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Saturday, July 04, 2009

In 1972, Saskatchewan pioneered occupational health and safety legislation in Canada. This was the first jurisdiction to legislate a system that made health and safety the joint responsibility of management and workers, required worker-management occupational health committees to be actively involved in identifying and resolving health and safety concerns and enshrined and protected workers' fundamental rights.

Information on prosecutions, convictions and acquittals under Saskatchewan's Labour Standards Act and regulations and The Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations.

The theme for this year's North American Occupational Safety and Health Week, May 3 to 9, is "Make it Home Safe Everyday!"

Saskatchewan recognizes April 28 as the Day of Mourning for workers killed or injured on-the-job.

The WorkSafe Saskatchewan website is a collection of information designed to help workers and employers prevent injuries and illness in their workplace.

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Saskatchewan people can now access read-only versions of Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards through View Access - a pilot project aimed at providing easy access to CSA occupational health and safety standards. View Access will help employers in our province and across Canada comply with health and safety legislation and contribute to an overall culture of health and safety.

The Conference Board of Canada is studying the impacts of literacy on workplace health and safety. They want to find out if Canadian workplaces experience any health and safety-related incidents which can be linked to literacy and basic skills. They are also looking to see if Canadian workplaces receive any health and safety benefits as a result of improving literacy and basic skills.

The Conference Board of Canada is Canada's leading not-for-profit economic and business research organization. As with all their surveys, responses to this questionnaire will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. No personal or corporate information will ever be shared with other organizations, the public, or the government.

If you have any questions or would like more information about this study, please feel free to contact Alison Campbell (T: 613-526-3090, ext. 361 campbell@conferenceboard.ca).

If you wish to partake in the survey, chose the appropriate link below. The results will be used to improve health and safety systems in Canada. As a thank-you for completing the survey, you will receive a complimentary copy of the survey results that will help your organization understand how literacy skills affect workplace health and safety.


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