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The families of some of the workers killed in Ottawa's deadliest workplace incident in decades say the penalty meted out on Friday should include jail time.

The agency tasked with finding out the cause of the January 2022 industrial workplace explosion in Ottawa that left six employees dead says it has finished its work — but it could be some time before the results of that investigation become publicly known.

Ron Hill was helping his boss with roofwork when he was struck by a piece of machinery and fell nearly four metres to his death. Now the Outaouais man's family and former colleagues are speaking out in the hopes of learning more about his final moments — and sparing other workers the same fate. 

The business accused of failing to keep employees safe in Ottawa's deadliest workplace incident in decades had its first court appearance on Friday.

Ottawa's main labour body says it's paying 'very close attention' to whether local police file their own charges against Eastway Tank, after the Ministry of Labour laid workplace safety charges against the company in connection with a fatal January 2022 explosion.