Workplace Deaths

• Asbestos exposure leading cause of workplace deaths at 30%: WorkSafe Saskatchewan

  According to WorkSafe Saskatchewan, asbestos exposure was responsible for almost 30 per cent of all work-related fatalities in Saskatchewan last year.

  Canada

  Jun 23
• Saskatchewan remembers those lost to workplace fatalities on National Day of Mourning

  Flags at all government buildings in Saskatchewan will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday to mark the National Day of Mourning.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2020
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• Supervisor charged in Dartmouth construction site death of Brandon Alcorn

  Jeff Gooch was arrested last month and faces one count of criminal negligence causing death.

  Crime

  Dec 4, 2019
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• Asbestos, falls and firefighter cancer highlight Saskatchewan workplace fatality/injury strategy

  Saskatchewan is prioritizing asbestos exposure, falls, vehicle crashes and firefighter cancer in a three year strategy to reduce workplace injuries and fatalities.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2019
• Dartmouth family urges construction workers to ‘say no’ to unsafe work

  Brandon Alcorn had been working in construction for around eight months, when on March 13, 2018, he fell at a site in the Dartmouth Crossing shopping area and suffered irreparable brain damage.

  Investigations

  Sep 11, 2019
• EXCLUSIVE: Sources identify ‘huge risk’ on Nova Scotia construction sites

  The footage was shot and obtained in the Halifax area between July and August with assistance from whistleblowers, and raises serious questions about compliance with safety regulations in Nova Scotia.

  Investigations

  Sep 9, 2019
• Lethbridge observes Day of Mourning at Mountain View Cemetery

  Attendees gathered to remember friends and family members lost in a workplace accident.

  Canada

  Apr 29, 2019
• ‘He died trying to provide for us’: Day of Mourning a sombre reminder of workplace safety

  "If you're not safe at work, then what are you coming home to? If you're not even able to come home."

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2019
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• Saskatchewan WCB reports 78 per cent increase in workplace deaths for 2018

  There were 48 workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan during 2018 — an increase of 78 per cent from 2017.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2019
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• Alberta Labour returns control of Leduc workplace to business owner after worker deaths

  A little over two weeks after three men were found dead at a Leduc business, Alberta Labour has returned control of the Millennium Cryogenics Technologies workplace to its owner.

  Canada

  Nov 30, 2018