tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332706231179330796.post8831068011420834102..comments2024-03-11T14:32:24.872-07:00Comments on Labour & Employment in Alberta: OHS charges: why the delay?Bob Barnetsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12164225489620639641noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332706231179330796.post-80912893771705402802012-02-28T05:25:15.940-08:002012-02-28T05:25:15.940-08:00Hi Bob,
Some of the delay from conversations I ha...Hi Bob,<br /><br />Some of the delay from conversations I have had with field level enforcement is the process of determining if the prosecution will be successful. Our legal system itself has contributed to delays such as this and probably most any other prosecution currently before the courts in Alberta. Field level officers will often express great frustration of putting their time and efforts into a job they believe whole heartedly in only to have the system undermine those efforts. Good case in point was the prosecution against Sunshine Village. Ultimately the large Corporation had a great legal team and wiggled out of the fact they killed a young man who performed duties for their profit.<br /><br />As for ticketing - I think it is an excellent idea but I caution that we have also allowed a great number of less e4xperienced field personnel loose out there and how do we make sure these tickets are given out judiciously. I cringe everytime I get a youngster out to my sites because it is always a battle of what they don't know - give me that older experienced person anytime!!Rina S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00846719271670470690noreply@blogger.com