Canada Case Law

Bélanger v. Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co.

Court

Supreme Court of Canada

The Supreme Court of Canada held that the employer’s failure to add a guard to a calendar machine did not amount to “inexcusable fault” under Quebec’s compensation law.

• Inexcusable fault
• Machine guarding
• Employer duty to provide safeguards
• Damages assessment
• Workplace instruction
• Occupational-safety

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