The Department of Government Services announced today that Sunshine Roofing Co. Limited of Lewisporte was sentenced in Grand Falls-Windsor Provincial Court on July 23, 2009, upon pleading guilty to two violations of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulations. Five charges were laid in March 2009 as a result of an investigation carried out by the Occupational Health and Safety Branch.

In October 2008, an inspection conducted by an officer of the Occupational Health and Safety Branch determined that employees were working on the roof of a private residence in Grand Falls-Windsor without proper fall protection, eye protection or foot protection. Furthermore, the workers were using an unsafe means to access the roof and there was no first aid kit on site. There was no accident or worker injury involved.

The company was fined $2,000 on the charge of failing to provide fall protection and $2,000 on the charge of using an unsafe means to access the roof. In addition, the court order requires the company to provide proof of compliance within 60 days with two outstanding orders issued in December 2007 respecting worker health and safety representative training, and fall protection training for all its workers. The remaining charges were withdrawn.

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