Scenario 8.2: Faulty Scaffolding

question 19

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.The courts found that the construction company did not display due diligence.What best defines due diligence?

• A)carrying out your work and your health and safety responsibilities
• B)meeting the minimum health and safety legal standards
• C)taking all reasonable care to protect the well-being of workers or co-workers
• D)meeting the maximum health and safety legal requirements

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