35 CONSTRUCTION FATALITIES:
A HIDDEN DANGER
Suicide is killing construction workers. What can we do?
43 MACHINE LEARNING
Here’s what an independent trainer has to say about
why proper instruction on operating heavy equipment
efficiently and safely is so important – and how it’s not
just inexperienced operators who stand to benefit
50 REGULATING THE APPRENTICESHIP
SYSTEM OF TRAINING
Facilitating successful training programs across the province
PLUS
51 COMPUTER COMPLICATION
Ten mistakes many small and medium
businesses make with their IT network
53 HOW THE INDUSTRIAL INTERNET
OF THINGS IS TRANSFORMING
THE WORKPLACE
Is your equipment exchanging information
to help you make decisions?
55 TO DISCLOSE OR NOT TO DISCLOSE
Dispelling six myths of document management
and preservation in consideration of litigation
57 IS YOUR WORKPLACE PREPARED FOR
MENTAL HEALTH?
The Saskatchewan Workers Compensation Board
is now accepting psychological claims. What does
that mean for Saskatchewan employers?
59 FUEL EFFICIENCY TIPS
Get the most out of each litre
Contents
DEPARTMENTS
3 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Looking to the Long Term
5 NEWS FROM THE FIELD
Sharing news that SHCA members need to know
9 MEMBER Q&A
What Does SHCA Do for You?
12 SHCA MEMBER COMPANIES
13 SHCA EVENTS
57 INJURY SOLUTIONS
The Workers’ Compensation Board and Employers
60 THE BOTTOM LINE
The Economic Advantages of Head Offices
FEATURES
14 SHCA CONVENTION PHOTO ALBUM
A visual summary of the November 2019 event
18 REDEFINING THE COLLAR BLUE
How Mandy Rennehan, the Blue Collar CEO, wants
to change the future of the construction industry
22 REGINA BYPASS
Saskatchewan’s largest highway project
completed on time and on budget
24 A WORTHY CAUSE
Redhead Equipment has donated millions of dollars
in recent years to an organization that benefits
everyone in Saskatchewan: STARS Air Ambulance
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
29 GROWING OPPORTUNITIES
Desire for off-farm income lead to the growth
and development of G. Ungar Construction
SAFETY
33 REMOTE CONTROL MOBILE FLAGGER
One Saskatchewan inventor is aiming to save lives
24
On the cover:
“There’s a systemic issue right
now that’s not so much labour
as it is skilled labour,” according
to Mandy Rennehan, the “Blue
Collar CEO,” who educated and
entertained those in attendance
at the annual Saskatchewan
Heavy Construction Association
convention in November. Read the
full story on page 18.
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