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Man fined for workplace safety violation at Saskatoon worksite

Man pleads guilty for failing to ensure workers used fall protection at a Saskatoon worksite. File / Global News

SASKATOON – A man has pleaded guilty for a workplace safety violation at a Saskatoon worksite.

Jason Rolleston, operating as TJR Construction, of Saskatoon pleaded guilty to one charge under occupational health and safety legislation for failing to ensure that construction workers used a fall protection system at a worksite.

Rolleston was charged after an inspection found workers were seen on a roof not utilizing fall protection equipment.

He was fined in fined $840 Saskatoon provincial court.

According to Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, falls represent over 12 per cent of reported construction injuries.

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