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Consolidated statement of claim re: Sunrise Propane explosion

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34(a)(b)(c)It was <strong>re</strong>asonable for the plaintiffs and other class membersto expect that the <strong>Sunrise</strong> Officers and Di<strong>re</strong>ctors hadimplemented adequate safeguards to ensu<strong>re</strong> that thestorage, supply and distribution <strong>of</strong> propane and other gasesfrom the Facility was safe;The <strong>Sunrise</strong> Officers and Di<strong>re</strong>ctors had a duty to ensu<strong>re</strong> thatthe sunrise companies complied with all <strong>re</strong>levant provincialstandards <strong>re</strong>levant to the storage and distribution <strong>of</strong>propane, including the Environmental Protection Acf and theTechnica! Standards and Safefy Act and <strong>re</strong>levant<strong>re</strong>gulations;The plaintffis and other class members we<strong>re</strong> vulnerable toany failu<strong>re</strong> on the part <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Sunrise</strong> Companies to ensu<strong>re</strong>the safety <strong>of</strong> the Facility, as they had no way <strong>of</strong> ensuringsufficient safety measu<strong>re</strong>s we<strong>re</strong> taken, and no way <strong>of</strong>protecting themselves if sufficient measu<strong>re</strong>s we<strong>re</strong> not taken96" The Officers and Di<strong>re</strong>ctors failed in their duty as set out below:(a)(b)(c)(d)They failed to p<strong>re</strong>vent employees and other personsauthorized to enter the site from engaging in truck-to-trucktransfers <strong>of</strong> propane, contrary to Ontario Regulaiion 211101to the TechnicalSfandards and Safety Act:They condoned and/or authorized employees to participatein <strong>re</strong>peated b<strong>re</strong>aches <strong>of</strong> the order <strong>of</strong> the Technical Standardsand Safety Authority by failing to take p<strong>re</strong>cautions to ensu<strong>re</strong>truck-to-truck transfers <strong>of</strong> pnrpane we<strong>re</strong> not permitted at theFacility;They failed to p<strong>re</strong>vent employees and other personsauthorized to enter the site from lighting and smokingciga<strong>re</strong>ttes while on the site, in close proximity to inflammablematerials, when they knew or ought to have known that thiswas routinely happening at the site;They arranged for the Facility to be significantly expandedwithout applying for authorization or 'approval from theTechnical Standards and Safety Authority, contrary toRegufation 211101, and knew that such changes did notcomply with statutory safety slandards for the storage anddistribution <strong>of</strong> propane;

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