SaskEnergy, SaskPower and SaskTel are expanding efforts in 2014 to reduce the number of incidents where damage occurs to buried power, natural gas and telecommunications lines. The three Crown utilities have seen, on average, a rising trend of infrastructure damage over the past five years and want to reduce accidental contact with buried lines. Read more
At SaskEnergy/TransGas, safety is the number one priority. Given the nature of their job, many employees face several new worksites each day. When they arrive onsite the first thing they think about is safety – of themselves, of their colleagues and of the public. Doug Kelln, President and CEO SaskEnergy/TransGas was the first leader from a Crown Corporation to sign the Mission: Zero partnership agreement with Safe Saskatchewan. Through this partnership, SaskEnergy/TransGas employees are ambassadors of the safety message Mission: Zero delivers, “the only acceptable number of injuries in Saskatchewan is zero.” Safety at work is top of mind every day for SaskEnergy/TransGas employees with safety procedures, reporting practices and constant awareness of potential hazards in place. But safety doesn’t end when the workday does. These ambassadors of safety realize that there are many reasons to focus on safety – not only at work but everywhere they go. The risk [...]
Order your Mission: Zero safety glasses now! Every day, 200 Canadian workers sustain eye injuries on the job, often resulting in lost time and, in some cases, either temporary or permanent vision loss. The majority of these eye injuries could have been prevented if workers had been wearing proper eye protection. WorkSafe Saskatchewan and CNIB have signed a three year partnership agreement to provide injury prevention presentations and safety glasses to schools throughout Saskatchewan. John Rafferty, President and CEO of CNIB said, “Seventy five per cent of sight loss is preventable. Partnerships, such as this one with WorkSafe, help CNIB get its message into schools, homes and the community through the students.” Knowledge is power in the fight against vision loss. There are many preventative measures you can take to keep your eyes healthy: Have your eyes examined regularly by an eye-care professional. Maintain a healthy lifestyle and diet. Wear [...]
