Two Companies Fined for Fall Protection Violations

Released on June 2, 2017

Two Saskatchewan companies pleaded guilty to violations of occupational health and safety regulations.

Dalton Parisian was fined $3,750 plus a $1,500 surcharge in Regina Provincial Court on May 25, 2017.  Parisian pleaded guilty to contravening subsection 17(2) of the regulations (fail to ensure that the workers under the supervisor’s direction comply with the Act and any regulations made pursuant to the Act that apply to the place of employment, in particular subsection 116(2) of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996 which stipulates that a worker is to use a fall protection system at a temporary or permanent work area where a worker may fall three metres or more, resulting in a serious injury to a worker).

Charges stem from an incident that occurred on September 25, 2015 near Regina.  A worker fell from a roof to a concrete driveway and suffered serious head injuries.

In an unrelated matter, Aesthetic Developments Inc. pleaded guilty to contravening subsection 116(2) of the regulations (being an employer, failed to ensure that workers use a fall protection system at a temporary or permanent work area where a worker may fall three metres or more).  The company was fined $1,000 plus a $400 surcharge in Saskatoon Provincial Court on May 25, 2017.

On January 26, 2016 an Occupational Health Officer observed two workers not wearing proper fall protection on the roof of a two-storey home near Saskatoon.  No one was injured.

Falls from heights can cause serious injuries and are easy to prevent.  To learn more about fall prevention, business owners and employees are encouraged to contact WorkSafe Saskatchewan or their industry safety association for recommendations on equipment and training.

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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