RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION FORUM

Member companies in the Residential Construction sector are invited to attend a Residential Construction Forum sponsored by WorkSafe Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA). This forum is aimed at reducing or eliminating falls from heights in the residential construction industry. 

Attendees at the forum will discuss and develop recommendations surrounding falls from heights in the residential construction industry and how injury prevention efforts can be focused to reduce injuries and the cost of injuries.  These recommendations will be reported to both WorkSafe Saskatchewan and SCSA to influence the direction of injury preventions efforts in Saskatchewan.
COURSE REGISTRATIONS OPEN THROUGH DECEMBER
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The SCSA has a full slate of instructor-led online courses scheduled through the next several weeks.

These instructor-led online courses allow students to attend training safely during the COVID-19 pandemic while getting the benefits of group work, access to a qualified instructors and interactive content.

For a full course schedule click here.

Computer-based online classes are also available at this link
WINTER IS COMING

While the calendar says winter is a few weeks away, the weather says it has already arrived.

Check out SCSA toolbox talks for information on frost bite, working in cold weather, temporary heating and winter site safety.

All toolbox talks can be downloaded here.


DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN CONSTRUCTION

In an October "Ask the SCSA Executive Series" video, Mark Cooper of the Saskatchewan Construction Association leads a panel in a discussion about diversity in the workplace. SCSA President Collin Pullar and SCSA Director John Desjarlais of Great Plains Contracting round out the panel along with Mary Van Buren from the Canadian Construction Association.

The discussion can be found at this link.
SCSA PRESIDENT'S AWARD

The Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA) announced on November 2 that the Regina Bypass Partners team is the recipient of the association’s Inaugural President’s Award for Outstanding Safety Leadership.

To view the media release: click here

To find out more about the Regina Bypass and it's management practices please watch this interview with Alisdair Dickson from Graham Construction.
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP IN SAFETY AWARD

AlumaSafway, a BrandSafway company, has been named a 2020 Constructing Safety Leadership Award winner by the SCSA. This annual award recognizes the most successful safety companies and leaders among the SCSA’s members, based on their significant achievements in safety leadership and excellent safety practices during the prior year (2019).

Congratulations to AlumaSafway! Find out more.

2020 SAFETY PRACTITIONER AND SAFETY LEADER AWARDS

Please congratulate:

  • Dennis Callaghan from Town and Country Plumbing and Heating for winning the Safety Practitioner Award. Video Here
  • Mathew Thacker from Lydale Construction on winning the Safety Leader Award. Video Here

Nominations for next years awards will open soon. Please follow the SCSA on LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook for the latest updates
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES
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As record numbers of new infections are being experienced in Saskatchewan please note that Coronavirus is a dangerous hazard on Saskatchewan construction sites. A safety protocol for Saskatchewan construction sites is available at this link.

For a complete source of SCSA's Coronavirus resources, please check out this web page.
The Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA) is an industry-funded, membership-based, non-profit organization that provides cost-effective, accessible safety training and advice to employers and employees in the construction industry throughout the province to reduce the human and financial losses associated with injuries. Registered March 22, 1995 the SCSA is, and has been since inception, committed to injury prevention. Serving almost 10,000 member companies, the vision of the SCSA is to create the Safest Construction Environment in Canada through its mission of Constructing Safety Leadership.