WorkPlaceNL Advisory: Per kilometer travel rate for injured workers adjusted to 42.94 cents for August 1 – 31, 2022

Effective August 1, 2022, WorkplaceNL adjusted the per kilometer rate paid to injured workers to help cover costs related to their injury. The new rate of 42.94 cents per kilometer is in accordance with government’s automobile reimbursement rates for using private vehicles at work.
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WCB PEI – Draft Policies for Feedback

The Board of Directors has approved amendments to the following, in principle: POL-09 Hearing Loss POL-90 Time Frame Limitations for Claims Filing and Invoicing POL-93 Return to Work POL-117 Vocational Rehabilitation POL-85 Extended Wage Loss Benefits
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WorkSafeBC reminding employers to keep both indoor and outdoor workers safe from heat stress

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With last year’s heat dome, WorkSafeBC accepted 115 claims for heat stress; a 180 percent increase over the previous three-year average. After a slow start to the summer weather, B.C. is now experiencing higher temperatures throughout the province. As temperatures rise, employers need
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WorkPlaceNL Advisory: Working in heat

WorkplaceNL is reminding the public to take extra precautions when working indoors or outside over the next two days, as temperatures in many parts of the province are expected to reach up to 30 degrees Celsius, with Humidex values up to 36 degrees. These hot and humid conditions incr
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WorkSafeBC: Need to send us a form or document for a claim? Try our new document uploader

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Workers, employers, and health care and service providers can now submit claim-related documents online If you’ve been submitting claim forms and related documents to WorkSafeBC by fax, mail, or in person, we want to let you know you now have another option. With our new document uplo
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WSIB: Health care access now closer to home for people injured on the job in Algoma region

WSIB partners with Sault Area Hospital and Axia Health to provide assessment and specialized treatment services and reduce out of town travel for care The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced today a partnership with the Sault Area Hospital and Axia Health, a division
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WorkplaceNL seeks public input for 2023-2028 workplace injury prevention plan

WorkplaceNL seeks public input for 2023-2028 workplace injury prevention plan WorkplaceNL and the Occupational Health and Safety Division (OHS Division) of Digital Government and Service NL invites input from the public to assist in the development of a new workplace injury prevention
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WorkSafeNB appoints new president and CEO

On behalf of WorkSafeNB’s board of directors, Mel Norton, chairperson, announced today that Tim Petersen has been appointed the new president and chief executive officer of WorkSafeNB. Petersen has served as acting president and chief executive officer since October 2021.
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WorkSafeBC’s preliminary average premium base rate to remain unchanged in 2023

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Sixth straight year that the average base rate will be 1.55 per cent WorkSafeBC announced today that the preliminary average base rate for 2023 will remain unchanged at 1.55 per cent of employers’ assessable payroll. This will be the sixth year in a row that the average base rate has
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WSIB: We’re eliminating paper statements

Our online services are the best way for businesses to access their WSIB account statements anywhere, anytime. Starting in January 2023, we will no longer provide paper statements of account, premium rate statements or claim detail statements. These statements will now be available th
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