The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board released data today documenting a rise in the number of workplace fatalities in the province during the first eight months of 2018. From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31 of 2018, there were 37 workplace fatalities.

As part of ongoing efforts to help prepare workplaces for the legalization of cannabis, WorkSafe Saskatchewan has added some additional resources for employers to its website and launched an awareness campaign targeting Saskatchewan workers.

WorkSafeNB announced the recipients of its 2018 Safety Star Awards at its annual Health and Safety Conference in Fredericton. Its Health and Safety Educator Awards recognize teachers or school administrators who put safety first in and out of the classroom.

A mom struggles to hear her daughter practice piano, as her hearing declines resulting from a workplace injury. A family’s summer fun is cut short by a soft-tissue injury in the home-care sector. And a father isn’t coming home for dinner, as his family copes with the aftermath of a wo

WorkSafeNB and New Brunswick’s community colleges have signed memorandums of understanding to enhance health and safety education for the province’s future workforce.