario 8.2: Faulty Scaffolding

question 42

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.What was the owner's responsibility under health and safety legislation?

• A)take every reasonable precaution to guarantee worker safety
• B)ensure that workers use or wear safety equipment,devices,or clothing
• C)discipline employees who refuse to do work they believe is unsafe
• D)regularly inform their employees about health and safety requirements

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Definitions:

Elastic

In economics, elasticity refers to the degree to which demand or supply responds to changes in price. High elasticity means a significant change in quantity with a small change in price.

Unit-elastic

A situation in which the percentage change in quantity demanded is equal to the percentage change in price, indicating a unitary elasticity of demand.

Labor Demand

Refers to the quantity of workers that employers are willing to hire at a given wage rate.

Rapidly Declining

This term describes a situation where values, prices, or quantities are decreasing quickly over a period of time.