HALIFAX, N.S. – A home-renovation company has been charged with eight counts under Nova Scotia’s Occupational Health and Safety Act, in response to a workplace fatality nearly two years ago. Forty-seven-year-old Shaun McInnis, an employee of Halifax firm Truss Worthy Framing and Renovations Ltd., fell from the roof of a four-storey building where he had been working on May 9, 2013, according to a press release from the provincial Ministry of Labour and Advanced Education. The Ministry announced on April 29 that it was charging Truss Worthy with failure to: ensure the safety of people at the worksite; provide a fall-arrest system for workers; keep an appropriate lifeline in place; provide information and training for employee safety; and more. “I can only imagine how difficult this has been for the McInnis family,” Labour and Advanced Education Minister Kelly Regan said in a statement. “I want to thank them for their patience and understanding while we took the time to investigate.” Truss Worthy owner David Busk, Sr. is also facing two charges, and property owner Hanias Properties is facing one count under the Act. Penalties could include fines and/or imprisonment, the Ministry noted.