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Steps for Life 2022: A Walk for Workplace Injuries

5/25/2022

 
Picture- Amanda Wood, Community Relations Coordinator
  • On May 1st, the annual Steps for Life fundraising and support walk took place in Regina, SK. Community members gathered to show their support to those families and friends who have had a loved one involved in a workplace injury. The Steps for Life walk brings community members together to change the future for all those who have been affected by a workplace tragedy. The Association for Workplace Tragedy Family Support, known as Threads for Life, offers support to the healing journey of families who have been impacted by a workplace fatality, traumatic life-changing injury, or occupational disease.

​Derek Wold, Committee Chair of Steps for Life, shared that their goal for donations was increased three times, and that the Regina area campaign progress raised over $5,000!

​The Saskatchewan Safety Council was on location to show support and volunteer at the t-shirt table. Our organization understands the mission of Steps for Life, and we’re proud to support the valuable and meaningful services and resources that Steps for Life has to offer.
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Before the walk began, we heard from Michelle and Jerry Sprackman, two parents who lost their son Cade to a workplace incident in 2015. They travelled to Regina from their home in Hudson Bay, SK to be present with everyone at the Regina Steps for Life walk. They expressed the importance of safety training and why respecting safe practices is an essential part of participating in the workplace. Michelle spoke about the benefits of the forums offered by Steps for Life, and how that support from other families who are grieving and attempting to heal helped Michelle and Jerry on their healing path after Cade passed away. Cade was only 18 years old and died 3 weeks into his job at a new workplace.
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Amanda Wood, Community Relations Coordinator, and Rory McCusker, New Media Specialist, representing the SSC at the Steps for Life event.
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Amanda Wood, her husband Brady, and family members join together for the 2022 Steps for Life walk.
​Chief of The Regina City Police, Evan Bray, shared remarks about the event and showed his support, explaining why Regina is proud to support Steps for Life and showed appreciation for the hard work they have done to provide support and services for the grieving families of Saskatchewan.
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Shortly after 11:00 am, at Wascana Park, the Steps for Life walk began. Everyone was showing their support, wearing their Steps for Life t-shirts, and walking together to complete the 5-kilometer walk. The walk is aimed to educate the community and how we can work together to prevent injuries and fatalities from happening in the workplace, and to remember those who we lost in a workplace incident. 
​Every day, there are 3 workers who die in Canada resulting from a workplace incident, which every year leaves over 1,000 families to heal and try to live on without their loved ones. If you were unable to attend this year, we hope to see you next year! The Steps for Life walk takes place across Canada, and in Saskatchewan, the annual fundraising walks are held in Regina and Saskatoon. We invite you to learn more about Steps for Life and welcome you to join us and continue to offer support to these families suffering and help us to prevent these incidents from happening altogether.
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Wascana Park hosts this charity fundraiser and support walk in Regina.

Hudson Bay, SK - Cade Sprackman Safety Day

5/30/2019

 
PictureCade Sprackman - Photo courtesy of Michelle Sprackman
Today, the Saskatchewan Safety Council is hosting the second annual ‘Cade Sprackman Safety Day’ at Hudson Bay Community School.

Students participating in this one-day event have previously completed online safety education through the Career Safety Education program and will further expand their knowledge by learning about Fall Protection and Fire Safety from the Saskatchewan Safety Council, Lockout and Control of Hazardous Energy with Weyerhaeuser, and Eye Protection, Ladder Safety, Hazard Recognition and Head Protection from Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA).

As an additional sponsorship, Weyerhaeuser will also provide a BBQ lunch for the entire Hudson Bay Community School.

On January 27th, 2015, Cade Sprackman was killed at his workplace. Michelle, Cade’s mom, said, “I remember him and I talking about what sort of work he would be doing. I asked him about safety and he assured me it was safe. I will never forget the night the RCMP came to the door with news that Cade had died. All they could tell me was that it was an industrial accident that had happened at work. They knew no details.”

Michelle has advocated for youth safety in the workplace and supports Career Safety Education for youth. “Career safety education is so vitally important. Cade naively saw his workplace as safe as he had nothing to compare it to. His employer told him it was safe and so he believed it. We all think that someone has our back; that systems are in place to keep us safe. Systems are only as good as the people behind them and people are fallible. Just like we have to be defensive drivers today, we have to be defensive on the worksite as well.”

Cade, who was raised and educated in Hudson Bay, was creative and imaginative and loved the arts as well as gaming and cinema. He aspired one day to work in the arts as a cinema director.
A video on Cade's story can be viewed on YouTube.

Career Safety Education encourages the development of awareness, attitudes and habits which result in a culture of safety affecting both workplace and home life. Career Safety Education is the first program of its kind in North America, providing universal access to safety training to all youth in Saskatchewan. Thanks to generous partners, the training is completely FREE for youth between 14 and 21 years of age.

Career Safety Education is comprised of Young Worker’s Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC), Mental Health - Wellness Strategies, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), and an elective from the following: Agriculture: Online Agriculture Training System (OATS), Heavy Construction Roadbuilders: Roadbuilders Safety Training System (RSTS), Trades and Building Construction: Safety Construction Orientation Training (SCOT), and Healthcare: Workplace Assessment and Violence Education (WAVE).

Amanda LePine, Community Relations Coordinator, at the Saskatchewan Safety Council is grateful that the Sprackman Family is sharing their story. She comments that “Cade Sprackman had a vision and dreams to do what he loved. Parents, youth and employers need to hear his story and work to promote safety for youth while at work. We are honoured to be a part of the Cade Sprackman Safety Day and thankful for the support of partners and sponsors. Hopefully hearing Cade’s story will help to prevent youth injuries and fatalities in the workplace.”
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The Cade Sprackman Safety Day is an annual event. To be involved, contact the Council at 306-757-3197.

Cade Sprackman Safety Day Schedule
  • 9:00 AM: Weyerhaeuser - Presentation to Hudson Bay Community School
  • 9:25 AM: Opening Remarks - Saskatchewan Safety Counci
  • 9:45 AM: Fall Protection - with demonstration - Saskatchewan Safety Council
  • 10:20 AM: Lockout and Control of Hazardous Energy - Weyerhaeuser
  • 11:10 AM: Break
  • 11:15 AM: Eye Protection / Ladder Safety / Hazard Recognition –  SCS
  • 12:16 PM: Lunch Break – BBQ Sponsored by Weyerhaeuse
  • 1:10 PM: Fire Safety with short Intro to Fire Extinguishers - Saskatchewan Safety Counci
  • 2:10 PM: Break
  • 2:20 PM: Head Protection Presentation - SCSA
  • 3:05 PM: Thank You and Closing Remarks

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