Saskatchewan Working Alone and Safety Course 2026
This course is for security guards in Saskatchewan who work alone, such as night guards and mobile patrol officers. It covers the province's working alone rules, violence and harassment policies, your three safety rights, and how injuries are reported to OHS and the WCB.
En bref
Ce cours gratuit comprend environ 30 minutes de leçons et un test de 25 questions. Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger une attestation de réussite (privée, non accréditée). Vérifié à partir des sources officielles le 12 octobre 2026.
Ce que vous allez apprendre
- Explain what working alone means under Saskatchewan law
- Describe what employers must do for lone workers and late night retail
- Identify what a violence and harassment policy must contain
- Use the three worker rights and the work refusal steps
- Report injuries and dangerous occurrences the right way
Obtenez 80 % ou plus pour télécharger votre certificat.
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Question 1 sur 25
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Réponse: A. Section 3-24
Section 3-24 of the regulations sets the rules for working alone or at an isolated place of employment.
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Question 2 sur 25
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Réponse: D. Alone at the site, with help not readily available
The regulations define working alone as being the only worker of the employer or contractor at the worksite, where assistance is not readily available in case of injury, ill health or emergency.
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Question 3 sur 25
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Réponse: B. The committee, the representative or the workers
Section 3-24(2) requires the employer to identify the risks in consultation with the committee, the representative, or the workers.
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Question 4 sur 25
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Réponse: B. An effective way to communicate, like a radio or phone
The steps must include an effective communication system: radio, phone or cellular phone, or any other means that works for the risks.
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Question 5 sur 25
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Réponse: D. Emergency supplies for travel in extreme cold
Other possible steps include regular contact, limits on activities, training standards, personal protective equipment, safe work procedures and emergency supplies for travel in extreme cold or other bad weather.
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Question 6 sur 25
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Réponse: B. It sells to the public between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Section 3-27 defines late night retail premises as a place open to the public for retail sales between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
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Question 7 sur 25
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Réponse: A. Check-ins and a personal emergency transmitter
Section 3-27 requires a check-in system with a written procedure and a personal emergency transmitter that signals for emergency response.
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Question 8 sur 25
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Réponse: B. Security services
Security services are listed in section 3-26(2), along with police, corrections, health care, late night retail, financial, taxi and transit services, among others.
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Question 9 sur 25
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Réponse: A. Every 3 years, and revised if needed
Section 3-26 requires the policy to be reviewed and, if necessary, revised every 3 years.
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Question 10 sur 25
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Réponse: B. Consult their physician
Section 3-26(3)(h) requires a recommendation that any worker exposed to a violent incident consult the worker's physician.
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Question 11 sur 25
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Réponse: C. Implement it and post a copy in a conspicuous place
Section 3-25(2) requires the employer to implement the harassment policy and post a copy in a conspicuous place.
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Question 12 sur 25
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Réponse: A. A task they reasonably believe is unusually dangerous
Workers may refuse a specific job or task they have reasonable grounds to believe is unusually dangerous to themselves or others.
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Question 13 sur 25
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Réponse: C. Tell your supervisor what you think is dangerous
Saskatchewan's steps for a work refusal start with telling your supervisor or employer what you are refusing and why, ideally in writing.
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Question 14 sur 25
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Réponse: C. At the worksite, unless allowed to leave
The province says the worker should stay at the worksite unless the employer gives permission to leave.
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Question 15 sur 25
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Réponse: A. By a unanimous vote
The committee's decision on a work refusal must be unanimous, either for or against the refusal.
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Question 16 sur 25
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Réponse: C. The Occupational Health and Safety Division
The worker calls Occupational Health and Safety at 1-800-567-7233, and an occupational health officer investigates and issues a written decision.
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Question 17 sur 25
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Réponse: D. 15 business days
An appeal must be filed in writing with the Director of Occupational Health and Safety within 15 business days.
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Question 18 sur 25
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Réponse: A. Fire, warn, suspend or demote them for it
Section 3-35 bans discriminatory action, such as firing, warnings, suspension, demotion or loss of wages, for exercising safety rights.
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Question 19 sur 25
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Réponse: A. When it has 10 or more workers
Workplaces with 10 or more workers must have an occupational health committee.
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Question 20 sur 25
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Réponse: A. A possible death, or 72 hours or more in hospital
Section 2-2 of the regulations requires notice of accidents that cause or may cause death or need in-patient hospital admission for 72 hours or more.
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Question 21 sur 25
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Réponse: D. 1-800-567-7233
The Occupational Health and Safety line is 1-800-567-7233 (1-800-567-SAFE). For serious injury reports, press 1; it is monitored 24/7.
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Question 22 sur 25
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Réponse: A. As soon as reasonably possible, even if no one was hurt
Dangerous occurrences must be reported as soon as reasonably possible whether or not a worker is injured.
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Question 23 sur 25
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Réponse: A. Within five days after learning of it
Section 52 requires the employer to notify the Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board in writing within five days after becoming aware of such an injury.
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Question 24 sur 25
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Réponse: A. Tell your employer right away and file a W1 soon
The guide says to report the incident to your employer immediately and file a W1 with the WCB as soon as possible.
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Question 25 sur 25
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Réponse: D. Try to reach the guard now and follow the written steps
A check-in system only protects workers if a missed call is acted on quickly, using the employer's written procedure.
Clavier : 1–4 pour répondre, Entrée pour la question suivante.
À savoir avant l’examen
- Section 3-24 of the OHS Regulations, 2020 requires employers of lone workers to identify risks, reduce them and set up an effective communication system.
- Security services must have a written violence policy statement, reviewed every 3 years.
- Workers may refuse work they believe on reasonable grounds is unusually dangerous; the committee's decision on a refusal must be unanimous.
- Workplaces with 10 or more workers must have an occupational health committee.
- Employers must report deaths and in-patient hospital stays of 72 hours or more to OHS as soon as reasonably possible, at 1-800-567-7233.
- Employers must notify the WCB within five days after becoming aware of an injury that stops a worker earning full wages or needs medical aid.
Questions fréquentes
Does Saskatchewan have a working alone law?
Yes. Section 3-24 of The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 covers working alone or at an isolated place of employment, and section 3-27 adds rules for late night retail.
How often must a lone guard check in under Saskatchewan rules?
The regulations do not set one interval. They require an effective communication system and allow regular contact by the employer. Your employer's written procedure sets the times.
How do I refuse unsafe work in Saskatchewan?
Tell your supervisor which task you refuse and why. If it is not resolved, the occupational health committee investigates, then an occupational health officer if needed. Call 1-800-567-7233.
How fast must my employer report my injury to the WCB?
Within five days after becoming aware of an injury that stops you earning full wages or needs medical aid. You should report the injury to your employer immediately.
L’attestation est-elle accréditée ou reconnue officiellement ?
Non. C’est une attestation de réussite privée, uniquement pour vos connaissances. Elle n’est reconnue, accréditée ni approuvée par aucun gouvernement, organisme de délivrance des permis, autorité de réglementation ou établissement d’enseignement, et elle ne remplace aucun permis, aucune certification ni aucune formation exigés par la loi.
Sources
- The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020
- Saskatchewan.ca: Duties and rights of workers
- Saskatchewan.ca: Report serious injuries, fatalities and dangerous occurrences
- Understanding Occupational Health and Safety in Saskatchewan (Government of Saskatchewan)
- WorkSafe Saskatchewan: Know your rights at work
- WorkSafe Saskatchewan: Guide for new workers
- The Workers' Compensation Act, 2013