Eastway Tank has 1st day in court over charges tied to deadly blast
The business accused of failing to keep employees safe in Ottawa's deadliest workplace incident in decades had its first court appearance on Friday.
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The business accused of failing to keep employees safe in Ottawa's deadliest workplace incident in decades had its first court appearance on Friday.
The cause of the explosion that left six Eastway Tank employees dead remains under investigation one year later, even as the company already faces provincial charges alleging it did not take reasonable steps to keep workers safe.
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.
Eastway Tank is facing charges under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act in connection to the deadly explosion and fire at the facility in Ottawa's south end nearly one year ago.
Family members of Eastway Tank workers who died in an explosion at the Ottawa tanker manufacturer's site last year are reacting to the news that the company now faces charges under the province's workplace safety laws.