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Saskatoon Business Fined More Than $12,000 for Safety Violation

Released on April 19, 2013

CDK Holdings Ltd., operating as Koby Masonry Construction of Saskatoon, has pleaded guilty to one count under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act for failure to utilize a fall protection system.  The company was fined $12,600 in Saskatoon Provincial Court on April 10, 2013.

The conviction is related to an incident which occurred on October 6, 2010, where a worker was seriously injured while dismantling a scaffold.  Three other charges against CDK Holdings Ltd. were stayed.

Charges against Michael Serby of Koby Masonry Construction in relation to the same incident were stayed.
 
Occupational Health and Safety has a zero tolerance policy for any failure to comply with fall protection and recommends prosecution whenever failure to comply with fall protection regulations is observed.

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For more information, contact:

Bill Stovin
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0926

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