Postal Strike Update | Mise à jour sur la grève du Syndicat des travailleurs et travailleuses des postes (en anglais)

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Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.

Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence (en anglais) visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.

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Construction Company Fined for Safety Violations

Released on November 7, 2016

A Saskatoon construction company was fined $2,800 after it pleaded guilty to two charges under Occupational Health and Safety regulations in Saskatoon Provincial Court.

H2 Construction pleaded guilty on November 1 to:
  • subsection 91(1): failure to ensure that workers wear approved industrial protective headwear; and
  • subsection 116(2): failure to ensure that workers use a fall protection system at a work area where a worker may fall three metres or more.
The company was fined $1,000 plus a $400 surcharge for each violation for a total of $2,800 in fines.  One other charge was stayed.

Charges were recommended after an Occupational Health and Safety Officer observed workers on the roof of a two-storey home without proper protective equipment.  No workers were involved in an incident or injured.

A fall from height has the potential to cause permanent disability or death, so workers must wear fall protection equipment if they may fall three metres or more.

Learn more about falls and fall prevention at www.worksafesask.ca/prevention/falls/fall-arrest-systems/.

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For more information, contact:

Jennifer Veri
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
Regina
Phone: 306-787-1331
Email: jennifer.veri@gov.sk.ca

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