MOOSE JAW ROOFER FINED FOR SAFETY VIOLATIONS

The owner of Advanced Roofing of Moose Jaw, Justin Fall, has pleaded guilty to three charges under Saskatchewan's Occupational Health and Safety regulations and been fined a total of $1,560.

Fall pleaded guilty to:

• contravening section 253(2)(b) of the regulations for failure to ensure that a ladder in use by workers was secured (fined $300 plus $60 victim fine surcharge);
• contravening section 116(2)(a) of the regulations for failure to ensure workers use a fall protection system where a worker may fall three metres or more (fined $600 plus $240 victim fine surcharge); and
• contravening section 116.1 of the regulations for failure to have a written fall protection plan (fined $300 plus $60 victim fine surcharge).

Two additional charges against Fall under the Occupational Health and Safety regulations were stayed in court.

The charges were laid after a proactive routine inspection by an Occupational Health Officer, who observed four workers shingling a roof without protection against falling, at a worksite in Moose Jaw.

Occupational Health and Safety has a zero tolerance approach to non-compliance or violations of fall protection legislation.

OHS conducts approximately 4,000 worksite inspections annually to ensure standards are known, understood and enforced.

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For more information, contact:

Bill Stovin
Advanced Education, Employment and Labour
Regina
Phone: 306-787-0926