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On February 8, 2023, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) used the Daily Rounds to share the Emergency Response Code templates. Developed by the Health Emergency Management team in the fall of 2022, these templates are intended to replace all existing former health region response codes.  Members can locate the templates on the SHA intranet here.

While the overall responsibility for workplace safety lies with the Employer, it is important to know that all Employees have individual responsibility for their own safety and the safety of their co-workers.    SUN members and all Employees have a responsibility to: report unsafe acts; workplace hazards; and accidents and dangerous occurrences. Your voice and action will…

Legislation in Saskatchewan ensures that Employers are required to set up and maintain an Occupational Health Committee (OHC) at workplaces with 10 or more workers. An occupational health and safety representative (OHS Representative) helps the Employer and workers to improve health and safety in the workplace by identifying and resolving relevant concerns. OHS Representatives are also required in…

SUMMARY: Confirmatory PCR testing is now no longer available to healthcare workers, but WCB requires PCR tests for considering claims. Employees who contract COVID-19 at work and have to miss work or need medical care should…

Rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 in asymptomatic individuals in a variety of settings across the province is being expanded. Rapid antigen testing is being used as a screening test to help sort people without symptoms who probably are not infected, from those who need to be further investigated. With more contagious variants now…