The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has pulled three Bird Dog aircraft from wildfire duty while it conducts a safety review. The move follows a crash involving the same aircraft… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Employer fined $8K after worker falls through open stairwell at Saskatoon construction site
OJ’s Home Solutions Inc. has been fined $8,000 after a worker fell two storeys through an open stairwell at a Saskatoon construction site and was seriously injured. The company pleaded… …
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Saskatchewan municipality fined $30,000 after tire explosion injures worker
The Rural Municipality of Montmartre No. 126 has been fined $30,000 after a worker was seriously injured while reinflating a tire at a Saskatchewan worksite. The worker was hurt on… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Saskatchewan launches independent review of hospital safety and security
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Health has contracted Buckingham Security Services Ltd. to conduct an independent, third-party review of safety and security at provincial hospitals, with work beginning this week. The review… …
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Humboldt survivor Tyler Smith brings message of connection, healing and hope to Kenora, Ont.
By Pam Fedack | Kenora Miner & News There were moments Tuesday evening when the room at the Super 8 Minis Hall was laughing. Moments later, many were wiping away tears.… …
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Saskatchewan officials urged boaters to wear lifejackets, stay sober and prepare their vessels at a water rescue demonstration on the Legislative Grounds on Monday, ahead of Safe Boating Awareness Week.… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyMental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
WorkSafe Saskatchewan launches new strategy adding mental health focus
WorkSafe Saskatchewan has launched a new strategy and brand that broadens its workplace safety focus to include psychological health and worker well-being alongside physical safety. The partnership between the Ministry… …
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Saskatchewan expands carbon monoxide alarm rules after child’s death
The Saskatchewan government is requiring carbon monoxide alarms in all residential suites, regardless of where they sit in a building, following the death of a child in a Regina apartment.… …


