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Worker injured descending staircase

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations violation results in $16,100 fine.
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Rubicon Health Solutions pleaded guilty to failing to ensure a stairway with five or more treads is equipped with a handrail.

REGINA — Rubicon Health Solutions pleaded guilty in Regina Provincial Court June 6 to one violation of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020

The company was fined $11,500 with a $4,600 surcharge for contravening subsection 9-10(1) of the regulations (failing to ensure that a stairway with five or more treads is equipped with a handrail). 

The charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on May 14, 2021, in Regina when a worker was injured descending a staircase.

The Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety works with employers and workers to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses through education, inspections and prosecutions.

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