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Effective Friday, September 17, a province-wide mandatory masking order will be implemented for all indoor public spaces. 

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A number of pages on the Government of Saskatchewan's website have been professionally translated in French. These translations are identified by a yellow box in the right or left rail that resembles the link below. The home page for French-language content on this site can be found at:

Renseignements en Français

Where an official translation is not available, Google™ Translate can be used. Google™ Translate is a free online language translation service that can translate text and web pages into different languages. Translations are made available to increase access to Government of Saskatchewan content for populations whose first language is not English.

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Duties of Employers

All employers must meet the minimum requirements for health and safety standards as required by law.

Under The Saskatchewan Employment Act, an employer must:

  • Provide a safe and healthy workplace;
  • Establish and maintain an effective health and safety program and obtain input from the occupational health committee (OHC);
  • Make sure that managers and supervisors are trained, supported, and held accountable for fulfilling their workplace health and safety requirements;
  • Oversee the health and safety performance of their managers and supervisors;
  • Make sure workers have the information, training, certification, supervision, and experience to do their jobs safely;
  • Make sure medical/first aid facilities are provided as needed;
  • Set-up effective occupational health committees;
  • Co-operate with the OHC, occupational health and safety (OHS) representative and other parties to resolve health and safety issues in a timely fashion;
  • Keep OHC/OHS representative meeting minutes on file and readily available;
  • Ensure workers are not exposed to harassment in the workplace; and
  • Ensure that legal health and safety requirements are met.

Employers are also required to have a copy of The Saskatchewan Employment Act and regulations readily available to workers and management.

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