Two Saskatchewan companies fined for lack of proper equipment

REGINA, Sask. – Two employers in Saskatchewan have pleaded guilty to using insufficient personal protective equipment (PPE) in unrelated cases. A news release from the province’s Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety stated that Hilltop Construction Ltd., based in Balgonie, had been convicted in Regina Provincial Court for failing to ensure that employees were using a fall-protection system where one could fall at least three metres. The charge stemmed from a workplace inspection last Nov. 18, when an occupational health officer observed workers using no required PPE, according to the Ministry. Hilltop was fined $1,250, plus a $500 surcharge, on Sept. 6; an additional charge was dropped. In the other case, a June 15, 2016 inspection of a worksite of Canora-based employer Graham G. Lamb found that workers were not using the required PPE. Later, in Canora Provincial Court, Lamb was convicted of failing to ensure that employees were using fall-arrest gear and head protection when required. He was fined $2,800, including $800 in surcharges, on Sept. 7 of this year. No workers were injured in either incident, the Ministry stated.

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