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Wear Fall Protection to Stay Safe and Avoid Fines

Released on July 6, 2016

Employers and workers are reminded to wear appropriate protective equipment and fall protection when working three metres or higher off the ground.  This reminder stems from a recent occupational health and safety prosecution against Royal Roofing Contractor Ltd.

On June 21, 2016, Royal Roofing Contractor Ltd. pleaded guilty to two counts under Occupational Health and Safety legislation and was fined $3,500.

Charges included:
  • Failure to ensure that workers wear approved industrial protective headwear (section 91 of the regulations); and
  • Failure to ensure workers use a fall protection system at a work area where a worker may fall three metres or more (subsection 116(2) of the regulations).
Two other charges were stayed.

Charges stem from a complaint-based inspection where workers were seen working on a two-storey structure in Regina without any fall protection equipment.  Employers are required to ensure that all workers are protected against falling in accordance with section 116 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996.

For more information on fall prevention, visit www.worksafesask.ca/prevention/falls.

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For more information, contact:

Laura McKnight
Labour Relations and Workplace Safety
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0355
Email: laura.mcknight@gov.sk.ca

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