A refinery worker was injured while clearing a plugged pipe connected to a tank filled with hot asphalt. The refinery pleaded guilty to one violation of The OHS Act for failing to ensure the health, safety and welfare of a worker, resulting in injury. The …

The government has passed amendments to The OHS Act, 1993, which include enhanced health and safety duties for employers, supervisors, contractors and suppliers. The amendments will take effect following proclamation this fall. Highlights:

The maximum penalty for the serious injury or death of a worker will …

The government is asking for comments on proposed amendments to the OHS law, which address the sufficiency of current levels of penalties, benefits of alternative types of penalties and whether the revenue collected from penalties should be partially re-directed toward furthering public education and prevention …

At a residential construction site, a worker was injured after an improperly secured drilling attachment came off a Bobcat and hit him. The contractor pleaded guilty to violating The OHS Act by failing to instruct a worker to keep a safe distance from a piece …

WorkSafe Saskatchewan, along with partners from the CNIB, Graham Construction, 3M Canada and Weber Supply Canada, presented safety glasses to students from four Regina Catholic high schools. Each student got a pair of sport-type safety glasses to use at school and a second pair of …

A steel plant worker was seriously injured when he became entangled in the motor drive shaft of a crane hoist. The company pleaded guilty to a guarding violation and was fined $60,000, the largest fine for an OHS violation in the 2011-12 year in Saskatchewan …

A farm worker died after entering a grain bin to knock down grain that may have gotten stuck to the sides of the bin. The farm pleaded guilty to three OHS violations, including failing to ensure that, when a worker was permitted to work in …

Two contractors were fined more than $16,000 for violating the OHS Act. The owner of one company was convicted of two safety violations and fined $15,400 for an incident in which two workers fell from a platform after it collapsed at a construction site. One …

The WCB’s 2011 Annual Report was tabled in the legislature. According to it, the top five occupations in terms of reported injuries in 2011 were:

Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates: 1,647
Truck drivers: 1,427
Construction trades helpers and labourers: 1,197
Retail salespersons and sales clerks: 1,046
Welders and …

In 2011, Saskatchewan’s time-loss injury rate was 3.05%, a decrease of 2.3% from 2010. But the total injury rate increased from 8.70% in 2010 to 8.73%.