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Title: SEESS South East Environmental and Safety Seminar.
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SEESS South East Environmental and Safety
Seminar.
- March 21, 2007 / Weyburn Saskatchewan OHS Update
- Bob Ross
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Legislation update
- Consultations on proposed changes/amendments to
S.K, OHS legislation are currently underway. - Web location www.labour.gov.sk.ca
- These are the first in a series of consultations
that will look at ways to enhance OHS
legislation and regulations.
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Continued
- Regularly updating and amending the act and
regulations is an important component in the OHS
Divs Action plan. - Since launching this action plan in 2003 injury
rates have dropped 18. But we still have the
second highest injury rate in the country
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Continued
- Health and safety is everyones concern, please
take the time to review these proposed priority,
housekeeping and administrative amendments and
send us your feedback Via email
ohsreview_at_lab.gov.sk.ca by March 30, 2007.
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Continued
- These priority recommendations are expected to
have the greatest impact on reducing S.K rate of
workplace injury, illness and fatalities - These proposals are largely based on the OHS
Councils recommendations.
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Continued
- The process
- Call for submissions in 2004
- 11 task teams established/broad cross section
- Reviewed a 112 submissions
- Provided report to Minister 2006
- Dept assessing new submissions
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Continued
- Given the amount of recommendations proposed
there was a need to have a phased in stepped
approach - 23 proposed priority recommendations
- Plan to initiate a phase-in process starting this
spring - Further consultations in the fall on proposed
general amendments
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Continued
- Regulatory changes being considered include a
focused effort to reduce injuries in several
sectors such as the health care, construction,
manufacturing and petroleum sectors.
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Continued. Some note worth proposed amendments
include
- Expanding the duties on suppliers associated with
the petroleum equipment and supplies used the
patch - Respiratory protection/CSA standards
- Noise control
- Fall protection
- Safeguarding of equipment and machines
- Inspection and maintenance of powered mobile
equipment - Hoist and cranes requirements
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Continued
- Location of underground services and the
role/duties of the owner - Confined space entry
- Chemical and biological substances
- Asbestos abatement prior to demolition activity
- Enhance high voltage safety training for
electrical workers
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Continued
- Hot work and hot taps
- Forestry operations
- Supervisors duties during a rig move
- Handling of tubular loads and storage system on
leases
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Continued
- Safe work zone around rotary table during
drilling operations - Safe work zone around pressurized piping systems
- Fire fighters.
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Q A
Saskatchewan Labour Occupational Health and
Safety Division 400-1870 Albert Street REGINA SK
S4P 4W1 http//www.labour.gov.sk.ca/
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