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WorkSafe Saskatchewan introduces new resource for employers

WorkSafe Saskatchewan, along with its partners, introduces the new Young and New Worker Orientation resource to help Saskatchewan employers familiarize new and young workers to workplace safety. Young workers are more likely to be hurt in the workplace than adults. On average, 6,000 people under the age of 25 are injured on the job each year. To get this number down – to reach Mission: Zero – WorkSafe Saskatchewan wants employers to focus on workplace safety.

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00December 9th, 2015|news|
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WorkSafe Saskatchewan is coming to Southeast Community College

The WorkSafe Saskatchewan Street Team is coming to Southeast Community College, Estevan, at noon on November 19. Young workers have many of the same on-the-job risks as adults, but they are more likely to be hurt in the workplace than adults. On average, three young people in Saskatchewan die on the job each year.

2017-05-08T14:29:23-06:00November 18th, 2015|news|
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WorkSafe Saskatchewan launches video contest

Young workers under 25 are at the highest risk for being injured on the job in Saskatchewan. More than 6,000 young workers are injured on the job each year. WorkSafe Saskatchewan hosts the annual Youth Video Contest for Saskatchewan students in Grades 9 to 12 to help students learn more about workplace safety.

2017-05-08T14:29:24-06:00October 7th, 2015|news|
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Free introductory e-course to WHMIS 2015

WorkSafe Saskatchewan is offering workers and employers a free introductory course to WHMIS 2015 through the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). The course explains the changes coming with WHMIS 2015.

2016-02-18T10:48:41-06:00August 3rd, 2015|news|
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WorkSafe Saskatchewan presents CNIB with $134, 487.45

WorkSafe Saskatchewan is pleased to announce a donation today to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind - Saskatchewan (CNIB). WorkSafe Saskatchewan, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Weber Supply, 3M Canada and Federated Co-op are donating $134,487.45 to the CNIB, the largest single campaign donation the local office has ever received.

2017-05-08T14:29:24-06:00June 19th, 2015|news|
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Safety Charter Event Continues to Grow

Safe Saskatchewan continued its momentum towards changing Saskatchewan’s safety culture today as the organization announced the addition of 51 business, government and community leaders to the Saskatchewan Health and Safety Leadership Charter. “For decades, Saskatchewan has suffered the toll of an epidemic of preventable injury but, year after year, we are seeing that change for the better. Last year, we celebrated one of the largest ever Charter events. This year, we have seen that progress continue through yet another successful event” said Gord Moker, CEO of Safe Saskatchewan. Safe Saskatchewan is a registered not-for-profit organization whose vision is an injury-free Saskatchewan. In 2010, Safe Saskatchewan and WorkSafe Saskatchewan launched the Saskatchewan Health & Safety Leadership Charter, aimed at creating a cultural shift among community leaders, and positioning injury prevention as a core value. Signatories participate in a health and safety leadership learning community that shares information and best practices. As [...]

2017-05-08T14:29:24-06:00June 11th, 2015|news|
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