Workplace Safety Rules: Immigration Minister

Safety Employment Dept: "There is a very good likelihood that one of our officers will be attending your job site, and be prepared and be aware of the fact that we are watching out and that we want you to comply with the regulations of occupational health and safety," Employment and Immigration Minister Thomas Lukaszuk said Monday, according to CBC. "There is no excuse of not knowing what your subcontractors are doing on your job," Lukaszuk said. "At the end of the day, the responsibility flows all the way to the top." Occupational health and safety officers will be targeting Alberta residential construction sites in a month-long inspection blitz to make sure workers and employers are following workplace safety rules. Lukaszuk said the results of the month-long inspection blitz will be released to the public. Officers have also been told to file their orders with developers and site owners, as well as contractors and subcontractors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.