Recent legislative amendments have led to the adoption of nationally harmonized safety standards for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at WorkSafeNB. Notably, this includes an update to head protection requirements.

WorkSafeNB is pleased to announce its annual Focus on Safety video competition for youth is bacDid you know that young people are three to four times more likely to face job-related injuries in their first six months of employment compared to the average Canadian worker? Inexperience,

The WCB is committed to working with Island workers and employers to develop policies that are consistent with the compensation and workplace safety legislation. We review our policies regularly to make sure that they are relevant to today’s workplaces.

Our Policy, Regulation and Research Department (PRRD) is proposing amendments to policy concerning activity-related soft tissue disorders (ASTDs) of the limbs. The proposed amendments are intended to address two ASTD projects in the PRRD’s current workplan:

It’s time to report your annual payroll (Form 100). The filing deadline is Feb. 29, 2024. Quickly and easily Fast File your Form 100 using your Employer Code and the unique Access Pin on the Form 100 – Employer Payroll Report (2023-2024) you recently received from WorkSafeNB in the ma

The Workers Compensation Board (WCB) is seeking two (2) high school students per school to work as a team of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Leaders.

New Brunswick’s First Aid Regulation was recently amended to help harmonize with national standards for workplace first aid training.

2023 Annual Employer Statements are due by February 29, 2024 and include the following:

The Worker Compensation Board (WCB) of Alberta annually reviews the claim cost threshold for no-time-lost claims used in experience rating.

With frigid temperatures and icy conditions forecast, employers are reminded to conduct cold stress risk assessments and implement safety measures to protect workers.