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Matrix Solutions – Mission: Zero is not impossible

Matrix Solutions is WorkSafe Saskatchewan’s Safe Employer winner for 2016 for its Saskatchewan operations in Regina, Oxbow, Weyburn, Swift Current, Kindersley, Saskatoon, Lloydminster and surrounding areas. Safety is part of everything Matrix employees do. Matrix Solutions, an environment and engineering consulting company, encourages employee involvement to develop the safety culture and to promote safety and injury prevention. As the health and safety advisor, Davin Sander is no different. He’s been inspiring employees to be as passionate about safety as he is. Everyone at Matrix Solutions openly discusses health and safety, focusing on continuous improvement. “We involve everyone when we develop safety policies and procedures,” explains Davin. “We train our staff in safe work practices, focusing on what they need to know to do their jobs safely.” Matrix Solutions trains all employees in the safe work practices and procedures required for them to do their jobs safely. If someone is unfamiliar [...]

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00September 8th, 2016|Uncategorized|
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Lanny’s Story: A journey to safety

Do you know a safe worker? Nominate them for the 2017 Safe Worker Award. Deadline for entries is October 31, 2016. The mining industry presents many hazards. Many of the hazards, by the nature of the mining industry, are different from hazards in other industrial sectors. For example, digging and complex mining processes may lead to ground instability. “When you’re dealing with industrial hazards, there is a lot you have to manage to keep the work environment safe,” says Lanny. “You have different gases, height hazards, heat hazards, confined spaces and congested work areas.” Lanny Storey, a journeyperson scaffolder with AREVA Resources Canada Inc., won the WorkSafe Saskatchewan 2016 Safe Worker award. Lanny’s story begins at AREVA’s uranium mines in northern Saskatchewan. AREVA also has a uranium mill in McClean Lake. The mill is where workers extract uranium from the mined rock. The process uses water and hazardous chemicals to [...]

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00August 25th, 2016|news|
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2015 OHS INSPECTIONS AT CONSTRUCTION SITES RAISE SAFETY CONCERNS

48% compliance with wearing protective headgear on sites 50% of workers trained in fall protection plan 41% use fall protection REGINA, SK: In September 2013, Kurt Ferguson was only 22 years old the day his construction career ended. He was crossing the floor of the house he and his crew were building in Moose Jaw when he stepped into an unguarded hole cut for stairs and plummeted into the unfinished basement. A piece of rebar pierced him under the right arm, shattering two vertebrae, and injuring his spine before exiting beside his left ear. “I tried shouting but I couldn’t talk or move,” Kurt remembers. “No sound came out and I was trapped.” He lay impaled by the 15 mm piece of steel rebar from his right armpit to behind his left ear, waiting to be discovered. Incidents like Kurt’s are deadly and the risk is frequent. In Occupational Health [...]

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00August 17th, 2016|news|
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DRIVE TO LIVE

WorkSafe Saskatchewan and Roughrider Lineman and race car driver Brendon LaBatte #58 have teamed up this summer to bring Mission: Zero into Mosaic Stadium. LaBatte shared his race car safe driving tips with WorkSafe and Rider fans – tips he wants Rider Nation to take back to the highway and their homes: Never drink and drive. Stay alert. If you’re tired, don’t drive. Keep your phone off and put away. Whatever you ride, always wear the gear. WorkSafe chose to focus on road safety because highway crashes are one of our highest causes of injury and death. One-third of Saskatchewan’s workplace fatalities are motor-vehicle related[1] and Saskatchewan has the second-highest motor vehicle fatality rate in Canada[2] We need to drive better. Drive safe, Rider Nation! Go Green! Wear the gear Turn off your phone Drive Sober   [1] Based on 5 year average of fatalities recorded by the Saskatchewan WCB. [...]

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00August 16th, 2016|news|
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Amendments to Classifying and Labelling Chemicals Will Better Protect Workers

Saskatchewan’s labelling system for hazardous materials will soon align with a new world-wide standard.  Over the last few years, there has been a global move to harmonize the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, commonly known as WHMIS. The change will promote safety by ensuring consistency across jurisdictions and around the world.  It will also remove a barrier to interprovincial and international trade. “Workers will have consistent and appropriate information about the chemicals they are handling,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said.  “We want everyone to return home safely each night.” Changes to Saskatchewan’s WHMIS regulations include: A new name for controlled products.  They will now be called hazardous products. New rules related to the classification of workplace chemicals. New labelling requirements using pictograms instead of symbols. A new format for Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) now referred to as Safety Data Sheets (SDS). The key responsibilities of [...]

2016-07-28T14:58:59-06:00July 28th, 2016|news|
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Mission: Zero Awards Winners Announced

Safe Saskatchewan has announced its first Mission: Zero Award winners for workplaces that demonstrate a sustained improvement in their injury rates over time and that make injury prevention a core value. Check out the full list of winners on the Safe Saskatchewan site here: http://safesask.com/mission-zero-awards/

2016-06-13T16:46:42-06:00June 13th, 2016|news|
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WorkSafe Saskatchewan’s Youth Video Contest winners announced

WorkSafe Saskatchewan is pleased to announce the 2016 Youth Video Contest winners. The 2016 Youth Video Contest winners are: First place: Workplace Safety: It’s your Job by Shannen Garibay and Maria Himbeault (teacher Faron Hrynewich), Clavet Composite School, Clavet. Second place: Bad Sitter by Lucille Arndt, Breanna Beals, Nash Brogden, Daniel Carifelle, Eva Desnomie, Erika Madarash, Tanner Miller, Taylor Stasuik and Kieran Zwolinski (teacher Anne Welles), Campus Regina Public (Cochrane), Regina. Third place: One Mistake by Dylan Haussecker and Hunter Martin (teacher Curtis Buhs), Watson School, Watson WorkSafe Saskatchewan judges the video entries based on creativity, originality, production value and the overall workplace health and safety message. WorkSafe Saskatchewan invited Saskatchewan filmmakers in Grades 9 to 12 to create a 2-minute video using the theme “It’s Your Job”. WorkSafe Saskatchewan will present the winning videos at the annual NAOSH week luncheons in Regina and Saskatoon, May 2 and 3. You [...]

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00April 26th, 2016|news|
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2016 Safe Worker and Safe Employer Awards presented

WorkSafe Saskatchewan presented the 2016 Safe Worker and Safe Employer Awards today in Regina. 2016 Safe Worker Award WorkSafe Saskatchewan presents the Safe Worker award to a worker who goes beyond the expectations of their position to help create a safer workplace. The 2016 WorkSafe Saskatchewan Safe Worker award winner is Lanny Storey, a journeyperson scaffolder with AREVA Resources Canada Inc., Saskatoon, SK. Lanny designed a change to the work area to eliminate the risk of hazardous gases in the work area. He had an overflow pipe installed to prevent the release of hazardous gas. This change removed the need to wear respirators and allows Lanny and his co-workers to work in the area safely. The two finalists for the 2016 Safe Worker Award are Heidi McCaskill from ­­­­­­­­­­Cervus Equipment, Peterbilt, Regina, and Paul Price, who works at the North Battleford Youth Centre, Ministry of Justice (Corrections). 2016 Safe Employer [...]

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00April 25th, 2016|news|
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Celebrate NAOSH Week May 1 to 7

Together, we can create a culture of health and safety in Saskatchewan that eliminates all work-related illnesses, injuries and deaths. Join us for one of two luncheons in support of North American Occupational Safety and Health (NAOSH) Week. This year we are pleased to welcome Kevin Burns as our keynote speaker. Kevin believes that when people develop their personal leadership skills, they make different choices. Kevin's fresh approach of fun, humour, stories and life-changing safety leadership strategies helps people choose safety as a personal value. Safety is an attitude - a lifestyle choice. Regina: Monday, May 2 Conexus Arts Centre 200 Lakeshore Drive 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets $40 Saskatoon: Tuesday, May 3 Prairieland Park - Terrace Room 503 Ruth Street West 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Tickets $40 Registration deadline: Friday, April 22. If you are interested in purchasing tickets for either luncheon, please fill out the registration [...]

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00April 19th, 2016|news|
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No Do-Overs – Andy Young’s Story

Unfortunately, in his hurry, he says he used the wrong tool. “My neighbour has a table saw I’d been using, but he wasn’t home and I didn’t want to wait, so I used my circular saw.” The saw skipped, taking off Andy’s left index and middle fingers and the tip of his pinkie. The injury caused nerve and tendon damage to his left hand. “I know I’m lucky. I will be able to do most things in my life again. But do I wish I had waited an hour? Yeah. You don’t get a do over.”

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00April 6th, 2016|news|
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