Every summer many businesses hire young workers for part time employment. It may be an employee’s son, daughter, grandchild, neighbor or the kid that lives down the street.

In Saskatchewan young workers (between the ages of 15-24) enter the workforce looking to make some extra money. Companies hire young workers to help fill the void while their existing full-time workers take advantage of summer vacation time.

Some questions you may want to ask before a young worker begins work at your location this summer:

• Are young workers given a proper orientation?
• Are they given proper training so they can fulfill their job responsibilities?
• Are they wearing the proper PPE?
• Are they receiving adequate supervision?
• Do they know who to talk to if they have safety questions/concerns?

Please ensure young workers at your location complete our free 60-minute online Introduction to Workplace Safety course to prepare for summer employment. 

To learn more click here: Introduction to Workplace Safety

WorkSafe Saskatchewan also offers a young workers readiness course and additional resources to support your business’s youth initiative: Tips for Young Workers

Do you need help getting started on facility inspections?

MSA can come to your location and create a site-specific inspection checklist template. This site-specific checklist flows through your facility highlighting specific areas, materials, and equipment to inspect.

Site-specific inspection checklists will save your location time and steps during the inspection process while allowing you to identify new hazards and keep tabs on hazards controls that you have implemented.

As we enter into the summer months, MSA continues to offer provincially industry recognized no charge safety training opportunities for your staff.  Our next live virtual courses are on:

July 20^th Occupational Health Committee Level 1

August 10^th Occupational Health Committee Level 2

August 24^th Safety Fundamentals for Managers & Supervisors

For additional upcoming training opportunities click below:

Live Virtual Options: Live Virtual Training Registration

Classroom Options: MSA Classroom Training Calendar



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MSA Safety Advisors will be in the Estevan and Melfort areas soon. If your business is interested in having a MSA Advisor come out at no additional charge to provide consulting onsite safety services, contact us at: info@motorsafety.ca or at 306-721-0688.

If you have any further safety, information that you feel should be communicated to our industry and membership, please email: info@motorsafety.ca

Sincerely,

Ryan J. Bast, CRSP

Programs Services Manager