ROAD SAFETY
49 SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
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After a near-fatal experience while working
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Q3 2019
The official magazine and voice of the Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association Q3 2019
PROMPT PAYMENT COMING TO SASK. | EMPLOYERS AND THE WCB | ROAD BUILDER PRIDE
SASKATCHEWAN DRIVERS:
SLOW DOWN TO KEEP
OUR WORKERS SAFE
One flagperson’s near-fatal experience
Contents
DEPARTMENTS
3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Getting Answers from the City of Regina
5 COST, QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Public tendering versus self-performance
for municipal infrastructure delivery in Canada
13 NEWS FROM THE FIELD
22 SHCA MEMBER COMPANIES
23 SHCA EVENTS
54 INJURY SOLUTIONS
The Workers’ Compensation Board and Employers
56 THE BOTTOM LINE
Road Builder Pride
FEATURED SHCA MEMBERS
37 SGI CANADA SURETY
CELEBRATES 70 YEARS
Surety department experiences significant
growth and development since its inception
39 WESTERN SURETY COMPANY
Serving Saskatchewan for more than a century
PLUS
43 CCA
CCA Leading the Industry by Championing
the Issues that Matter
45 SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL
Additive Manufacturing
How 3D printed parts make their way to industry
24
On the cover:
Fifteen years ago while working
as a flagperson on an Alberta
highway construction site, Carla
Minogue was struck from behind
by a vehicle as it attempted
to pass a semi truck. Lucky to
have survived, today Minogue
has a profound appreciation for
road safety. Read her story on
page 24.
Q3 2019
COVER PHOTO: SHCA
ABOVE: AKCHAMCZUK/123RF
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