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Cold Condition Guidelines for Outside Workers
 
Hantavirus Guide - updated information for 2006
 
West Nile Virus - updated information for 2006
 
WorkSafe TV ads - watch them now!
 
Guidelines for Tanning Salon Owners & Operators - updated!
 
Radiation Protection Guidelines for Uranium Exploration  new guide May 2006
 
National Day of Mourning for Workers Killed or Injured on the Job (April 27, 2006 news release)
 
Preventing Harassment: An Employer's Guide and Sample Policy
 
Increased Protection for Saskatchewan Firefighters (February 27, 2006 news release)
 
Training Schedule for April 2006-March 2007
 
Review of Contamination Limits & Designated Substances
 
SaskPower Fined after Worker Injured (December 21, 2005 news release)
 

Needle Injuries

 

Needle Safe Devices and Improved Exposure Control Plans (March 2006)

New Regulations to Reduce Hollow Bore Needle Injuries (October 21, 2005 news release)

The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations Amendment Regulations, 2005

 

  

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
 

is Canada's national resource for Occupational Health and Safety information. You can use the free CCOHS inquiry service by contacting them by phone (1-800-263-8466), fax (1-905-572-4500) or by using their
Internet Inquiry Form.

Saskatchewan Labour’s Occupational Health & Safety Division (OH&S) strives to protect people's health and safety at work. Its goal is to prevent and reduce the number of accidents, injuries, illnesses and deaths on the job in Saskatchewan.

OH&S staff:
  • work with Occupational Health Committees or Representatives and others to ensure everyone in the workplace fulfills their health and safety responsibilities
  • help create and train Occupational Health Committees
  • enforce workplace health & safety laws
  • inspect workplaces for health & safety hazards
  • investigate workplace accidents, hazards, concerns and complaints (e.g., harassment)
  • provide health & safety training, information and advice
  • promote worker-employer cooperation on health & safety issues
  • provide lab and technical services on chemical, biological and radiological hazards
  • ensure hazardous substances are properly labeled and managed
  • provide health & safety print, audio and visual resources

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