A report by WorkSafeBC says former Premier Gordon Campbell did not properly oversee safety measures at his summer home where a roofer fell to his death last year.
Forty-year-old Dave Lesko died July 4 after falling through a skylight opening at the home in Halfmoon Bay on the Sunshine Coast.
WorkSafe says Campbell was considered the “Prime Contractor” on the job site, but didn’t meet the responsibilities for co-ordinating health and safety activities, although it also says Campbell wasn’t aware he was considered the prime contractor or the responsibilities that carried.
WorkSafe also the roofing contractor – Weather Tight Supplies – failed to establish safe work procedures for roof openings, and did not provide adequate supervision and enforcement.
So far, WorkSafe has not assessed any penalties in the case.
Campbell, who’s now Canada’s High Commissioner to Great Britain, did not responded to a request for comment.
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