Wednesday, January 25, 2012 is Recognition Day for staff in the Office of the Workers’ Advocate (OWA) Saskatchewan.  Each year on the last Wednesday of January, the Canadian Association of Workers’ Advisors and Advocates celebrates the work of staff in member offices across Canada.   Accomplishments in 2012 include...

A Weyburn contractor, Mark Bostock of Bostock Builders, has pleaded guilty to three counts under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act related to a failure to utilize a fall protection system, ensure a place of employment was sufficiently and competently supervised, and ensure that no person under the age of 16 years is employed on a construction site.

The Government of Saskatchewan is asking stakeholders to provide feedback on the Workers' Compensation Act Committee of Review report, which contains 57 recommendations for changes to the workers' compensation system in Saskatchewan.

On December 16, 2011, L & B Roofing Ltd. of Regina pleaded guilty to one count under The Occupational Health and Safety Act related to a failure to ensure a fall protection system where a worker may fall three meters or more. The company was fined $580 in Regina Provincial Court.

On December 7, 2011, Wintringham Roofing Ltd. of Saskatoon pleaded guilty to two counts under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act related to a failure to use a fall protection system and a failure to ensure all work at a place of employment was sufficiently and competently supervised.